{"id":1651,"date":"2024-02-13T18:12:42","date_gmt":"2024-02-13T17:12:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jafma.net\/ana\/theweekendarchaeologist\/?p=1651"},"modified":"2024-02-13T18:12:42","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T17:12:42","slug":"we-can-work-it-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jafma.net\/ana\/theweekendarchaeologist\/?p=1651","title":{"rendered":"We can work it out"},"content":{"rendered":"\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"reddit\"<\/a>\"pinterest\"<\/a>\"linkedin\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>\n

In English<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trabajar en grupo es algo que creo que, como Bartleby, preferir\u00edamos no hacer. Pero es necesario sobrellevarlo con dignidad en cualquier entorno profesional. Si tienes la inmensa suerte de trabajar en un equipo en el que encaj\u00e1is todos bien, sacando partido a las potencialidades de cada uno y aceptando vuestras diferencias y man\u00edas (s\u00ed, las tuyas tambi\u00e9n, todos tenemos una pedra\u00edta a veces), disfr\u00fatalo y, sobre todo, cu\u00eddalo mucho.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pero si no es el caso, y te toca trabajar con gente a la que no conoces, ah\u00ed van algunos trucos que a m\u00ed me funcionan, por si te ayudan. Est\u00e1n enfocados fundamentalmente a la carrera universitaria, donde tienes que aprender a manejarte en estas situaciones. De entrada, a lo mejor te parecen un poco estrictos o exagerados, pero si te fijas en realidad son bastante sencillos de implementar y a la larga evitan trabajo y, sobre todo, malos entendidos. Cuando pases a trabajar en una empresa, tendr\u00e1s que adaptar estas ideas a ese entorno, que tendr\u00e1 sus propias particularidades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

La causa m\u00e1s frecuente de problemas en un grupo de trabajo es la falta de comunicaci\u00f3n dentro de una grupo (potencialmente explosivo) de personalidades y situaciones: se puede juntar gente cuadriculada, desorganizada, que trabaja adem\u00e1s de estudiar, que se va a su pueblo los fines de semana, con horarios imposibles, con limitaciones de transporte, con situaciones personales complicadas. Y todo eso sin descartar a los vivalavirgen y los directamente jetas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Como lo importante es sacar el trabajo adelante sin cargarte de m\u00e1s trabajo del que te corresponda y sin llevarte malos ratos (o muy pocos), yo har\u00eda lo siguiente:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1.- Tener una reuni\u00f3n inicial (presencial, online, mixta, como mejor os venga a cada uno), en la que:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7 Se deciden cu\u00e1les son vuestros medios de comunicaci\u00f3n: whatsapp, correo, tel\u00e9fono\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7 Se recogen las limitaciones de horas y fechas que tiene cada uno. Si no contest\u00e1is al whatsapp los fines de semana, lo dec\u00eds. Si os vais de Semana Blanca a esquiar y no vais a estar para nadie, lo dec\u00eds. Si trabaj\u00e1is y durante el horario laboral no pod\u00e9is atender el wasap o el correo, lo dec\u00eds. No hace falta dar explicaciones o contar vuestra vida si no quer\u00e9is, basta con que el resto del grupo sepa cu\u00e1ndo est\u00e1is accesibles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7 Sed razonables para no imponer como limitaci\u00f3n vuestra algo que no es prioritario, y flexibles para aceptar la problem\u00e1tica de los dem\u00e1s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2.- Se decide si se va a usar alguna aplicaci\u00f3n colaborativa de organizaci\u00f3n (Milanote, Trello\u2026) y un repositorio com\u00fan de trabajo (Google, github\u2026). Obviamente, si decid\u00eds usar alguna de estas herramientas, todo el mundo debe tener acceso, y se tiene que mantener actualizada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3.- Se reparte el trabajo. Si el trabajo consta de varias tareas muy diferentes entre ellas, intentad aprovechar las habilidades de cada cual: hay gente mejor haciendo transparencias, otra prefiere presentar oralmente, otra programando\u2026 Obvio: el reparto debe ser equilibrado y consensuado, y todo el mundo debe estar razonablemente satisfecho con lo que le ha tocado. Aunque cada uno tenga su tarea, el trabajo es una entrega conjunta que debe tener un estilo coherente: se nota mucho (por ejemplo, en el estilo de redacci\u00f3n) cuando el trabajo no se ha revisado conjuntamente y es una uni\u00f3n de los trozos de cada uno. Adem\u00e1s, puede ser peligroso si os van a examinar sobre ese trabajo: “es que eso no es de mi parte” no es una respuesta aceptable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4.- Se establecen finalmente las tareas y sus responsables, y sus fechas y modos de entrega. Si la fecha de entrega final de todo el trabajo es X, conviene que vuestra fecha de entrega sea X-2 d\u00edas, para as\u00ed tener margen por si surgen imprevistos (que surgir\u00e1n).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5.- Pod\u00e9is discutir y negociar todo lo que haga falta, pero una vez se llega a un acuerdo, se respeta. Procurad que quede alg\u00fan tipo de constancia por escrito de lo acordado y de que todo el mundo lo acepta (correo conjunto, herramienta de gesti\u00f3n\u2026). En caso de dudas o conflictos posteriores, siempre os pod\u00e9is remitir a ese acuerdo escrito (en vez del t\u00edpico \u201cyo te dije\u201d- \u201ct\u00fa no me dijiste\u201d).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6.- Cualquier modificaci\u00f3n a lo inicialmente acordado tiene que ser aceptada por todo el grupo. Recordad que la comunicaci\u00f3n dentro del grupo es fundamental, no es bueno que haya \u201cchupipandis\u201d internas que vayan a su bola sin hablarse con el resto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Una vez organizado y repartido todo el trabajo, si alguien no puede cumplir con su fecha de entrega, debe avisar a los dem\u00e1s lo antes posible para que pod\u00e1is reorganizaros. La causa debe ser, obviamente, de fuerza mayor. Lo deseable es que se\u00e1is aut\u00f3nomos y re-repart\u00e1is (que me perdone la RAE) el trabajo, de manera que alguien se cargue m\u00e1s en ese momento a cambio de que el causante del cambio asuma m\u00e1s tarea despu\u00e9s. Si no es posible y veis que no pod\u00e9is cumplir el plazo de entrega, avisad cuanto antes a vuestro profesor\/superior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Si a pesar de todo esto alg\u00fan miembro del equipo se desentiende, no cumple con lo acordado o sencillamente desaparece sin m\u00e1s (el ghosting<\/em> est\u00e1 muy feo: una persona adulta va por derecho y avisa de que abandona el grupo, en vez de generarle un problema a compa\u00f1eros -y al profesor- que no tienen culpa de nada), avisad inmediatamente a vuestro superior. Gestionar este tipo de situaciones tambi\u00e9n forma parte del trabajo en equipo, y ten\u00e9is que saber manejarlas. Como profesora, si dos d\u00edas antes de una entrega os descolg\u00e1is con que no pod\u00e9is hacerla porque fulanito o menganita hace dos semanas que no os responden a los correos, os dir\u00e9 que el fallo tambi\u00e9n es vuestro por no haberme avisado con tiempo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PD: tu m\u00e1s mejor amigui del alma<\/em> en la carrera puede ser un p\u00e9simo compa\u00f1ero de trabajo. Y no pasa nada, no es algo malo, s\u00f3lo hay que hablarlo civilizadamente y no dejar que el trabajo da\u00f1e una amistad (que es mucho m\u00e1s importante).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PPD: esto es algo que cualquier adulto funcional deber\u00eda aplicar, pero por si acaso. No se habla\/escribe mal ni se cotillea a espaldas de nadie del grupo. Si ten\u00e9is alg\u00fan comentario negativo o delicado que hacer, se dice educadamente y a la cara. En el \u00e1mbito acad\u00e9mico es importante, pero en el \u00e1mbito laboral, todav\u00eda m\u00e1s: no se\u00e1is el compa\u00f1ero v\u00edbora y cotilla.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

En Espa\u00f1ol<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Team work is something I believe that, as Bartleby, we would prefer not to. But we have to bear with it with dignity in any professional environment. If you are lucky enough to work in a team where you all fit well together, making the most of each other’s potential and accepting your differences and quirks (yes, you too, we all are a pain in the neck sometimes), enjoy it and, above all, take good care of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But if this is not the case, and you have to work with people you have not met before, here you have some tips that work for me, in case they help you. They are mainly focused on college studies, where you have to learn how to manage in these situations. At first, they may seem a bit strict or exaggerated, but if you look at them, they are actually quite simple to implement and in the long run they avoid work and, above all, misunderstandings. When you go to work in a firm, you will have to adapt these ideas to that environment, which will have its own particularities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The most common source of problems in a work group is the lack of communication within a (potentially explosive) group of personalities and situations: you can find people who are square-headed and others who are disorganised, people who work and also study, people who go back home at weekends, people with impossible schedules, people with conmute limitations, people with complicated personal situations. And all this without discarding the happy-go-lucky ones and those who simply have a nerve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since the main thing here is to get things done without overworking and without bad blood (or just a little), I would do the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1.- Have an initial meeting (face-to-face, online, mixed, whichever suits each of you best), in which:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7 Decide how you are going to talk: whatsapp, mail, phone\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7 The time limitations each one of you have are discussed. If you don’t answer the whatsapp at weekends, you say it. If you are going to ski during Spring break and you are not available for anyone, you say it. If you work and during working hours you can’t answer the wasap or mail, you say it. There is no need to give explanations or tell your life story if you don’t want to, just inform the rest of the group when you are accessible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7 Be reasonable so as not to impose as your time limitations something that is not a priority, and be flexible to accept the situations of your workmates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2.- Decide whether to use a collaborative workflow application (Milanote, Trello\u2026) and a work repository (Google, github\u2026). Obviously, if you decide to use any of these tools, everyone must have access to them, and they must be always updated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3.- The work is shared out. If the work consists of several very different tasks, try to take advantage of your different skills: some are better at making slides, others prefer to present orally, others excel at programming\u2026 Obvious reminder: the distribution must be balanced and agreed, and everyone must be reasonably satisfied with their share. Although everyone has their own task, the work is a joint delivery that must have a coherent style: it is very easily noticed (for example, in the writing style) if the work has not been revised and is just a concatentation of pieces. Also, it can be dangerous if you have to answer exam questions about the work: “I did not work on that part” is not the right answer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4.- Finally, the tasks and the people in charge are established, as well as the dates and methods of delivery. If the final deadline for all the work is X, you should fixed an internal deadline of X-2 days, so you have a little more time in case unforeseen events arise (and they will).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5.- You can discuss and negotiate as much as you need to, but once an agreement is reached, you should respect it. Make sure that there is some kind of written record of what has been agreed and that everyone accepts it (cc-ed email, management tool, etc.). In case of doubts or later conflicts, you can always refer to this written agreement (instead of the typical “I’m sure I said”- “No you didn’t”).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6.- Any changes to the initial agreement must be accepted by the whole team. Remember that communication within the group is fundamental, it is not good that there are internal “evil cliques” that go their own way without talking to the rest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once all the work has been organised and distributed, if someone is unable to meet their deadline, they should inform the others as soon as possible so that you can reorganise yourselves. The cause must obviously be force majeure. It is desirable that you be autonomous and re-shuffle the work, so that someone else takes on more work at that time in exchange for the person causing the change taking on more work afterwards. If this is not possible and you find that you cannot meet the deadline, please inform your teacher\/supervisor as soon as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If, in spite of all this, a member of the team is not willing to do what was agreed or simply disappears (ghosting<\/em> is a very mean thing: a grown-up person stands up and informs that he\/she is leaving the group, instead of creating a problem for colleagues – and the teacher – who are not to blame for anything), inform your superior immediately. Managing such situations is also part of teamwork, and you need to know how to handle them. As a teacher, if two days before a deadline you say that you can’t do it because any Tom, Dick, or Harry haven’t replied to your emails for two weeks, I will tell you that it is also your fault for not having warned me in time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PS: your college BFF can be a lousy co-worker. And that’s OK, it’s not a bad thing, you just have to talk about it in a civilised way and not let work damage a friendship (which is much more important).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PPS: this is something any functional adult should apply, but just in case. You don’t speak ill or gossip behind the backs of others in the team. If you have a negative or sensitive comment to make, you say it politely and to their face. This is important in the academic environment, but even more so in the work environment: don’t be the busybody viper colleague.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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