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There's not a lot of context given about the behaviors exhibited in this interview, but as many others here have said, red flags abound in this anecdote. > But

There's not a lot of context given about the behaviors exhibited in this interview, but as many others here have said, red flags abound in this anecdote. > But the problem was, that this guys manager was sitting next to him. If he didn’t know, I would totally humiliate him in front of his boss. So either he would stick to his guns and refuse the correctness of my answer, to save face. Or he needed to agree that he was wrong, and lose face. I would love to ask the author if their team lead ever confirmed these suspicions. I would doubt it, but happy to amend my position if wrong. Regardless, to me this sounds like the exact type of culture I wouldn't want a new hire bringing in. I don't need to be managed or protected, especially from my own manager. I need honest answers, not what I want to hear. I wasn't in the room, I can't read the vibes like the author did, but I'll consider the omissions here telling-- there's no description of an anxious or frazzled team lead, or an imperious manager peering down. It seems like the only thing the author saved the team lead from were problems in their own head.

koonsolo 5y ago
So I worked there for a few months, and the team and team lead were awesome. But the manager and whole management team not so much. It was a very political environment where the team lead and anyone at that or higher level needed to cover their asses with emails etc. So it was actually good that I didn't raise this issue. One thing I remember at that place was that the team lead was on holiday, and the manager took over. But some release went wrong because the manager made some fault. He was able to turn this story around that the team lead messed up right before his holiday, and that he, the manager, had to step in to fix the situation. Oh boy.

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There's not a lot of context given about the behaviors exhibited in this interview, but as many others here have said, red flags abound in this anecdote. > But

by gorpomon 5y ago

koonsolo 5y ago
So I worked there for a few months, and the team and team lead were awesome. But the manager and whole management team not so much. It was a very political environment where the team lead and anyone at that or higher level needed to cover their asses with emails etc. So it was actually good that I didn't raise this issue. One thing I remember at that place was that the team lead was on holiday, and the manager took over. But some release went wrong because the manager made some fault. He was able to turn this story around that the team lead messed up right before his holiday, and that he, the manager, had to step in to fix the situation. Oh boy.