Sunday, June 20, 2010

Thursday, June 17, 2010

On Being a Boss

I am damn pissed today by a colleague. The story is like this: I have been engaged in a project that needs this guy's involvement, lets call him 'A'.

As how a typical project goes, our project suffers changing requirements. Initially we thought to give the application a specific feature, but when the customer reviewed the app, they decided to remove the feature.

Now the problem is A refused to make the changes, saying that I can do work-around at my end. Yes, I do agree I can do the work around, however this is not the way you work. As an sub-ordinate, you can propose your ideas, but the final decision lies with the supervisor. As long as the request is within the job scope, you must comply.

Today I got a heated discussion with A, and to the end, I think the only way to proceed is to replace him.

You may say I am extreme, however do note, when I made a decision, I, not my sub-ordinates, to bear the consequences. So, as a sub-ordinate, what you do is to tell me the resources needed for a particular task, and the options available, but if I choose something that may go against your will, please just do it. I need your full cooperation.

Feel free to make your call, when you are in my seat. Thank you.

Monday, June 14, 2010

To Blog or Not To Blog

It is quite rare for me not to blog for more than one week, and here I am. My last post was on May 30.

Should I continue?

Time will tell.