Timeline for How can I communicate with a superior who has initially misunderstood me?
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| Jan 14, 2017 at 22:27 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackWorkplace/status/820397003045801984 | ||
| Jan 14, 2017 at 19:53 | answer | added | Jonathan Haber | timeline score: 0 | |
| Jan 14, 2017 at 15:43 | answer | added | 2ps | timeline score: 3 | |
| Jan 14, 2017 at 13:32 | comment | added | Jonny | There seem to be two choices here: Start working (on either <A> or <B>), or defer the decision. I don't think we can tell you which one works out better. If your decision is easy to revert, starting work on either would usually be better, because you only lose progress if you've picked the wrong approach. If you defer the decision, you always lose progress until your team leader is able to decide for you. | |
| Jan 14, 2017 at 10:28 | comment | added | Erik | I'm hoping someone with more experience working with authoritarian managers answers that, because I don't work with those... | |
| Jan 14, 2017 at 10:22 | comment | added | CJ Dennis | @Erik How do I make it go better next time? They might still be stuck on the wrong idea. | |
| Jan 14, 2017 at 10:20 | comment | added | Erik | If you think the manager has the information, then asking again would be the right answer. | |
| Jan 14, 2017 at 10:16 | comment | added | Vietnhi Phuvan | Unless your team leader comes back from the dead, you are screwed. You can come up with your own approach but make sure that the PM signs off on it. Otherwise, your PM will be pounding you for not following their approach. | |
| Jan 14, 2017 at 10:16 | comment | added | CJ Dennis | @Erik If I do that and sonething goes very badly, I need to cover myself. I think the manager has the information but can't conceive that anyone else wouldn't already know it. As a developer I only work on parts of the system, whereas the manger knows the whole front-end of the system. | |
| Jan 14, 2017 at 10:06 | comment | added | Erik | Do you think it´s feasible for the manager to give you the answer? If he simply lacks the technical understanding to grasp the problem (or the solution), no amount of asking for answers is going to help. You'd have to figure out an answer for yourself. | |
| Jan 14, 2017 at 9:56 | comment | added | CJ Dennis | @VietnhiPhuvan The project manager is my team leader/the manager I approached. I've just discovered the project has a bus factor of 1! | |
| Jan 14, 2017 at 9:34 | comment | added | Vietnhi Phuvan | I really dislike your setup. Do you have a project manager? | |
| Jan 14, 2017 at 9:22 | comment | added | CJ Dennis | @VietnhiPhuvan At the moment my team leader is totally incommunicado. | |
| Jan 14, 2017 at 9:21 | comment | added | Vietnhi Phuvan | So your team leader cannot be reached, even by email? | |
| Jan 14, 2017 at 4:57 | history | asked | CJ Dennis | CC BY-SA 3.0 |