Why I rejected my manager

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19 points·lifeeethings··5 comments

> I find it incredibly difficult to stand behind a manager who does not believe they are responsible for their team’s successes and failures.

They're responsible for the failures. The team is responsible for the successes.

I'll grant you that is somewhat true. The manager should get the hell out of the way and help his team be successful. That's the goal. Also, figure out the needs of your team members. Maybe one of them is a little too sensitive about code review comments. Or doesn't make accurate estimates of their work. Help them to address these issues so they can be more productive and more successful. Similarly, figure out what your boss needs from your team, and work to deliver that. Being a manager ain't so hard, unlike grammEr.

I'm sorry but leaving a company because your manager doesn't know what you are working is the last reason I would leave. Even better if no one knows what you do, bonus points for turning it into a telecommute position. Up the ante and get a second full time telecommute job.

"People leave managers not companies".

I actually beg to differ. The three times I've willingly left a company were some of the best managers I had, but the company had made a bad decision or I wanted to go do something new.

When people say a phrase like that it implies that it happens often, not that people don’t leave for other reasons.

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