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molaram3418hPeter principle + the fact that analytical idiots tend to be better at politics
Also, incompetent managers do that so they can pass blame if shit moves sideways on them. The best incompetent managers would do that without you noticing though so your specimen must be really retarded. -
topsecret23078717h@molaram his mistake was trying to call me out publicly and later blame me privately lol
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D-4got10-01124611hI'm always curious how these people come up w/ such unrealistic expectations.
Lack of knowledge on certain topics seems like at least one of the factors.
Personally, I've seen very few good PMs. The majority was just terrible. -
@D-4got10-01 Initially I assumed the guy knows what he's doing and is just playing games but the more I deal with thim the more I see that under that fake confidence facade theres not that much actual technical competence.
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molaram347hLet's look at the bright side of things: we in the technology private sector are most of the time lucky not having to deal with government bureaucracy and corruption, which believe me is 1000 times worse than an idiotic PO or any corporate BS you can think of. I'm not saying you should ask your guy out, pay for his steak and give him a blowjob, all I'm saying it could be much, much worse.
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Nobody is saying they have it worse than others. In fact, most of us are level-headed enough to know that things could be way worse than we have them.
We have, however, every right to bring to light the idiotic things people do that hinder our work.
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