missed deadlines, harsher reviews

From the «OK if your dog ate it though» department:
Title: Missed Deadlines Lead People To Judge Work More Harshly, Study Says
Author: feedback@slashdot.org
Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2024 10:00:00 +0000
Link: https://science.slashdot.org/story/24/11/14/067226/missed-deadlines-lead-people-to-judge-work-more-harshly-study-says?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed

A new study reveals that late work is judged more negatively than on-time
submissions, even if delays are minimal or pre-communicated. "The findings
suggest that, while you might be tempted to take the maximum allotted time to
put the finishing touches to a report, submission or piece of work, the extra
effort might not be appreciated by colleagues if it comes at the expense of
punctual delivery," reports The Guardian. From the report: The study surveyed
thousands of people in the US and UK, including managers, executives, human
resources personnel and others whose jobs included an element of evaluating
others. Participants were asked to rate pieces of work, such as advertising
flyers, art, business proposals, product pitches, photography and news
articles. But first, they were told it was either submitted early, on deadline
or late. "Late" work was consistently rated as worse in quality than when
people were told the same work was completed early or on time. The difference
was equivalent to including an objective shortcoming such as not meeting a word
count. A missed deadline led evaluators to believe an employee had less
integrity, and they reported they would be less willing to work with or assign
tasks to that person in the future. "Everyone saw the exact same art contest
entry, school submission or business proposal, but they couldn't help but use
their knowledge of when it came in to guide their evaluation of how good it
was," said Maglio, who co-authored the study with David Fang of Stanford
University. Those who eagerly submit work early should be advised that this
does not appear to earn a boost in opinion, according to the report in the
journal Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes. It also didn't
matter how late the work was submitted, with one day or one week delays viewed
just as negatively -- and that remained the case if the employee gave their
manager advance warning. The latest study suggests that it is this inability to
plan realistically that is frowned on, with factors beyond an employee's
control, such as jury duty, not viewed as negatively. "If the reason why you
missed the deadline was beyond your control, you as the employee should let
your manager know," said Maglio. "That seems to be one of the few instances in
which people cut you a break."

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