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Originally Posted by Ultramaroon
Great read. My younger brother years ago shared with me a bumper sticker phrase that has helped me tremendously. "Manage your manager."
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Any manager worth his salt is well aware of the whole "manage your manager" train of thought. The same goes for the situation that Extra spoke about. If the guy was any good at all he would have figured out that they were playing him. Mind you he would also know that he was messing up by his style in the first place. That ploy may work with the incompetent but could soon have some unwanted consequences if the person figured it out.
I have sent reports or proposals back to new or intern engineers marked with just "????" but not because I wanted them to come socialize (come on they are engineers after all) but because I want them to think about and find what is wrong not simply point it out to them. I will of course follow up very shortly after returning it to see if they figured it out. Many do, some don't, and that is when the coaching starts.