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> I didn't get a chance to tell him about how I saved his job and the jobs of everyone else on the team Why not tell them?
by rtlfe 5y ago
> I didn't get a chance to tell him about how I saved his job and the jobs of everyone else on the team
Why not tell them?
- jameshush 5y agoNot OP, so I don't have the full context, but here's an example I can think of where telling him isn't a good idea: Depending on that lead's personality he may "go over your head" and start complaining directly to _your_ boss. Which means you'll be dragged into yet another 30+ minute meeting when your schedule is already packed with meetings. Part of your job as a middle manager is to not only shield people below you from unnecessary drama, but shield people above and beside you from unnecessary drama also. This is where you have to use your past experiences with each individual person to gauge how to act. Do this for long enough, and grinding leetcode an hour a night for 2 months and just going back to moving tickets left to right at a FAANG company for (oftentimes) more money starts looking appealing. But then you have some days where everything goes great, a major project is shipped without any issues, and/or you're able to (finally) give a promotion to someone who deserves it which makes it all worth it. I ended up switching into speaking/training. All the pros of management (mentoring people, getting to speak) all the pros of coding (coding training materials is fun and simple, zero tech debt to worry about) and less responsibility on both sides.