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Disappointing that your manager, who you liked and described as fun and effective, wanted to fire you for it.
by nwsm 6y ago
Disappointing that your manager, who you liked and described as fun and effective, wanted to fire you for it.
- 1123581321 6y agoI read it as the director is the fun one. He didn't specify about the manager, but it speaks well of the director that the manager couldn't get him fired, assuming the director had some sway over HR.
- Diederich 6y agoRight. I don't know how that played out exactly. For the most part, that particular manager was fairly ok. I actually worked with him as a technical peer before he went into management, and he was super smart and effective. His personality was generally positive, and he was always pleasant to talk to. But...he had a strong disciplinary streak to him. On the team he managed before my own, he got several people fired for making substantial, impacting but otherwise understandable technical errors. Those guys did goof up, and cause real problems, but the errors they made were within very technical, confusing and difficult processes. Specifically, related to the store relocation/renumbering flow, one where my team spent a quite a bit of time trying to smooth out and automate during and after.