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Re:My Time at Snap by johnmaguire2013 on Tuesday October 01, 2019 @09:21AM (#21125007)
> Agreed. But since so many middle managers are twits isn't it incumbent on the employee to learn a set of skills to deal with Johns?

It's much easier to simply find a better job without a John, or where you're shielded from John.

(My name breaks this analogy a bit.)

Re:My Time at Snap by KKKKkkkk1 on Tuesday October 01, 2019 @10:56AM (#21125968)
I don't think it's easier, because:

a) It's hard to identify a good manager ahead of time.

b) People change; circumstances change.

c) Your team and manager will change sooner than you expect, especially if they are a good team or manager.

Re:My Time at Snap by thothamon on Tuesday October 01, 2019 @02:25PM (#21128887)
d) Constantly changing jobs every time some jerk floats into your circle doesn’t speak well of your character or look good on your resume.
Re:My Time at Snap by croh on Tuesday October 01, 2019 @03:38PM (#21129667)
true if only you put real reasons on resumes.
Re:My Time at Snap by toomuchtodo on Tuesday October 01, 2019 @06:49PM (#21131707)
“The growth opportunities communicated to me when my tenure began never materialized.”

Who stays anywhere more than 2-3 years now anyway?

Re:My Time at Snap by tombert on Tuesday October 01, 2019 @01:32PM (#21128138)
I largely agree with you.

My current manager where I work is pretty cool. We get along pretty well, and I don't mind working for them. However, I think my manager's manager is...umm, well, let's just say "not very good at their job", fairly close to the "John" in this story.

If my current manager quit or was fired or died, and I had to work for their manager, I probably would quit before I learned to effectively work with "John"; the job market is pretty good for engineers right now, why the hell not?