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Is he seriously tweeting about this? Basically that is insubordination and grounds for termination. If this manager doesn't agree with the company policy, and i

Is he seriously tweeting about this? Basically that is insubordination and grounds for termination. If this manager doesn't agree with the company policy, and isn't willing to pick up the slack of workers who are leaving or who have left and maintain the release date of the product, he's going to be shown the door too. Spending time creating a map of who left isn't a good move either and is not going to give any excuses as to why work can't get done, especially if it wasn't asked for by senior leadership. Every one is replaceable, including this manager who is questioning senior leadership. Complaining about it on Twitter isn't going to change anyone's mind who has made these decisions, it's just going to result in your own dismissal. It's a lot better to quiet quit and look for a new job if you feel your job has become impossible.

fnordpiglet 3y ago
The only thing worse than overbearing nanny leadership that insists on controlling how and where people work is thin skinned leadership who can’t take “insubordination.” I don’t think they’re intending to change their leaderships mind. But maybe the mind of other leaders less feckless.
int0x2e 3y ago
You're absolutely correct. I really wish you weren't though - it makes me somewhat sad to see how often the more motivated and passionate a person is about what they do and even the success of their company, the more likely they are to eventually cross some political or etiquette boundary and end up paying for it.
- carpet_wheel 3y ago
  The rub for me is how you are expected to show all the signs of motivation/passion throughout your career to anyone above you in the hierarchy who asks, but are then (as you describe) inevitably punished for it if you accidentally take any of that motivation/passion to heart. Motivation and passion are for the little people. They would do well to remember not to let their passions trick them into speaking out of turn.
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NoMoreNicksLeft 3y ago
Sometimes some people aren't replaceable. This is inconvenient. That it is inconvenient isn't the same thing as it being false. Claiming that everyone is replaceable won't make it true. Companies that punish employees by termination not for insufficient productivity, but rather for differing opinions on how to run the company well eventually discover how bad of a mistake that turns out to be, even if they're no longer capable of recognizing said discovery.

fnordpiglet 3y ago

The only thing worse than overbearing nanny leadership that insists on controlling how and where people work is thin skinned leadership who can’t take “insubordination.” I don’t think they’re intending to change their leaderships mind. But maybe the mind of other leaders less feckless.

int0x2e 3y ago

You're absolutely correct. I really wish you weren't though - it makes me somewhat sad to see how often the more motivated and passionate a person is about what they do and even the success of their company, the more likely they are to eventually cross some political or etiquette boundary and end up paying for it.

carpet_wheel 3y ago
The rub for me is how you are expected to show all the signs of motivation/passion throughout your career to anyone above you in the hierarchy who asks, but are then (as you describe) inevitably punished for it if you accidentally take any of that motivation/passion to heart. Motivation and passion are for the little people. They would do well to remember not to let their passions trick them into speaking out of turn.

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NoMoreNicksLeft 3y ago

Sometimes some people aren't replaceable. This is inconvenient. That it is inconvenient isn't the same thing as it being false. Claiming that everyone is replaceable won't make it true. Companies that punish employees by termination not for insufficient productivity, but rather for differing opinions on how to run the company well eventually discover how bad of a mistake that turns out to be, even if they're no longer capable of recognizing said discovery.