Does crying baby really get the biggest share?
A colleague of mine (he’s a unique one) used to say this to me “Crying baby gets the biggest share”. And that is why he’s the type of person who will complain about nearly everything from the project, salary to the traffic. He said if he doesn’t voice out, he will gain nothing.
Do you believe in this theory?
For me, yes and no. Yes because without raising your concerns, nobody will know. That’s why we have feedback form, contact form, survey form and all kind of things for us to raise our concerns. Keeping quiet will not solve anything. Just make sure you don’t make this a habit. Complaining or raising concerns too much will make you a nuisance to people.
More so if you are complaining or raising concerns WITHOUT suggesting any solutions. Not many people dare to voice out, and among those who dare, most of us don’t provide solutions to those problems. If you throw me a problem and expect me to solve it all the time without even giving any opinions, I doubt that is going to help anyone. I can try my best to give you a solution, but I can’t do it all the time.
That’s why I personally feel that people should learn how to raise concerns, AND at the same time provide solutions. That way, it will actually help everyone.
p/s…. maybe that’s why babies tend to cause a headaches when they start to cry. Older babies are better since they might point to something (solution) and start to cry. At least you know what to get for them (or vice versa)
Ahh… That explains why he likes to cry alot. However, when babies cry solely just for attention, it’s of no use. I digress…
I agree with the feedback. Notice that we tend to do our “crying” behind people’s back, i.e. complain to people and etc.
Older babies who are smarter will most likely find a solution for themselves when they see it. I digress.. again.
So, the whole point is to know when to cry and also get the solution ourselves.
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@ Angie
Yeap. Know the right time to voice out and also learn to find solutions for ourselves before going to other people.
I believe the original saying is, the squeaky wheel gets the grease. Attention begets action although there’s no telling what the action might be.
@ Damien
Hmm if the door in my condo becomes too squeaky, it will depend on the importance of the door. If it is not so important, i’ll just leave it or don’t open it that much. If it is important, then I might see the urgency of applying grease to it.