tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558939360732260529.post8440290391820626528..comments2023-09-29T06:09:21.089-04:00Comments on Ask a Manager: receiving conflicting instructions from boss and boss's bossAsk a Managerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05281942480230532899noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558939360732260529.post-16936308212395187462009-12-14T23:50:36.362-05:002009-12-14T23:50:36.362-05:00Yes, be straight-forward.
But, more importantly, ...Yes, be straight-forward.<br /><br />But, more importantly, when an employee has conflicting instructions it is very important that the employee CYA!<br /><br />No matter what you do, you are "disobeying" one of your bosses. Make sure that this is clear and that you will not be the fall guy when the managers decide to start managing.<br /><br />The employee could very well end up being the one shown the door - management usually supports management, no matter how inept they might be.Charleshttp://home.earthlink.net/~nooriginalthought/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558939360732260529.post-91331418536809107322009-12-13T19:01:35.236-05:002009-12-13T19:01:35.236-05:00You get a lot of questions like this because a lot...You get a lot of questions like this because a lot of people have inept bosses - or have in their past and thus are scared to talk to people.<br /><br />At my current place of work, easily 90% of my co-workers refuse to involve management or supervisors in problems because they are afraid of "getting yelled at" even when the problem is ostensibly from the manager or supervisor (like the LW's situation)!<br /><br />Me... I talk management. If they yell at me I yell right back. ;)GeekChicnoreply@blogger.com