Getting good news during this crappy year is amazing but the question is, should you share it or keep it to yourself? You probably want to celebrate your new promotion with a Facebook post but you’re worried it might come across as tone-deaf to your friends who have lost their job in 2020. But according to Dr. Heidi Brooks from Yale’s School of Management, you can still mark your wins this year, you just need to take a few extra steps to avoid looking bad. Here’s where you start:
- Acknowledge tensions. Let everyone know you get why this is awkward right from the first sentence. Something like “I know this is a weird time to say this, but I want to let you know that I’m excited that I got a new job.” It wouldn’t hurt to add a line acknowledging your friends that are suffering as well. Brooks says this way you’re “not trouncing or stepping on other people’s experiences [and] acknowledging that experiences may be different.”
- Know your audience. If you’re in a group text with a couple of people that have been forced to move back home, that might not be the best spot to be dropping the news that you closed on a new house. Career expert Ashley Stahl says to “stick to the facts and give credit where it is due; this isn’t the time to drop humble brags, especially if you know your audience hasn’t been as fortunate.”
- Provide some context. Instead of dropping “just got a huge raise” on Twitter, expand on it, talk about how you got it, and what it means to you. According to the CEO ofKnopman MarksLiza Streiff, “a win is more universal and relatable when we can understand the challenges involved to achieve it.” Adding a little more detail to your post could turn it from looking like a middle finger to an inspirational story others can get behind.
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Source:LifeHacker