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I was working on an enhancement, yesterday my PL asked me to report the status on that. So I sent a mail to him with the analysis. Today he forwarded a mail from the client appreciating the work done. I saw in the mail that my name is no where to be seen. He has replaced my name with his name and sent my mail to the client. This has happened before too with another issue that I had worked on. I’m so mad at him but I really don’t know how to handle this, if I report him to my manager, it would spoil the working relation between us. And I don’t want to take it just sitting anymore. Please suggest how to handle this situation. -- modified at 5:38 Friday 18th May, 2007 Thank you all for putting things into perspective. Now I'll stop dramatizing the situation and get back to work :-O But what irked me most was that he could have forwarded my mail instead of replacing my name ... anyways as you guys pointed out no big deal
Regards, Swathi
It's arguable that your team lead is the contact with the client, therefore he puts his name there, and it represents the whole team. He forwarded the mail back, so I presume he intended you to see it as a congratulations, and not to taunt you that he took the credit. The client could care less what name they see, they don't know you all, do they ? So, I don't know that it's that big a deal ( unless you wanted to go for a job with the client )
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I was working on an enhancement, yesterday my PL asked me to report the status on that. So I sent a mail to him with the analysis. Today he forwarded a mail from the client appreciating the work done. I saw in the mail that my name is no where to be seen. He has replaced my name with his name and sent my mail to the client. This has happened before too with another issue that I had worked on. I’m so mad at him but I really don’t know how to handle this, if I report him to my manager, it would spoil the working relation between us. And I don’t want to take it just sitting anymore. Please suggest how to handle this situation. -- modified at 5:38 Friday 18th May, 2007 Thank you all for putting things into perspective. Now I'll stop dramatizing the situation and get back to work :-O But what irked me most was that he could have forwarded my mail instead of replacing my name ... anyways as you guys pointed out no big deal
Regards, Swathi
Depends on your relation with the client. I can relate to your feelings, but let me give you a little perspective: Usually the PL handles the contacts with the client so they probably don't know who you are and quite frankly; they don't care. Your PL got the email from the client with appreciation and he forwarded it to you since he knows that you're the one who did the work. That's the PL's easiest way to let you know that your work is appreciated by the client and thus by your PL. I assume that nobody forced your PL to forward the email to you, but he/she chose to forward it in order to let you know that your work is appreciated.
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I was working on an enhancement, yesterday my PL asked me to report the status on that. So I sent a mail to him with the analysis. Today he forwarded a mail from the client appreciating the work done. I saw in the mail that my name is no where to be seen. He has replaced my name with his name and sent my mail to the client. This has happened before too with another issue that I had worked on. I’m so mad at him but I really don’t know how to handle this, if I report him to my manager, it would spoil the working relation between us. And I don’t want to take it just sitting anymore. Please suggest how to handle this situation. -- modified at 5:38 Friday 18th May, 2007 Thank you all for putting things into perspective. Now I'll stop dramatizing the situation and get back to work :-O But what irked me most was that he could have forwarded my mail instead of replacing my name ... anyways as you guys pointed out no big deal
Regards, Swathi
Did your Client know you all, who are all were working for him. He knows from this company, under the Team of your PL only. So your PL has send the mail to the Client and he has forwarded the appreciated mail to all of you. There is Nothing Wrong in it. Don't worry you will be rewarded within the company. If you are working on the Client's Place then the client will know you. By that time depending upon your work, you can get all the Appreciation directly from the Client. So Nothing Wrong in this. And be cool and carry on your work.
Regards, Satips.
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I was working on an enhancement, yesterday my PL asked me to report the status on that. So I sent a mail to him with the analysis. Today he forwarded a mail from the client appreciating the work done. I saw in the mail that my name is no where to be seen. He has replaced my name with his name and sent my mail to the client. This has happened before too with another issue that I had worked on. I’m so mad at him but I really don’t know how to handle this, if I report him to my manager, it would spoil the working relation between us. And I don’t want to take it just sitting anymore. Please suggest how to handle this situation. -- modified at 5:38 Friday 18th May, 2007 Thank you all for putting things into perspective. Now I'll stop dramatizing the situation and get back to work :-O But what irked me most was that he could have forwarded my mail instead of replacing my name ... anyways as you guys pointed out no big deal
Regards, Swathi
PL is the representive of the whole team he communicate with client Generally Client does not know team members of Offshore.
swathi m wrote:
He has replaced my name with his name and sent my mail to the client.
Might be his English written skills are not good as yours ....... :rolleyes: Don't worry PM and Compnay Knows The Success of the Project depends on Whole team not a team leader. His work is coordination,......... etc
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Did your Client know you all, who are all were working for him. He knows from this company, under the Team of your PL only. So your PL has send the mail to the Client and he has forwarded the appreciated mail to all of you. There is Nothing Wrong in it. Don't worry you will be rewarded within the company. If you are working on the Client's Place then the client will know you. By that time depending upon your work, you can get all the Appreciation directly from the Client. So Nothing Wrong in this. And be cool and carry on your work.
Regards, Satips.
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Vikram A Punathambekar wrote:
Are you some sort of spokesman for Swati's company?
No. This things will happen in all the off-shore companies. thats what i said.
Regards, Satips.
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No. That is a program, written in VB. X|
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I was working on an enhancement, yesterday my PL asked me to report the status on that. So I sent a mail to him with the analysis. Today he forwarded a mail from the client appreciating the work done. I saw in the mail that my name is no where to be seen. He has replaced my name with his name and sent my mail to the client. This has happened before too with another issue that I had worked on. I’m so mad at him but I really don’t know how to handle this, if I report him to my manager, it would spoil the working relation between us. And I don’t want to take it just sitting anymore. Please suggest how to handle this situation. -- modified at 5:38 Friday 18th May, 2007 Thank you all for putting things into perspective. Now I'll stop dramatizing the situation and get back to work :-O But what irked me most was that he could have forwarded my mail instead of replacing my name ... anyways as you guys pointed out no big deal
Regards, Swathi
well, i think he had no bad intention while replacing your name with his name in the mail to his client. He might have done that because he is the one who has to deal with the client. He is the one who is representing your team.if he had any bad intention, then he would have never forwarded you the appriciation mail sent to him by the client. By forwarding the client's mail to you, your PL's has shown his appreciation towards your work. Never mind about these kind of incidents. Instead concentrate on your work so that you produce more of such appreciable results . :)
Regards, Vijay. God may not give us what we 'want', but he surely gives us what we 'need'.
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I was working on an enhancement, yesterday my PL asked me to report the status on that. So I sent a mail to him with the analysis. Today he forwarded a mail from the client appreciating the work done. I saw in the mail that my name is no where to be seen. He has replaced my name with his name and sent my mail to the client. This has happened before too with another issue that I had worked on. I’m so mad at him but I really don’t know how to handle this, if I report him to my manager, it would spoil the working relation between us. And I don’t want to take it just sitting anymore. Please suggest how to handle this situation. -- modified at 5:38 Friday 18th May, 2007 Thank you all for putting things into perspective. Now I'll stop dramatizing the situation and get back to work :-O But what irked me most was that he could have forwarded my mail instead of replacing my name ... anyways as you guys pointed out no big deal
Regards, Swathi
Next time, send him an email indicating that you're 2 months behind schedule, the project is riddled with bugs, and you think the customer requirements exceed the capabilities of the company. See if he puts is name on that! Marc
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Next time, send him an email indicating that you're 2 months behind schedule, the project is riddled with bugs, and you think the customer requirements exceed the capabilities of the company. See if he puts is name on that! Marc
People are just notoriously impossible. --DavidCrow
There's NO excuse for not commenting your code. -- John Simmons / outlaw programmer
People who say that they will refactor their code later to make it "good" don't understand refactoring, nor the art and craft of programming. -- Josh Smith -
No. That is a program, written in VB. X|
Nobody can give you wiser advice than yourself. - Cicero
brahmma wrote:
No. That is a program, written in VB.
:laugh:
Regards, Vijay. God may not give us what we 'want', but he surely gives us what we 'need'.
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Next time, send him an email indicating that you're 2 months behind schedule, the project is riddled with bugs, and you think the customer requirements exceed the capabilities of the company. See if he puts is name on that! Marc
People are just notoriously impossible. --DavidCrow
There's NO excuse for not commenting your code. -- John Simmons / outlaw programmer
People who say that they will refactor their code later to make it "good" don't understand refactoring, nor the art and craft of programming. -- Josh SmithOh, Marc. You want to get him in trouble? :)
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swathi m wrote:
Great idea i would like to try that
I think you forgot to add the Joke Icon to the post :)
Regards, Vijay. God may not give us what we 'want', but he surely gives us what we 'need'.
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Oh, Marc. You want to get him in trouble? :)
Xiangyang Liu wrote:
him
Correction,
Swathiisher.:) -- modified at 8:23 Friday 18th May, 2007 Ignore above line, if you were refering to her PL.
Prasad MS MVP - VC++
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I was working on an enhancement, yesterday my PL asked me to report the status on that. So I sent a mail to him with the analysis. Today he forwarded a mail from the client appreciating the work done. I saw in the mail that my name is no where to be seen. He has replaced my name with his name and sent my mail to the client. This has happened before too with another issue that I had worked on. I’m so mad at him but I really don’t know how to handle this, if I report him to my manager, it would spoil the working relation between us. And I don’t want to take it just sitting anymore. Please suggest how to handle this situation. -- modified at 5:38 Friday 18th May, 2007 Thank you all for putting things into perspective. Now I'll stop dramatizing the situation and get back to work :-O But what irked me most was that he could have forwarded my mail instead of replacing my name ... anyways as you guys pointed out no big deal
Regards, Swathi
Well, answer to this swathi. what would you have done if the client was not impressed with your work and instead of sending an appreciation mail to your PL, had he sent a mail slamming your team for the kind of work your team (or your PL)has done. would you still be annoyed with your PL for replacing your name with his name?
Regards, Vijay. God may not give us what we 'want', but he surely gives us what we 'need'.
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Xiangyang Liu wrote:
him
Correction,
Swathiisher.:) -- modified at 8:23 Friday 18th May, 2007 Ignore above line, if you were refering to her PL.
Prasad MS MVP - VC++
I am not sure if Xiangyang Liu was talking about swathi's PL.
Regards, Vijay. God may not give us what we 'want', but he surely gives us what we 'need'.
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Well, answer to this swathi. what would you have done if the client was not impressed with your work and instead of sending an appreciation mail to your PL, had he sent a mail slamming your team for the kind of work your team (or your PL)has done. would you still be annoyed with your PL for replacing your name with his name?
Regards, Vijay. God may not give us what we 'want', but he surely gives us what we 'need'.
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Why would i be annoyed if HE takes the blame?? ;p But jokes apart, if that had happened, do you think he would have just forwarded the mail to me?!! dont think so.
Regards, Swathi
If he got the Blamming Mail,he will not Forward it to you all guys in the team. Instead, he will Scold all the guys of your team ,that your performance is not good and it is not satisfying the Client. So by that time he will Scold you guys only. By that time also he will not take responsiblity.
Regards, Satips.
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Why would i be annoyed if HE takes the blame?? ;p But jokes apart, if that had happened, do you think he would have just forwarded the mail to me?!! dont think so.
Regards, Swathi
swathi m wrote:
if that had happened, do you think he would have just forwarded the mail to me?!!
yes, I think he would have certainly forwarded the mail to you. Because, the purpose of forwarding the mail to you is to make you know how you are doing with your work. Its a kind of feedback from your PL. My advice, if the feedback is postive, be proud of your work and try to get similar or even better results. If the feedback is negative, No need to worry. Just try to change the things by doing better. :)
Regards, Vijay. God may not give us what we 'want', but he surely gives us what we 'need'.
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If he got the Blamming Mail,he will not Forward it to you all guys in the team. Instead, he will Scold all the guys of your team ,that your performance is not good and it is not satisfying the Client. So by that time he will Scold you guys only. By that time also he will not take responsiblity.
Regards, Satips.
Satips wrote:
If he got the Blamming Mail,he will not Forward it to you all guys in the team. Instead, he will Scold all the guys of your team ,that your performance is not good and it is not satisfying the Client. So by that time he will Scold you guys only. By that time also he will not take responsiblity.
This bot speaks a lot. Is there anyway to block it??? Look satips, you are misleading swathi. If you can't give a good advice, then you better not give any. :mad:
Regards, Vijay. God may not give us what we 'want', but he surely gives us what we 'need'.