Sometimes I guess I just don't understand..[RANT]

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Originally Posted by Max Peck

Chris,

There are a couple of books you really ought to read.

1) The Peter Principle
2) The Dilbert Principle

Both of them shed a great deal of light on the subject of management incompetence. The 2nd of the two does so with a little humor thrown in. Sounds like you could really use a mental break right now. You're too busy analyzing a hopeless situation here. About the best you can do, really, is adapt or find another situation.

-Max :D

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Adaption is out since I am under the gun with the trigger about to be pulled by June and since under my original job application has legalese like "at will employment" and "terminate without reason".

I can only do what I have been doing and that is to market my skills elsewhere and I have put out my updated resume since late October/ early November 2008 if I recollect. I got a few bites but then these jobs placed hiring freezes or hired someone else. I have one bite recently and the interview went well but they are interviewing a large pool of candidates and although impressed by me they said they would get back to me.
I will read your book suggestions. Ideally though my manager should have read the Pragmatic Programmer.:)

Got the Dilbert principle today. Great book.:thumb:

I read the book" The Dilbert Principle" and it doesn't change my perspective at all. My boss is incompetent and does not take accountability for himself and blames others for late projects when there are no instructions or specs given by him to get the work done on a timely basis. If anything it makes me realize there is s distinc difference between leaders and managers. Those who manage from a position of authority are often times incapable of leadership.

I am taking the steps to get myself out of this job by applying to other programming jobs on a near daily basis. It might not come fast enough though as he has written me up with the or else that trails off by June. So I have secured some part time work in the Army Reserve and past that I am trying to be hopeful.

update: I am still at my job so that is a good thing.:D

I am still stressed as I indicated earlier with the same infighting( I am documenting everything that happens) so that is in the minus column. All in all I should be happy the recession hasn't cost me my job yet. There is no worse inner feeling for a man than one who can not feed or support his family.