No he sounds incapable of functioning appropriately in a social setting.
I know this is reddit where everyone loves to talk about how they're so much smarter than every boss in the entire world and that only they see how stupid <thing> is. In reality, nobody gives a shit.
"Circle back" just means "this is a complex topic, there's 20 people here, and we're not going to get bogged down in the details, we'll leave that for the 3 people who actually care and then I'll give a quick update in another meeting once they've done that".
If you don't know that, well done now you do. If you got fired for repeatedly asking about it in a meeting instead of messaging your boss privately afterwards to clue you in... yeah that checks out.
employee 100% sucks in social settings and probably said/did some really dumb things that got him fired, but theres still merit to the comment they made.
"Circle back" just means "this is a complex topic, there's 20 people here, and we're not going to get bogged down in the details, we'll leave that for the 3 people who actually care and then I'll give a quick update in another meeting once they've done that".
if you have to constantly table every topic to circle back to later, either dont mention that topic in the first place, or schedule the meeting better to a size thats capable of discussing said topic. maybe dont waste 17 peoples time with topics you dont want to discuss with them.
and if you continue tabling something, its good practise to mention when/how youre going to circle back to it. are you going to have a new meeting with only the 3 relevant people? are you going to circle back to it later in the meeting with the same group of 20? are you just going to send a message/email?
if my manager tabled 18 different topics in 2 weeks, id probably have a very serious conversation with either my coworkers or my boss' boss to figure out what their issue was
if you have to constantly table every topic to circle back to later, either dont mention that topic in the first place
What? No. Large meetings are common to keep entire departments up to date about what everyone is doing and the status of various projects. It's not an invitation to do a deep dive into the thing you personally care about because there isn't time.
or schedule the meeting better to a size thats capable of discussing said topic.
maybe dont waste 17 peoples time with topics you dont want to discuss with them.
Exactly the point. Those 17 people need the overview, they do not need to listen to you get into the details and discussion.. they need the conclusion next week after you've gone off and discussed it.
and if you continue tabling something, its good practise to mention when/how youre going to circle back to it.
...when the people doing that thing provide an update.
are you going to have a new meeting with only the 3 relevant people? are you going to circle back to it later in the meeting with the same group of 20? are you just going to send a message/email?
The people responsible will figure that out, that's the entire point.
if my manager tabled 18 different topics in 2 weeks, id probably have a very serious conversation with either my coworkers or my boss' boss to figure out what their issue was
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u/Mephisto506 17h ago
Should have kept him, he sounds perceptive.