I love it
when I get to a job and nobody is ready for me, and they can’t make a damned decision as to what the hell they’re going to do.
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Wednesday 11 Jul 2012
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Do they at least provide a courtesy desk to bang your forehead on while you wait?
No! I have to go to MEETINGS to figure out what they’re going to DO!!!
Seven, yesterday, in fact- each including one level of management higher than the last, and none of them willing to make a decision until level Seven, when the guy turns to me and asks “What would YOU do?” “I’d move it over there” “That’s a GREAT idea!” So now they’re doing that.
Which I suggested they do at about nine Ayem. And I will have to go back tomorrow and finish as they had NO PLANS to have support available.
Are you sure you don’t work for the government?
I’ve worked with lots of “managers” who couldn’t decide which bathroom stall to use without three meetings.
Part of the problem is the idea that differing “opinions” are equally valid. First off, they’re not. Second, why are you making decisions based on opinions anyway? If you ask me what will happen if you do XYZ, I will research what will happen and report back, no opinion necessary. I could retire if I had a dime for every time a manager asked me “Mark, what will happen if we do XYZ?” and I’ve said “I don’t know, I’ll have to look.” and they reply “Well, we need an answer now, what do you think?” I think the atmosphere will catch fire while every cell in every living thing on Earth explodes at the speed of sound, then the Sun will expand to a Red Giant and engulf the inner Solar System, but I could be mistaken.
Mark D, I hope you don’t mind that I plan to catalogue your response and pull it out, as required — my employer pulls that crap and it might be good for a laugh (and maybe give the big boss a little push), especially with the “…but I could be mistaken.”
Thanks and have a wonderful day!
Damn, Og. That is my every day.
Just about mine, too.
Mike The EE: Feel free, I hope it gets a laugh!
When I get to feeling pregnant I come here and find that all we Technical Types are knocked-up.
I work with the military. I feel your pain.
“When I get to feeling pregnant I come here and find that all we Technical Types are knocked-up.”
I was thinking the same thing, you put it to words so much better than I can.
I have to do installs that salespeople do the initial scope of work. How does that work out? Not too good.
My pet peeve is where they have me wait while they dick around to show they are important enough to make me wait. I finally had my employer write in a penalty clause of $75.00 an hour for every hour they kept me hanging. I made almost a thousand dollars before they wised up.