When expectations are not set clearly

When expectations are not said clearly

In many workplaces, expectations remain half-spoken.
Not hidden on purpose—just assumed, implied, or postponed.

This often creates a particular discomfort.
People continue working, being careful, trying to read between the lines.
They don’t want to push.
They don’t want to make a scene.
So they adapt quietly.

Over time, this produces tension that is hard to name:
the feeling of never quite doing the right thing,
of discovering too late that something else was expected,
of being judged on rules that were never clearly laid out.

This conversation starts from those moments.
Not from conflict, but from unease.
From situations where everyone is serious, competent, and well-intentioned—
yet slightly out of step.

We talk about how this unfolds in everyday work:
the silences,
the restrained comments,
the small adjustments people make to protect themselves or others.