Seeing the solution and being blocked

[Grondhammar]

Hi everyone, I'm new here. I hope this is the right spot.

I've kind of gotten a bad reputation at work for being constantly like, "What if we did this?" or "Why aren't we doing that differently?" I really try to express my ideas constructively and clearly. I have eye contact issues, and trouble with conversation generally, and it's a real strain sometimes. And I'm aware there are egos involved (especially with the managers).

But It's like my brain sees a problem and sees a solution, and I get SO excited by that and just have to express it. To be told to basically shut up is really disheartening and triggers all the not-good-enough thoughts.

I guess I'm looking for others perspective on this from the inside. Thanks.

 

[Masked Man]

I guess I would need to more on the situation before making any sort of judgement.

Things like: what sort of job you do, what sort of work is being done, what process do you want to change and how are you making these suggestions.

There may be reasons (legal, safety, etc.) why the processes are the way they are. Like for example, at my work, we had a facilities representative in recently who went over things we can and cannot do. One of the things was the refrigerator we have in our break room. He said we can't have it in that room anymore. So at first glance, it doesn't make sense, but the reasons are: we are renting the building, and the fridge is sitting on carpet which is a potential fire hazard. We can have a fridge, it just has to be on a tile floor - so not in that room.

I actually think it's great to have ideas that could potentially improve the process and flow of work, but usually these things probably need to be reviewed for various reasons that you may not have previously considered. I would not get too down on yourself, there are little things that most people would not have considered.