30 day notice given - shape up or ship out
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Sounds pretty risky considering that it was probably the guy he'd be going who hired his manager to begin with. == As a side note, James, looks like the home page of your site is missing a link to your stylesheet...
He's dead in the water anyway - you cannot work constructively under those coditions. At this point he would have nothing to lose and may do the company some benifit. Getting the next job will of course be difficult as very few managers would accept that potential.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH
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Simple - say something that reflects well on you. Like, I have been in the one place for a long time and it's not challenging me anymore. Or, I want a chance to learn new skills. Whatever you say, it should tell the person asking that you're a great guy to have on board. Do NOT say your manager sucks, in ANY way. They will soon be your manager, you hope. What is he asking you to change that you feel you can't ?
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista.
Sorry for taking so long in replying. I wanted to wait and see what was going to happen. The 30 days came and went - no word from my manager, which is her typical way of doing things. In the meantime, I was sending out resumes and interviewing as I did not want to be out of work. When the question came as to why I wanted to leave, I gave them the honest answer, that I could not connect with my manager. If they pressed for details, I would explain that her management style was "fear-management" and that her decisions were made based on her emotions for the moment. Everyone seemed to accecpt the answers. And I am happy to say I was made a very nice offer from a software development company and took the offer. Thanks to all for the advice and tips.