Monday, March 30, 2009

role of a manager

The manager's purpose is to get things done, and I firmly believe a big part of that is to protect the staff.

I got a call at 950pm today that at 2pm today, the top brass for the client decided to change directions.

I am suppose to be on vacation, but I will hustle to get this done.

I don't mind because it revealed that the middle manager at the client (a formal manager of mine in this business!) and my direct manager did not protect the interests of us contractors.

Now I understand that part of the reason why this industry went to contracting was because employees kept defecting when they did not feel valued.

Let me explain by saying that the agreed upon submittal date was next Wednesday, but
now we are all hurried to turn things in this Friday. A difference of three days...

I am grateful for this contract because I am meant to return to learn new lessons.

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