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Most managers think of themselves as being the biggest and most important cog in the machine. However I've seen Directors and CEO's sat there playing solitaire
by gringofyx 13y ago
Most managers think of themselves as being the biggest and most important cog in the machine. However I've seen Directors and CEO's sat there playing solitaire not really knowing how they got to that position in life or what role some people have in their company.
If you're an introverted programmer growth-hacking for the company, try telling the CEO about the value you're adding to the company... typically (in my experience) this news is usually met with disbeleif, furrowed brows and denial.
You were right to do what you did, hopefully you both learned from the experience ;)
- danmaz74 13y agoWell, ironically that manager was just sacked - and my resignation was one of the reasons alleged for this (it was just an excuse in my opinion). Even more ironically, his role will now be filled by a Director who is MUCH worse in that sense. So, I'm pretty doubtful that any lesson will be learned from there, because it's most likely the owner who set up that compensation policy. He built the company on selling hardware, and I guess that he doesn't understand that with software the quality of your people is almost everything (unlike with hardware that you resell).