CEO Shares His Wisdom About Why It’s Important As A Manager To Be Honest With Coworkers

I don’t think I need to say that the workplace as a concept is a very complicated thing. It is enough to ask a person how their day at work was to understand how difficult jobs can be.

After all, things like corporate culture, colleague personalities, work processes, and even our own mindsets can lead us to avoid certain topics and conversations, to be afraid of the boss man, or to simply feel bad or awkward for asking to have your needs met, whether work-related or personal.

They say that “honesty is the best policy” and the workplace is no exception to this rule

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Recently, Daniel Abrahams, the CEO of Hustlr Agency, took to LinkedIn to explain why it is important to remain authentic, honest, open, and, most importantly, human, in the workplace. In response, thousands upon thousands of people joined the discussion, expressing support for this idea.

A CEO took to LinkedIn to stress the importance of honesty when asking for time off

CEO Shares His Wisdom About Why It’s Important As A Manager To Be Honest With Coworkers

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Daniel Abrahams explained his openness with his team: he needed to go see his daughter receive an award at her school assembly, and that’s exactly what he said. He did not hide the true reason by using a business meeting or a doctor’s appointment as an excuse.

He further said he is not trying to impress anyone with how much he works. He just wants to form a transparent work culture and as a leader, it starts with him.
Why? Because we’re all human. And as humans, Daniel believes that we need to be real about our lives. Sure, things need to get done when at work, but it shouldn’t stop us from being honest and transparent with each other so as to make work a better place for everyone.

People loved the idea and joined the discussion. As of this article, the post has received over 610,000 reactions with over 14,700 comments.

Ironically, Daniel spoke about being transparent with your colleagues, but was asked why he told them about leaving early hours before the fact as opposed to more in advance, given the nature of the reason. However, that did not detract people from the point of the post.

Many employers and employees praised Daniel for his socially responsible take on work…

CEO Shares His Wisdom About Why It’s Important As A Manager To Be Honest With Coworkers

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Dilly Millandry 4 years ago

Like the attitude and everything but in the UK we mostly get given enough annual leave that you can take a half day off to go to a child's school event - legal minimum is 28 days per annum even for people on zero hours contracts and agency workers. Leaving at 1pm is taking a half day, not really leaving early. For things that do crop up and that you can't always plan for then, yes, leave early/come in late and you should be able to do it with a clear conscience. There is also working from home if you have the kind of job where you can. There are a few ways bosses can be flexible and I do think if you treat your staff well they usually behave well - there are exceptions but when I've had staff like that I've spotted who they are.

17points

Bob Beltcher 4 years ago

In the USA, there is no law requiring any vacation or sick time. When I worked in the food industry, if I wasn't there I didn't get paid no matter what. I took 1 vacation in 8 years and had to make sure I had enough saved up to pay for the week if missed work as well.

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Night Owl 4 years ago (edited)

That's a great CEO with the right mindset. I wish he was my boss

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Bob Beltcher 4 years ago

That's nice, but it's far from common place. When I worked at Travelers Ins in customer service, if I took an "unapproved" sick day it counted as missed work. If you had 5 unapproved absences you were out the door. My last year there I had a 5th day and during my exit interview the HR person asked if I had some medical co edition that prevented me from working. I told her her question violated Hippa laws and planned on filing for unemployment. Luckily I didn't have to and had another job the next week. Travelers Ins, Houston, TX. Worst job I ever had. So many more complaints than just this.

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