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As it seems that you do not have the guts to leave the company you will need to try to change it from the inside. This is what I did: Find 2-3 people like you

by fasteo 13y ago

As it seems that you do not have the guts to leave the company you will need to try to change it from the inside. This is what I did: Find 2-3 people like you in the company. Make sure they are all respected people within their teams. Implement a prototype. Select the most ambitious manager you can find and show him the prototype. This is not about technology: This is about power. Explain him that he can save tons of money, that he can reduce the number of outsourced people, reduce the operational costs, stop some providers (i.e. big database vendor) from ripping money off from the company and that you think that he is the only one with the guts to stop all this mess. I was in this same situation 9 years ago. I made my guerrila war. Lost it. Quit the job. I did not have the guts either, but this whole process (9 months) made me a better person. Lots of stress and lots of work. Quitting the job was easy as pie. Now I have my own IT company. This is no paradise, but I will not work again in a big multinational company. Good luck.

ayers 13y ago
As you found out, changing a company from the inside can be very difficult. James Shore wrote about his experience when he tried to do this and it is a very interesting read. http://www.jamesshore.com/Change-Diary/ http://www.jamesshore.com/Change-Diary/
- jdlshore 13y ago
  (James Shore here.) Thanks for the nod. For what it's worth, I wouldn't go through it again. It's possible to change a company from within, but it's not easy. If you find your attempts rebuffed, and you're truly unhappy, my advice: leave. Find a better job, even if it pays less. Life's too short to put 1/3 of it into work you can't be proud of. (It's much easier to change a company as an outside consultant, by the way. I've worked doing that for years now and there are many many "tricks" I use that just don't work if you're an employee. The simplest one? People hired as management consultants get more respect than internal employees, even if the employees know what needs to be done.[1] Sad but true.) [1] My dad's favorite joke: "A consultant is someone who takes your watch and tells you what time it is. And then keeps the watch."

by fasteo 13y ago

ayers 13y ago

As you found out, changing a company from the inside can be very difficult. James Shore wrote about his experience when he tried to do this and it is a very interesting read. http://www.jamesshore.com/Change-Diary/ http://www.jamesshore.com/Change-Diary/

jdlshore 13y ago
(James Shore here.) Thanks for the nod. For what it's worth, I wouldn't go through it again. It's possible to change a company from within, but it's not easy. If you find your attempts rebuffed, and you're truly unhappy, my advice: leave. Find a better job, even if it pays less. Life's too short to put 1/3 of it into work you can't be proud of. (It's much easier to change a company as an outside consultant, by the way. I've worked doing that for years now and there are many many "tricks" I use that just don't work if you're an employee. The simplest one? People hired as management consultants get more respect than internal employees, even if the employees know what needs to be done.[1] Sad but true.) [1] My dad's favorite joke: "A consultant is someone who takes your watch and tells you what time it is. And then keeps the watch."