[xi_hyperon]

So my boss cancels team participation in this quarter's international meeting so that he is the sole presenter. Bear in mind that I'm the project manager and the meeting consists of only project managers and the global VP of the group. He is the only director to be there, but he has to feed his desire for showmanship and glad handing with top management. Fine. Over that. He has us produce a 60 slide powerpoint because he doesn't know enough about the topics to create it himself. Cursing but it gets done (he stands over our shoulder as it's produced to give corrections and suggestions on the fly). He's now over in Europe for the meeting and sends us an email requesting we review the slides "HE put together" and send him feedback. We open the file and it is exactly what we gave him in the first place, but now with his name on the bottom of each slide. Whatever, laugh, shake head and shrug it off. Jump to this morning- phone call! Drop everything we're doing to coach him on the content so that he knows what he's talking about. DOES THIS GUY KNOW NO BOUNDS WITH GALL AND IDIOCY? I WANT HIM DEAD. NOW. THANK YOU GOD FOR PLACING US ON SEPARATE CONTINENTS TODAY.

ok... must find my anxiety medicine...

[mavapa]

xi-hyperon, you might as well get used to it. That's the way a typical "manager" works. But that's because typical managers have no idea how to manage. And besides, he wanted that trip to Europe. You'll have to wait until you get to be a manager, so you can let other people do the work and then you can take the credit and travel to exotic locations.

Your manager will look stupid only if he is presenting to nonmanagers. If most of the other people present are like him, they won't be able to tell whether he knows what he's talking about.

By the way, get your resume in order and start looking.

[xi_hyperon]

Originally posted by mavapa:
<STRONG>xi-hyperon, you might as well get used to it. That's the way a typical "manager" works. But that's because typical managers have no idea how to manage. And besides, he wanted that trip to Europe. You'll have to wait until you get to be a manager, so you can let other people do the work and then you can take the credit and travel to exotic locations.

Your manager will look stupid only if he is presenting to nonmanagers. If most of the other people present are like him, they won't be able to tell whether he knows what he's talking about.

By the way, get your resume in order and start looking.</STRONG>

Then I've had atypical bosses in the past. I AM the project manager for all development, exactly the same as everyone else who is participating in the meeting. That's what upsets me. I could care less about the travel, I live in Europe a portion of every year. There are important and valid business reasons for my attendance, and additionally, there were valid business reasons for me recommending some others on the team participate this time.

[G Barnett]

Powerpoint, you say? You could screw him over royally, you know.

Two words: Revision History.

If Powerpoint is anything like Word, it'll track in its metadata exactly who worked on it and when. All that someone has to do is get a copy of 'his' presentation to someone higher up the food chain and suggest they look at the revision history. Not quite sure how to do it diplomatically enough, but one good backstabbing deserves another.

Torpedos away!


G Barnett

[willed]

What company do you work for? Or is that classified...

[xi_hyperon]

Originally posted by willed:
<STRONG>What company do you work for? Or is that classified...</STRONG>

well, that would depend on where you work.

[mavapa]

There are good managers and bad managers. A good manager would have let you go. In fact, a good manager would have insisted that you go, because a good manager's goal should be the success of the company, not personal glorification.

Suggestions that you subvert your boss are out of line, although thinking about it can be satisfying. I still say that if you are that upset, you start looking elsewhere.

[Lerkfish]

Originally posted by mavapa:
<STRONG>There are good managers and bad managers. A good manager would have let you go. In fact, a good manager would have insisted that you go, because a good manager's goal should be the success of the company, not personal glorification.

Suggestions that you subvert your boss are out of line, although thinking about it can be satisfying. I still say that if you are that upset, you start looking elsewhere.</STRONG>

agreed. I have learned the hard way that there is no way to rectify a bad boss situation yourself. You have to wait for him to trip himself up, and pray you have NOTHING to do with exposing him. that way, when it all comes out you smell like a rose, instead of a rat.

The WORST thing you can do is complain about your boss to his superiors, because they'll clos ranks around him, and proclaim you a troublemaker

[ThisGuy]

Originally posted by xi_hyperon:
<STRONG>So my boss cancels team participation in this quarter's international meeting so that he is the sole presenter. Bear in mind that I'm the project manager and the meeting consists of only project managers and the global VP of the group. He is the only director to be there, but he has to feed his desire for showmanship and glad handing with top management. Fine. Over that. He has us produce a 60 slide powerpoint because he doesn't know enough about the topics to create it himself. Cursing but it gets done (he stands over our shoulder as it's produced to give corrections and suggestions on the fly). He's now over in Europe for the meeting and sends us an email requesting we review the slides "HE put together" and send him feedback. We open the file and it is exactly what we gave him in the first place, but now with his name on the bottom of each slide. Whatever, laugh, shake head and shrug it off. Jump to this morning- phone call! Drop everything we're doing to coach him on the content so that he knows what he's talking about. DOES THIS GUY KNOW NO BOUNDS WITH GALL AND IDIOCY? I WANT HIM DEAD. NOW. THANK YOU GOD FOR PLACING US ON SEPARATE CONTINENTS TODAY.

ok... must find my anxiety medicine...</STRONG>

I want to see a picture of this pointy-haired bastard.

[xi_hyperon]

It's very tempting, but you never know who's on the boards.

[cdhostage]

Tell; them about that Revision History thing anonymously. Only the boss gets hurt and he deserves it

[Orange Luna]

A picture of your boss?

[xi_hyperon]

Originally posted by Orange Luna:
<STRONG>A picture of your boss?

</STRONG>

That picture... you don't know how close it resembles my boss. Really!

[Mediaman_12]

Orange Luna:
Your sig is causing an iTools login to show up on this page.

[xi_hyperon]

Originally posted by Mediaman_12:
<STRONG>Orange Luna:
Your sig is causing an iTools login to show up on this page.</STRONG>

Is THAT what's causing it? LOL! I was trying to figure out what I had done to screw up my iTools prefs.