Are you okay? Characteristics and common traits of people who are incompetent at work.

I've been working at my current company for 10 years now.
I've seen all sorts of people, both inside and outside the company, and you can find incompetent or underperforming individuals everywhere, right?
Since we can't know what's going on in other people's minds, I can only hope that I'm not like that myself...

I'd like to summarize the characteristics of people who receive low ratings, based on what I've observed.
It also serves as a reminder to myself.

Don't do what you're told immediately.

This is the first thing you notice, and it has an overwhelming presence.
This applies both within the company and externally (to clients, etc.): I don't immediately do what I'm told to do.
As with anyone, the reason we ask for something is because we want to ask for it.
Conversely, even if you only do what you're asked to do, as long as you do it, I think you're at least acceptable as a salaried employee.

However, those who are incapable simply won't do it.
It's as if the circuit that allows them to simply do what they're told has completely malfunctioned.
This first point is the most important; everything after this is, in a sense, just extra information.

Don't take notes

This is also a fundamental basic.
As you work, you'll gradually realize that your own memory isn't always reliable.
As a result, you naturally start taking notes, and you use those notes to recall things later, so your note-taking skills gradually improve.

Those who can't do it don't take notes.
I don't know if they're confident or just lazy, but in any case, they won't take it.
However, I don't start working on it right away, so I often end up doing it when I've almost forgotten about it.
If you start to forget, you'll need to check again, which will delay your work.
Neglecting to check things or relying on assumptions to avoid trouble will only lead to further mistakes.
This leads to an increase in unnecessary work, and the amount of work that can be handled steadily decreases.
When you're a newcomer, you're often told to take notes, and in a way, that's advice you can use for a lifetime.

Do not share information

People who are incompetent at their jobs do not share information.
Information sharing includes communication and reporting, but it is not done in a timely manner.
Now that we're all provided with company cell phones, at least emails can be sent from anywhere.
While this does feel like a loss of freedom, it is undeniably convenient.
Most of the work is, in a sense, like communication.
Documents, reports, orders, phone calls... all of these are acts of communicating something.
If you neglect to communicate this, then what exactly are you being paid for?

I'm bad at prioritizing.

This might be difficult for some people.
However, once you've moved beyond the beginner level, these are things you absolutely must acquire.
What should be prioritized varies considerably depending on the job, so I cannot write about it specifically here.
However, generally speaking, it's best to prioritize tasks with earlier deadlines.
The next most common complaint would be "tasks that take a long time to complete."
I feel that people who are incapable tend to start with the easiest tasks.
And I suspect they leave the most difficult tasks for others, then when the deadline approaches, they'll pass them on to other colleagues.

The instructions were slow and not specific.

If someone is incapable, we won't specifically ask them to do it.
The people I give instructions to are often my subordinates or junior colleagues, but the instructions are usually abstract.
Perhaps they don't want to take responsibility, or maybe they just find it too much trouble to give clear instructions.
There are no specific instructions like "Do it this way," but rather vague phrases like "Do it well" or "I think this would be good."
They probably have trouble coming to their own conclusions.
And the instructions are disastrously slow.
This relates to what I wrote in ①, "not doing what you're told right away," but in short, it's very slow.

They're slow to ask for help with things they never intended to do themselves from the start, which is a huge nuisance for the person being asked.
I even feel a certain respect for someone who is so insensitive that they completely disregard the other person's feelings.

Talking aimlessly about things that don't lead to a conclusion.

Normally, when you're talking to someone at work, you tend to have a conclusion in mind before you speak.
However, those who can't do that just ramble on about trivial details.
When a discussion doesn't reach a conclusion, it's enough to simply share the information that "this is the situation," but instead, people go on and on about their worries.
This is an act of wasting the other person's time.
It's important to set aside things that can't be changed and focus on what you can do now.

Slow at creating documents

Document preparation is somewhat standardized and doesn't take much time.
While handwritten documents are one thing,For frequently used documents, it's common practice to create templates with some of the necessary information already filled in to save time.
However, people who are unable to do it often don't even have that kind of idea.
I don't know if it's because they're not familiar with computers, but they unnecessarily double-check calculations with a calculator even though they could easily use Excel formulas.
This is sheer madness.

I've written quite a lot, haven't I?
This likely contains many opinions based on personal feelings.
Do you know anyone like this in your own life?
Conversely, I feel that if you do the opposite of what is written here, you will naturally receive good evaluations.