Bridging the ask vs guess culture gap at work

How we can reduce ask vs guess culture clashes by creating more shared context, aligning around when to ask for help, and helping guess culture coworkers get clarity on what they want in their careers

a year ago

Remove from reading list Add to reading list [alt+a] Read now [→]

Improve your reading experience

Logged in users get linked directly to articles resulting in a better reading experience. Please login for free, it takes less than 1 minute.

More from Tech and Tea

Coaching Toolkit: Balance coaching to find new perspectives

The power of mindset shifts and choice and a Tech and Tea balance coaching tool to guide you through uncertain times.

6 days ago • 11 votes

Last chance to join Creating Space!

Today is your last chance to join Creating Space, the 6-week journaling course I co-created with Buster Benson of 750 Words!

2 weeks ago • 82 votes

Making Space When the World Feels Heavy

When creating space feels too hard, a little structure and accountability can be the nudge you need.

4 weeks ago • 16 votes

Creating Space: A 6-Week Journaling Course

Announcing a journaling course in collaboration with Buster Benson at 750 Words — designed to help you step back, breathe, and reconnect with what truly matters. Join us!

a month ago • 15 votes

Important Tech and Tea Updates (and snacks!)

What paid subscribers and Founding Members will get in 2025: coaching tools, snack boxes, ad hoc coaching sessions, and behind-the-scenes experiments.

a month ago • 22 votes

More in life

Keir Starmer's Reality Avoidance Field

It's Almost Like He Didn't Listen To Me

21 hours ago • 5 votes

Indie Culture Is Great—But What's Coming Next is Better

Things are about to change, and this is how it will happen

10 hours ago • 2 votes

there's a batwrite tomorrow (sat) and two more next week

here are the sign up links for all of them

2 days ago • 4 votes

Is This Anything? 8

no attempts

2 days ago • 4 votes

The Nine Best Movies on the Creative Life

I share my favorite films on artistry from the 21st century

3 days ago • 7 votes

New here?