Open it, say what's happening, leave with the words.
Here's what actually happens.
Say it badly
Talk it out for sixty seconds, or type it. Describe it the way you’d describe it to a friend in the car park, not the way you’d write it up for HR. Don’t tidy it. Don’t work out what you’re allowed to feel first.
The messier the truth you put in, the more useful what comes back is.
Separate the emotion from the problem
Worksparks pulls the situation apart. What’s actually happened. What you’re afraid will happen. Which of those two you can do something about. Usually they’ve got tangled together, and untangling them is most of the work.
In this example: the performance issue and your worry about the relationship are two different problems. They need two different sentences.
Leave with the actual words
“I want to talk about how the last few weeks have gone, and I want to start by saying I’ve left this longer than I should have.”
This isn't a general AI tool with a prompt on top.
The method draws on how people actually behave under pressure: settling the physical reaction first, because you can’t think while your body is convinced something is on fire. Then reframing. Then the practical language.
That order matters. Most tools skip straight to advice, which is why the advice bounces off.
Nobody at your work can read this.
Some things need a person, not an app.
Worksparks is good at helping you think clearly and find the words. It is not a substitute for people whose job it is to act.
Please talk to someone as well if this involves
Bullying, harassment or discrimination. Threats or violence. A risk to someone’s health or safety. Something you think might be unlawful. A formal disciplinary or dismissal process. Or a serious worry about how you or someone else is coping.
Worksparks can help you get clear on what happened, what to write down and how to raise it. It can’t investigate, advise you on the law, or act for you. Your union, your HR team, a lawyer, your employee assistance program, or your GP can.
In Australia, Lifeline is on 13 11 14 and Beyond Blue on 1300 22 4636. If someone is in immediate danger, call 000.
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