Episode 120 | What Does "Closing the Loop" Actually Mean?

Question

Hi Work Wives, this is Danielle from Anaheim. I would love some advice on what to do with my situation.

Okay, so I was laid off a couple months ago, and since then I found a job. Yay! But unfortunately, this job is basically not what I signed up for. There's a lot of micromanagement and unrealistic expectations. I'm being asked for things that are not within my role, you know, and, I just got a written warning email from my manager stating that I'm not working up to her standards. Well, her example: there was a website issue that happened the Friday afternoon of new year's weekend. And, you know, after emailing the developers, there wasn't much more that I could do because. They needed to fix it and also I was traveling for that long weekend, which my manager knew and she wrote in this warning email that, the day after New Year's, I didn't have an update for her at 9am. Well, there were no updates from the developers all weekend and I was traveling. 

Is this a realistic expectation? I have a lot more examples, but I'm wondering what do I do with this written warning? I mean, she also said I have two weeks to improve before she puts me on an Employee Improvement Plan. 

Summary

You put a pin in it last week, or you punted it to next quarter, and you’re supposed to circle back and close the loop, but what does that actually mean? Let’s dive in, because your success (and keeping your a$$ covered) in Corporate America requires it.

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