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And, yes, I personally do speak out when CEOs and such take credit. [The Google Android project head is one example from recent memory].
Arguably, lol.
This is how walking into an application in any language (but yes especially Forth and Lisp(s)) is supposed to be but most are doing it wrong by repeating a lot of boilerplate.
If the attention comes, no worry. If it doesn't, perfect.
-. could be a request from the VP's peer; i.e., another VP. Or from someone in a lateral org (such as HR).
-. the manager himself in your interpretation of events should have the power at least to fire (if not to promote).
The fact is: it was a very confusingly worded post and we've probably wasted more time on it than it warrants. :)
a higher-level manager somewhat arbitrarily comes out of the blue and wants to fire one of your team. You have no paperwork to back the idea that the request is misplaced/misguided.
I realize not everyone feels this way, but I do.
a) the company is growing by leaps and bounds and would rather promote internally X% of existing employees. --or- b) the company is facing a downturn and would like to get rid of X% of existing employees.
In neither case does it have much to do with the actual people falling into or out of that X% (unless a perfectly just system is in place [and it isn't]).