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I might think this way if this was my first rodeo. When executives allocate money for hiring I assume they've put some thought into it with data outside my imme
by bastardoperator 4y ago
I might think this way if this was my first rodeo. When executives allocate money for hiring I assume they've put some thought into it with data outside my immediate view. You think I should be questioning executives? Most of us are out here just trying to survive and making C titles look bad in public is how you get fired immediately.
- sokoloff 4y agoThere’s a middle ground between saying nothing and making them look bad in public. Talk privately to your director/VP. Ask questions. You don’t even have to come right and say you think they’re wrong, but showing interest in the direction and financial health of t the company is unlikely to hurt you in any way.
- bastardoperator 4y agoNope, I expect the people making these decisions who are responsible (and paid extremely well) for the financial health of the company to be doing an exhaustive due diligence when it comes to budget. The only real question is do any of these executives take responsibility for their actions. That question has ultimately been answered over the past couple of weeks so why bother asking...
- sokoloff 4y agoWe are doing due diligence, but it can never be exhaustive; the single best source of qualitative information is from talking to people who are closest to the work and then trying to synthesize a view of reality from the multiple points of view expressed. You’re not under any obligation and can keep your head down if you like. I can see the spreadsheets with perfect clarity. I need to marry that data with the more complex and hard-to-get view of the elephant that can only from the people who are working with/on it every day.