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This is normal. If you are an IC or middle manager you are there to execute (do what your boss says). Defining process and culture is not your job. Whether your
by ramphastidae 5y ago
This is normal. If you are an IC or middle manager you are there to execute (do what your boss says). Defining process and culture is not your job. Whether your process is better or not is besides the point. Fighting this will only lead to political pain.
- disgruntledphd2 5y agoThis is such a depressing, but accurate, comment. Thanks!
- tolbish 5y agoWould you say it is also your job to not question things like diversity initiatives?
- krageon 5y agoYes, if you want to keep your job then you don't question your employers' politics. If you're annoying to your manager (or their manager, etc), they will fabricate reasons to fire you. It might take a while (in countries with employee protection), but they'll get there.
- tolbish 5y agoThat sounds like a dreadful work environment you've got there. Some workplaces encourage communication with management, provided it's done respectfully.
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- kiawe_fire 5y agoSure. But it’s frustrating when management says that they want me to help improve processes and produce “new and different” only for me to deliver what they say they want and realize they really didn’t want that. In my case, it’s not so much “do what your boss says” so much as it’s “try to figure out if your boss really wants you to do what he/she says or if they just like the idea of change and really just want you to leave everything alone”.