Managers
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How do we deal with the non-tech managers. For no reason, the top boss has hired a B-school grad (Just because he's from a top University) and have handed over the responsibility to "drive" the project. We have never missed a deadline nor there's an issue with execution. We do have an Engineering manager as well. We are all very happy to interact with him. But the new guy talks a lot on the white board and this is quite irritating. He knows nothing about the product but talks with wide mouth as if he's pushing a lot to "get things done". "Get things done" BS. this is one of the worst lines to get into my ears. Do you think I should write to the top boss and ask him be removed out of the loop? He adds no value in the entire chain of things. Do you have the system of dumb folks sitting on top and doing this "getting things done" as well? is this culture going away or not? :doh:
Going over his head is unlikely to work - particularly in the "early days" when he has no track record one way or the other. It's likely to be seen as you "not being a team player" and just resisting teh management changes that he - and presumably the guy who hired him - feel are needed to progress the project. Bear in mind that the "top boss" may have other reasons to hire him that you are not privy to (he could be a relation for example). Live with it, have a quiet word with the new hire, or update your resume.
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Going over his head is unlikely to work - particularly in the "early days" when he has no track record one way or the other. It's likely to be seen as you "not being a team player" and just resisting teh management changes that he - and presumably the guy who hired him - feel are needed to progress the project. Bear in mind that the "top boss" may have other reasons to hire him that you are not privy to (he could be a relation for example). Live with it, have a quiet word with the new hire, or update your resume.
Sent from my Amstrad PC 1640 Never throw anything away, Griff Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay... AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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How do we deal with the non-tech managers. For no reason, the top boss has hired a B-school grad (Just because he's from a top University) and have handed over the responsibility to "drive" the project. We have never missed a deadline nor there's an issue with execution. We do have an Engineering manager as well. We are all very happy to interact with him. But the new guy talks a lot on the white board and this is quite irritating. He knows nothing about the product but talks with wide mouth as if he's pushing a lot to "get things done". "Get things done" BS. this is one of the worst lines to get into my ears. Do you think I should write to the top boss and ask him be removed out of the loop? He adds no value in the entire chain of things. Do you have the system of dumb folks sitting on top and doing this "getting things done" as well? is this culture going away or not? :doh:
Becoming a manager[^] :-\
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Becoming a manager[^] :-\
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:laugh: Just learned a new word: privy ... which is very delicate -SubstantiveNoun vs. Adjective - for me to use as a non native english speaker :laugh:
It does not solve my Problem, but it answers my question
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:thumbsup: One thing you can maybe optimize: I do rarely find a post from you whithout ":-\", maybe you put it to your signature :laugh: :laugh:
It does not solve my Problem, but it answers my question
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How do we deal with the non-tech managers. For no reason, the top boss has hired a B-school grad (Just because he's from a top University) and have handed over the responsibility to "drive" the project. We have never missed a deadline nor there's an issue with execution. We do have an Engineering manager as well. We are all very happy to interact with him. But the new guy talks a lot on the white board and this is quite irritating. He knows nothing about the product but talks with wide mouth as if he's pushing a lot to "get things done". "Get things done" BS. this is one of the worst lines to get into my ears. Do you think I should write to the top boss and ask him be removed out of the loop? He adds no value in the entire chain of things. Do you have the system of dumb folks sitting on top and doing this "getting things done" as well? is this culture going away or not? :doh:
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It is also a noun
Uuuups that is what I mean with "Substantive"... you see it is dangerous/delicate for me to communicate in English :laugh:
It does not solve my Problem, but it answers my question
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Becoming a manager[^] :-\
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Nand32 wrote:
"Get things done" BS. this is one of the worst lines to get into my ears.
Larry the Cable Guy has made a career out of saying practically that.
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Well, a B. School grad from a "top university" is quite an expense on the project. Maybe there is something the top boss sees that you don't. Projects die due to bad decisions, someone is replaced by someone else and people start leaving. Maybe this is a que for you, who knows. :laugh:
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Ah, the Peter principle.[^] I wouldn't recommend going to the top boss, as in effect you will be telling the top boss that he has bad judgement as he hired this manager. Working with jerks both at the same level and above you is just an unfortunate aspect of work :sigh: Fortunately you will probably find that the jerks are in the minority although that does not always minimise their effect. Good luck all the same.
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
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Going over his head is unlikely to work - particularly in the "early days" when he has no track record one way or the other. It's likely to be seen as you "not being a team player" and just resisting teh management changes that he - and presumably the guy who hired him - feel are needed to progress the project. Bear in mind that the "top boss" may have other reasons to hire him that you are not privy to (he could be a relation for example). Live with it, have a quiet word with the new hire, or update your resume.
Sent from my Amstrad PC 1640 Never throw anything away, Griff Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay... AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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0x01AA wrote:
it is dangerous/delicate for me to communicate in English
Well it might be, if we English speakers had a better understanding of our own language. :doh:
'stru, innit? woteva.
Sent from my Amstrad PC 1640 Never throw anything away, Griff Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay... AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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:thumbsup: One thing you can maybe optimize: I do rarely find a post from you whithout ":-\", maybe you put it to your signature :laugh: :laugh:
It does not solve my Problem, but it answers my question
No no, my signature is privy :omg:
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How do we deal with the non-tech managers. For no reason, the top boss has hired a B-school grad (Just because he's from a top University) and have handed over the responsibility to "drive" the project. We have never missed a deadline nor there's an issue with execution. We do have an Engineering manager as well. We are all very happy to interact with him. But the new guy talks a lot on the white board and this is quite irritating. He knows nothing about the product but talks with wide mouth as if he's pushing a lot to "get things done". "Get things done" BS. this is one of the worst lines to get into my ears. Do you think I should write to the top boss and ask him be removed out of the loop? He adds no value in the entire chain of things. Do you have the system of dumb folks sitting on top and doing this "getting things done" as well? is this culture going away or not? :doh:
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How do we deal with the non-tech managers. For no reason, the top boss has hired a B-school grad (Just because he's from a top University) and have handed over the responsibility to "drive" the project. We have never missed a deadline nor there's an issue with execution. We do have an Engineering manager as well. We are all very happy to interact with him. But the new guy talks a lot on the white board and this is quite irritating. He knows nothing about the product but talks with wide mouth as if he's pushing a lot to "get things done". "Get things done" BS. this is one of the worst lines to get into my ears. Do you think I should write to the top boss and ask him be removed out of the loop? He adds no value in the entire chain of things. Do you have the system of dumb folks sitting on top and doing this "getting things done" as well? is this culture going away or not? :doh:
Non-tech managers are the best kind. They can't make any intelligent suggestions for the project. Learn to answer his management jargon with like jargon. Like all managers, you need to manage him. Suck it up and get on with it. Make sure he sees you as a team player. He will settle down when he has had his say. Maybe you could suggest he provide donuts at the meetings; :)
If you can keep your head while those about you are losing theirs, perhaps you don't understand the situation.
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How do we deal with the non-tech managers. For no reason, the top boss has hired a B-school grad (Just because he's from a top University) and have handed over the responsibility to "drive" the project. We have never missed a deadline nor there's an issue with execution. We do have an Engineering manager as well. We are all very happy to interact with him. But the new guy talks a lot on the white board and this is quite irritating. He knows nothing about the product but talks with wide mouth as if he's pushing a lot to "get things done". "Get things done" BS. this is one of the worst lines to get into my ears. Do you think I should write to the top boss and ask him be removed out of the loop? He adds no value in the entire chain of things. Do you have the system of dumb folks sitting on top and doing this "getting things done" as well? is this culture going away or not? :doh:
Nand32 wrote:
Do you have the system of dumb folks sitting on top and doing this "getting things done" as well?
Any time there was, I made a big problem out of it. I'm paid to do so, and it is unethical not to. As long as he doesn't negatively influence the project, no big deal; but he might become a failure-point for an otherwise succesfull project, dragging the entire team with him. Anything that endangers the project needs to be identified and dealt with, preferably at the start of the project. That's part of the job, isn't it? Being very intelligent and promising is also no alternative to experience. While I agree that one can only gain experience by doing, I'd like to point out that such is done better from a position where one does not lead others.
Bastard Programmer from Hell :suss: If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^] "If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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How do we deal with the non-tech managers. For no reason, the top boss has hired a B-school grad (Just because he's from a top University) and have handed over the responsibility to "drive" the project. We have never missed a deadline nor there's an issue with execution. We do have an Engineering manager as well. We are all very happy to interact with him. But the new guy talks a lot on the white board and this is quite irritating. He knows nothing about the product but talks with wide mouth as if he's pushing a lot to "get things done". "Get things done" BS. this is one of the worst lines to get into my ears. Do you think I should write to the top boss and ask him be removed out of the loop? He adds no value in the entire chain of things. Do you have the system of dumb folks sitting on top and doing this "getting things done" as well? is this culture going away or not? :doh:
AS I previously worked in a large beaurocracy, I learned that :"The cream rises to the top, but sometimes the turds float there faster. Not much you can do. Let the new manager do his thing and offer your help and support. Apparently, the top brass trusts him, so there's nothing to be gained by trying to undercut him, it would just make you appear to be a troublemaker. If yo really can't stand the organization the ultimate cure is to find a different job! In all my years in a beaurocracy, I always had another job offer in my hand and let my bosses know I didn't agree to any shite, I jusdt agreed to do my job and if my job changed without my agreement, then I wouldn't hesitate to leave.
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Walt Fair, Jr., P. E. Comport Computing Specializing in Technical Engineering Software
