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> In Tom’s case, if he were to take the project, he should negotiate... Negotiate? What does Tom have to negotiate with? As an employee, if he's assigned a ta

> In Tom’s case, if he were to take the project, he should negotiate... Negotiate? What does Tom have to negotiate with? As an employee, if he's assigned a task it's his job to do it. He could certainly ask for resources but the term "negotiate" seems to imply he has some choice in the matter. Like he could decide to refuse to take on the project. This is the reality I find myself in. Now I've just decided to care about the job only as much as management does. If they don't care about certain issues; why should I? They've shown me time and time again that doing a good job or doing a mediocre job is all the same to them. I've decided to focus my energies in other parts of my life and I feel less depressed about my job now.

jaddison 12y ago
I know so many people in this situation, there should be a support group for them. It's incredible how many poorly managed (top down) organizations there are.
alexpotato 12y ago
> As an employee, if he's assigned a task it's his job to do it. He could certainly ask for resources but the term "negotiate" seems to imply he has some choice in the matter. Like he could decide to refuse to take on the project. That statement implies a couple assumptions: a. Tom has to do everything his boss tells him to do. What if his boss asked him to pick up the trash or clean the toilets? b. (a) is built on the assumption that Tom is essentially an easily replaceable "widget". His manager obviously has a need to fill and he believies Tom is one of the few, if not only, employee who can complete the project given the constraints (time/cost/personnel etc). Tom can use this as leverage to bargain for a better outcome for himself.