RAYMOND™

Hi, I’m Raymond. Opinions are my own

[RAYMOND™ @lilraypro]

Just posted my first @YouTube video in 2 years. Go check it out https://t.co/Y0iMnOKW1u

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Big announcement tomorrow…🤓
#ARROYOX

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Something is coming….😏🤫

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4 points….🤦‍♂️

[Pallavi @Pallavi_345]

Unpopular opinion: "AI makes everyone a developer" is true the same way "cameras makes everyone a photographer"

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I guess this Valentine’s Day was when everyone collectively decided to hard launch their relationships. #interesting

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Why have mobile key if I still have to stop at the front desk? The whole reason I like mobile key is I can just walk in and my room is ready to go.

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@saradietschy 💯 this! This is why Apple Intelligence scares me. I’ve tried it but it’s a bit terrifying it scanning all content my device receives. (Even thought it’s “local”) And I’ve found it’s largely unhelpful in most tasks, at least for me.

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@HustleBitch_ @GeorgeKamel

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@ConsultingHumor

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Random thought: Do consulting firms hire consulting firms. 🤔

[Simons @Simon_Ingari]

"Why does our top performer get the worst reviews?" the boss asked.

I was reviewing their annual performance data.

"Show me," I said.

She pulled up the ratings.
Diana: 2.8 out of 5.
Below average on "collaboration."
Low marks for "team player."

"What's her actual performance?" I asked.

"Exceeded every target.
Landed our biggest client.
Trained three new hires."

"So why the low scores?"

"Her peer reviews are dragging her down."

I scanned the comments.
"Too direct."
"Challenges ideas too much."
"Not supportive enough."

"Let me talk to Diana," I said.

"I used to give honest feedback," Diana told me.
"Said our pricing model was broken.
Got dinged for 'negativity.'"

"What happened with the pricing?"

"They finally fixed it six months later.
After we lost two major accounts."

"What else?"

"I questioned why we needed
eleven approvals for a simple contract change.
Manager said I wasn't being collaborative."

"Are you still giving feedback?"

"No. I learned my lesson.
Now I smile. Nod. Say everything's great.
My reviews are improving."

"But nothing's actually improving?"

"We're making the same mistakes.
Just with better vibes." She chuckled.

I went back to the boss.

"Your review system doesn't measure performance," I said.
"It measures compliance."

"That's not true."

"When was the last time someone
got promoted for challenging bad ideas?"

Silence.

"When did someone get rewarded for preventing a mistake?"

More silence.

"You've trained your best people to stay quiet.
And your mediocre people to stay nice."

A few months later, they redesigned the system.

Added a category: "Constructive Challenge."
Points for identifying problems early.
Rewards for preventing costly mistakes.

Diana got promoted.

"What changed?" I asked the boss.

"We stopped confusing agreement with alignment.
Stopped mistaking silence for harmony."

"And?"

"Turns out our 'difficult' people
were our most valuable.
They actually cared enough to speak up."

Here's the truth about performance reviews:

Most companies don't reward performance.
They reward performance theater.

The person who says the meeting was great
beats the person who says it wasted an hour.

The person who agrees with bad ideas
beats the person who prevents disasters.

You think you're measuring contribution.
You're measuring conformity.

And your best people?
They've already figured out the game.

They're just deciding whether to play it
or find somewhere that values truth over comfort.

[alli @sonofalli]

thrilled to announce I’m having a 2nd coffee

[memes.xlsx @ExcelHumor]

when the excel formula works on the first try

[Champ✨ @Ib_ra_himm]

When your alarm hasn't gone off but the amount of sleep you're getting is suspicious

[RAYMOND™ @lilraypro]

Can’t lead a horse to water if they can’t see the water.

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So did we learn our lesson yet about using high availability? #aws #outage

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There needs to be an excel leaderboard. Here are a few to start off with:

- most amount of rows scrolled
- most formulas used in a single workbook
- largest excel file
- best/most useful Power Query
- worst formatted workbook

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This threw me off…but I’ll take it 😂

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See I like the no labels, but I also don’t want my iPhone to feel like a Jitterbug.

[Bradley @VerdeSelvans]

I can't go back to regular sized icons anymore..

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