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Old 12-20-2015, 04:05 PM   #67
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Originally Posted by Tcoat View Post
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.
Fair cop. I didn't mean to advocate fucking with your manager. I'm dead set against any sort of underhanded shenanigans and I failed to make that distinction.

There's real benefit in learning what your manager expects and then delivering before it is requested. That's the key.
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