Today's Dilbert - be a manager?

[DAB]

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never had a desire to be a manager....:leaving:

[Craig]

never had a desire to be a manager....:leaving:

I don't want to do it, I just want to be asked.

[Madmikeee]

Yeah no thanks, not enough pay for the responsibility.

[LATB]

I'm a construction manager. It pays well, but I wouldn't recommend it to anyone.

Most of the contractors I hire are plenty smart. But they don't give a crap. makes my life a living hell.

[tjfontaine]

A lot of truth to this ...

Former Mechanical Engineer - didn't plan to go into mgmt but thought after awhile I could do a better job than those who were managing us ... so at the right time I proposed they put me in mgmt - and they did.

Got great reviews including great 360 feedback from staff - wife says be careful - they'll kick you upstairs ... thats what happened.

Retired as director at fortune 500 company. My last job I had 4 major depts and 160 staff members. Great group. My last 5 years I spent as a servant - leader - the dept teams and managers were so good I had THEM tell ME what they needed from me ... then I did the financial, political blocking and tackling so they could do what they did best. Worked out very well - been gone 4 years and still very tight with the former team.

[DAB]

all i ever wanted to do was some interesting engineering. after 20+ years of trying to do that i learned that some companies really don't want any original engineering done, just repeat the last project again. sigh.

now i'm in charge of my dog Leah.

:DAB:

[Craig]

all i ever wanted to do was some interesting engineering. after 20+ years of trying to do that i learned that some companies really don't want any original engineering done, just repeat the last project again. sigh.
:DAB:



"...we always do it this way..."

[OddBall]

Much wisdom in Dilbert.

[DAB]

"...we always do it this way..."

yeah....heard that too many times. :slap:

now i do whatever i want MY way.

[Craig]

yeah....heard that too many times. :slap:

now i do whatever i want MY way.

I will say...right now we've got a hybrid geothermal/four-pipe system at a project that currently isn't working like it was expected it would.

[DAB]

I will say...right now we've got a hybrid geothermal/four-pipe system at a project that currently isn't working like it was expected it would.

Computer trusting engineers.... :slap:

[Craig]

Computer trusting engineers.... :slap:

Some of that...some of not telling a client that their expectations are unrealistic; some of it is wanting to be the innovator. I'm sure it'll work eventually; growth is painful sometimes, they'll figure it out; can't not at this point.

[Aerovette]

I enjoyed managing. My biggest pain in the ass was not the actual job, it was the petty bickering and BS that I had to deal with.

That the fact that employees really believe the company is out to get them and it just was not true. That mentality was difficult to change.