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Ha! I'll take your word for it. Makes me think I would not last long at all in that kind of workplace, as I'd go right over managers head to executive foo with
by HumanDrivenDev 9y ago
Ha! I'll take your word for it. Makes me think I would not last long at all in that kind of workplace, as I'd go right over managers head to executive foo with evidence if he pulled that on me.
- cosmie 9y agoI've only worked in a place like that twice. Once (a large company), I didn't last long. In the other (a growing company), the blame-shifting and credit-stealing politics and the people who brought them in didn't last long. In that situation, it's really a lose-lose for the developer. If they go over their manager's head, they've just made a very unfortunate enemy. And as the manager has more rapport and access to the executive, it's likely going to wind up fruitless as the manager finagles doubt into your evidence (by leaning on that existing relationship and handwaving misunderstandings and referencing non-existent verbal conversations into the points of contention that you raised). And if they don't go over the manager's head, they now have an internal reputation for incompetence that'll negatively impact the rest of their time at that employer. So they're screwed either way. At that point it's better to just leave rather than make waves. If you make waves they can come back to drown you later on during your career or job search. If you leave with little ado it stays more compartmentalized to that toxic environment.
- HumanDrivenDev 9y agoI'm glad I haven't experienced anything quite like that. Your decision to just get out is probably the best one.