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Is it acceptable to spend few hundreds out of your pocket in your new role just to prove yourself?

Misanthropist

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Hi everyone,

I work in a large company for nearly 10 years now and recently saw a job advertisement for a "garden supervisor" position in western part of the city. This role involves maintaining company properties across the metro area supervising few employees on the spectrum.

I spoke with my manager about applying for this position and asked her to help me get in, she approved so I will be working 3 days a week outdoors and 2 days at my usual role at the moment. This will relieve all the stress because I really need to steer clear away from people at work.

So, is it acceptable to spend $400-$500 on plants to renovate one of the company's neglected properties in the weekend behind their back just to prove yourself that you're legit?

They have specified that I can only buy plants from certain major hardware stores. They wouldn't let me use the money on wholesale nursery.
 
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Bobby00 said:
That depends out of whoms pocket. Even if you pay it out of yours your defying a order so could go either way.
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mjmj said:
How are you proving yourself "legit" by doing exactly what they have already told you, not to do?
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I don't have any credentials and only told them gardening is my hobby so I need to prove myself at the start.

I want to put my money in one of their site to create an immediate impression of competence. They’ve asked for "before and after" progress pictures and regular maintenance reports so I want it to look impressive.
 
Misanthropist said:
I don't have any credentials and only told them gardening is my hobby so I need to prove myself at the start.

I want to put my money in one of their site to create an immediate impression of competence. They’ve asked for "before and after" progress pictures and regular maintenance reports so I want it to look impressive.
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What you might want to consider is that while you pay for it the upkeep might be more expensive than what they want. My gardening knowledge is limited but could it be the upkeep of those plants is more expensive or time consuming? If so i would advise against it. Plus some places are really anal about things if they tell you to do one thing and you do another could be that they will be ungrateful or even pissed about it. Wish you luck.
 
I don't understand what's wrong with using the recommend stores? Going against the guidance seems like asking for trouble.

Are you or whichever employees going to be maintaining these alternative plants familiar with their upkeep requirements?

You don't want to send $500 on fancy plants and have them all dead or dying in two months.

I personally just wouldn't use my own money especially for something that sounds kind of risky.
 
Your heart is in the right place, but I think you're setting yourself up for a rude awakening sir.
Like @cmw43 said ... Why not use the recommended stores, why would you try to use plants that may be hard to maintain/or die easily?

I know what you're getting at, but step by step...thats how you build a porch.

Much love brother, I'm sure you'll make the right decision.
 
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Misanthropist said:
I don't have any credentials and only told them gardening is my hobby so I need to prove myself at the start.

I want to put my money in one of their site to create an immediate impression of competence. They’ve asked for "before and after" progress pictures and regular maintenance reports so I want it to look impressive.
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You already got the damn job, clearly credentials aren’t needed
 
Bro, you already said you don't have the credentials for this position, why add another reason to lose it by not going by their guidelines??? Seems like you are almost self-sabotaging here.

I would be fine using my own money if it pays for itself in the long run, especially since you don't have the necessary skills at the moment. There is nothing wrong with investing in yourself in different ways, even if it is not going directly to you.
 
I think you would be demonstrating that you when you do not like an instruction, you will find a way to defy it and do it your own way.

Not a good first impression, for an entry type role, even if your way ends up being better.
 
Why not spend that $ on the plants you'd like to use & plant them at home to familiarize yourself with their upkeep?

Take pictures to show the progress & when you're happy with the results, approach your employer about allowing you to purchase them for their gardens (using the pictures of your own garden to sell them on the idea).
 
ChosenOne said:
I think you would be demonstrating that you when you do not like an instruction, you will find a way to defy it and do it your own way.

Not a good first impression, for an entry type role, even if your way ends up being better.
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This.

I have different levels of leaders that report to me and my least favorite is one that disobeys me and justifies it because she thinks it's what's best for the company.
 
Misanthropist said:
I don't have any credentials and only told them gardening is my hobby so I need to prove myself at the start.

I want to put my money in one of their site to create an immediate impression of competence. They’ve asked for "before and after" progress pictures and regular maintenance reports so I want it to look impressive.
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What? No, absolutely do not do that.
 
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