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**eFDMBwKH** · 09-28-2012, 09:11 PM

IDK, my manager is not a bad guy, but he knows **** about networking (I work at Thomson Reuters GNOC) and thats quite annoying some times. He pretends everything to be perfect while he can't do **** and you cannot ask him anything when you have problems... for the rest he is the typical corporation guy who just takes good care of his job post and nothing else lol

Let me compare my old Manager to my current manager.

Old Manager: I ask for help, HE helps. Not afraid to let me know when we've reached the limits of his knowledge when working on troubleshooting some kind of issue.

Current Manger: I ask for help, he asks me why I can't fix it myself.

My current manager NEVER uses words like "Please" or the like. When I fix something gone wrong, or come up with some way that saves the Business $$$ there are never any good words sent to me like "Thanks" or "Good Job". But he has no problem saying "My Guys are great" to HIS manager. If it makes him look good then he'll use them. The best compliment he ever paid me was never even said to my face. My OLD manager called me and told me he said "You made a great decision in hiring him." He was referring to me. This is why I can't respect him, he never pays out any respect to anyone else. He treats us all like programmable monkeys that have to be micromanaged. Yet he consistently hires self driven intelligent people who need little direction. Everyone on my team is pretty much a go getter. We set our own dates/goals, we don't need micromanaged direction, we merely need to be pointed in the direction the company wants us to go. We'll find our own path and meet our goals. Is it bad when NOT a single one of your employee's likes you? When managers from other teams rant about you.

The worst part is there have been people I've intensely disliked over the years, but I was still able to respect them because they knew their stuff and didn't do anything personally. We just rubbed each other the wrong way. My current manager I don't respect at all. And upon leaving this company I probably will tell him to copulate with himself.

09-28-2012, 09:11 PM	#7
eFDMBwKH Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 515 Senior Member	IDK, my manager is not a bad guy, but he knows ** about networking (I work at Thomson Reuters GNOC) and thats quite annoying some times. He pretends everything to be perfect while he can't do ** and you cannot ask him anything when you have problems... for the rest he is the typical corporation guy who just takes good care of his job post and nothing else lol Let me compare my old Manager to my current manager. Old Manager: I ask for help, HE helps. Not afraid to let me know when we've reached the limits of his knowledge when working on troubleshooting some kind of issue. Current Manger: I ask for help, he asks me why I can't fix it myself. My current manager NEVER uses words like "Please" or the like. When I fix something gone wrong, or come up with some way that saves the Business $$$ there are never any good words sent to me like "Thanks" or "Good Job". But he has no problem saying "My Guys are great" to HIS manager. If it makes him look good then he'll use them. The best compliment he ever paid me was never even said to my face. My OLD manager called me and told me he said "You made a great decision in hiring him." He was referring to me. This is why I can't respect him, he never pays out any respect to anyone else. He treats us all like programmable monkeys that have to be micromanaged. Yet he consistently hires self driven intelligent people who need little direction. Everyone on my team is pretty much a go getter. We set our own dates/goals, we don't need micromanaged direction, we merely need to be pointed in the direction the company wants us to go. We'll find our own path and meet our goals. Is it bad when NOT a single one of your employee's likes you? When managers from other teams rant about you. The worst part is there have been people I've intensely disliked over the years, but I was still able to respect them because they knew their stuff and didn't do anything personally. We just rubbed each other the wrong way. My current manager I don't respect at all. And upon leaving this company I probably will tell him to copulate with himself.
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