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I think this kind of approach, and I've used it in the past, only works in American companies or bosses who are familiar with the American way of business. It c
by glitchc 2y ago
I think this kind of approach, and I've used it in the past, only works in American companies or bosses who are familiar with the American way of business. It can backfire badly if the boss doesn't like it. During a performance review, the boss inevitably labels you as insubordinate and all of the evidence needed was handed to them on a platter. Sometimes asking for permission really is the best way, even in the US. Doubly so where resources are concerned.
- ulfw 2y agoThis will not work in non-American companies where a boss might actually have a life and not work weekends, or heaven forbids have days/week(s) off.
- Jolter 2y agoThis would have worked fine in a Scandinavian company where managers are expected to delegate (some/most) technical responsibility. If boss was off, and couldn’t react in time, their eventual reaction would depend entirely on the outcome. If you were successful, they’ll appreciate that you didn’t hold up the decision by asking them.
- chgs 2y agoWorks fine in my British company that is almost as old as America, it’s called “out of office”. If they aren’t in the decisions are delegated to someone else.
- coffeemug 2y agoI don't think I've ever worked for a boss who would have disliked this approach, and I had many (good and bad). Assuming of course what you're doing isn't idiotic. All of them were steeped in American culture, though.
- foobarian 2y agoHonestly it's not my boss I worry about, more like a sibling team or service client that would have a stake in the decision but is known to drag their feet.
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- jampekka 2y agoThere are a lot of variety in non-American ways of doing business. E.g. in Scandinavian cultures management can be very hands-off, with workers largely assumed to make a lot of decisions independenly or among themselves.
- kaashif 2y agoI wonder how those managers can delegate, or how anything gets done in society at large, if independent decision making is considered insubordinate. Also, effective military decision making relies heavily on units on the ground being able to adapt and not needing to phone home to act.
- jamiek88 2y agoInsubordination is for the military. The very idea that a grown person can be ‘insubordinate’ is ridiculous to me.