02-22-2019, 11:49 AM
I have to agree with RJ... what is the world coming to?
Managers rarely get to show their hands. I wouldn't solely place the blame on the manager, he's working within the environment given to him... and legally they have to have the right kind of "excuses" when they cant tell you everything. I've been there more times than I want to admit. I'm kind of glad to manage programs but not have to manage people now... I can be a one man band and succeed.
what it does show is the company environment. I worked with my management team to "better" all my people IF they were interested. But I also used to remind them that opportunity doesn't come around often (with my old company). I worked within the rules my company set, pushing them when I could, to improve my employees. Some of them appreciated it, others did not... to the point I had to defend myself against an EEO complaint (from someone I bent the crap out of the rules for after I laid out the whole strategy and asked for a level of commitment from them... and they quit because it took "too long" though well within the timeframe I laid out).
Don't get me wrong, I've had some terrible bosses. but they usually show themselves well before an issue like you had. Don't condemn the manager without more evidence... but that doesn't mean you stay either... the environment might not be right for you and your style to get where you want to be.
Managers rarely get to show their hands. I wouldn't solely place the blame on the manager, he's working within the environment given to him... and legally they have to have the right kind of "excuses" when they cant tell you everything. I've been there more times than I want to admit. I'm kind of glad to manage programs but not have to manage people now... I can be a one man band and succeed.
what it does show is the company environment. I worked with my management team to "better" all my people IF they were interested. But I also used to remind them that opportunity doesn't come around often (with my old company). I worked within the rules my company set, pushing them when I could, to improve my employees. Some of them appreciated it, others did not... to the point I had to defend myself against an EEO complaint (from someone I bent the crap out of the rules for after I laid out the whole strategy and asked for a level of commitment from them... and they quit because it took "too long" though well within the timeframe I laid out).
Don't get me wrong, I've had some terrible bosses. but they usually show themselves well before an issue like you had. Don't condemn the manager without more evidence... but that doesn't mean you stay either... the environment might not be right for you and your style to get where you want to be.
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