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Don't make assumptions. My employer does not do end-of-year reviews. To make a long story short, my manager got angry because I wrote a quick and dirty tool th
by gwbas1c 10mo ago
Don't make assumptions. My employer does not do end-of-year reviews.
To make a long story short, my manager got angry because I wrote a quick and dirty tool that bypassed a lot of confusing abstraction layers, and is significantly easier to use than the tool the company currently uses.
When my manager got angry, I first told my manager that we shouldn't argue in front of the entire office. Then I went to the CEO for advice. The CEO gave me advice that I used on my 1-1 with my manager later that day. (The CEO was also quite happy that I made a quick-and-dirty tool that made peoples' lives easier.)
> Why not mention to your manager that CEO supported you?
I suggested that my manager discuss the issue with the CEO when they told me that he didn't think he could "sell my tool" to the CEO.
To make a long story short, this is a case where my manager started the company, and people / project management is not their strong part. The limiting factor is funding, otherwise we'd have hired a proper project manager and promoted my manager (the founder) to a thought leadership role.
- caminante 10mo ago>I suggested that my manager discuss the issue with the CEO Point blank: Why not tell your manager you already spoke with the CEO instead of 1. Not mentioning you already overstepped your manager 2. And the skip-level boss/CEO liked the idea. This seems like potentially good intentions being easily perceived by your manager as passive-aggressive. Maybe your skip level told you to use that phrasing. Regardless, good luck.
- gwbas1c 10mo agoI think you're misinterpreting the situation, because I didn't "overstep" my manager, and in a small company everyone has a relationship with everyone. (IE, what I did was taking initiative and making good use of dead time.) I'm not comfortable discussing this further in a public forum at this point, but you're welcome to look at my profile to contact me directly if you want to.
- caminante 10mo agoI understand and don't have your context.
- gwbas1c 10mo agoIf you're still looking at this thread, this article explains what's going on: https://www.startups.com/articles/how-founders-get-fired-by-promotion https://www.startups.com/articles/how-founders-get-fired-by-... The article takes a harsh tone on the situation, which really isn't true. (I wish the author avoided the word "failed" because the situation is really about recognizing success and playing to strengths.)
- caminante 10mo agoSure, you have a lot more tactical context. I agree that diagnosing and treating Founder's Syndrome is a natural, healthy outcome.