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my philosophy when management refuse to acknowledge problems (when they're real problems), is to make sure to allow them to actually be problems. make the probl
by yungporko 3y ago
my philosophy when management refuse to acknowledge problems (when they're real problems), is to make sure to allow them to actually be problems. make the problem and the impact known, make the solution known, then sit back and let the problem be a problem.
don't work harder to compensate for it, don't suggest workarounds or help to implement them (in fact you should pick holes in workarounds and find problems with them if you can). people will not ever solve your problems, they will only solve their own problems, so make sure it's their problem too.
- nomonnai 3y agoSerious question: How do you avoid being blamed after all? I've observed reactions like, "It looks like you are just incompetent." and, "Whatever, just find a solution."
- jononor 3y agoFirst one tries to raise it in the usual channels. Document the issues. Try to escalate for getting resources to fix. Make sure this is all in a written paper trail, so it can be pointed to later.
- yungporko 3y agowhen i've raised the problem, described the impact and explained what it would take to solve it, there's really no amount of mental gymnastics which could end up with it being my fault, especially if there's a paper trail. if a manager started doing stuff like calling me names over it, i'd go to their boss and make a formal complaint. at least that's what i hope i'd do. it's never gone that far for me and in practice i'm only ~80% sure that i wouldn't just tell them to choke on a dick and get myself fired at that point. to be honest if you have a boss like that you should be spending all of your time and effort on finding a new job rather than trying to solve problems at your current one anyway.