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Boss: I notice that your conduct does not conform to the corporate hierarchy.
As you are new in the company, I need to make clear to you our communication
rules. I got very nervous with what you did yesterday. You sent an email
to your colleague and me to ask if a technician could get involved in your
trials due to the parental leave of your technician. You sent the email to him
before I give you my approval! There is no issue with such arrangement for
running your trials, but I got very upset by the fact that you ignored me and you
got into direct contact with the other project manager.
“Project” Manager: But I did send you, Baptiste, the email
and then I got directly a reply by Gregory who agreed to arrange the trials with
his technician. He did not put you in copy, though.
Boss: You sent the email to Gregory before I give you my consent. As I
am higher in hierarchy than you two, you had to send the email firstly to me
and wait my consent for sending him an email. Firstly, you had to wait for my
reply and if I would order you to ask your colleague, then you had to send him
an email. Maybe I would prefer myself to get into contact with him and then to get
back to you. You made the arrangement behind my back without me having yet
responded. I AM YOUR BOSS and you have to do only what I order. I have more
elements than you, I am not project manager anymore as you two. I AM YOUR BOSS
and you have to ask my approval for any action you make. It’s obvious that you are
not familiar with the corporate culture. I have to point out to you that if you
want to belong to a company you must do only what your boss says and I AM YOUR BOSS, I AM YOUR BOSS, is it clear to you? It’s very important and of the utmost
priority to understand the corporate culture and obey the hierarchy rules.
“Project” Manager: I see that you exaggerate a lot
for nothing. When another manager asked me the availability of my technician for
his trials directly without informing you, you had told me that it is up to me
to decide for such issues, there was no reaction from your part. Also, Gregory who
has longer experience in the company than me, replied to me directly without
letting you know. But you didn’t make to him such remark. Indeed, he had told
me on another occasion that I can address him directly for any lab
issue.
Boss: Maybe other managers ignore our corporate hierarchy rules, but me
as new department manager I want to comply with the hierarchy and I expect the
same from my subordinates. I just set up that department in which you and Gregory
are the only project managers and I want to make clear to any newcomer those
hierarchy rules for having an effective communication within the team. I have
more elements than you two and I want to control everything in our new team. I
am the decision maker for everything. We have a hierarchical structure which delineates
our communication channels. You must ask for my consent for every single action
you take, including sending emails. Before you send any email you must
come to my office to show me a draft and only upon my remarks and approval you
can send it putting me always in copy. You must put me in copy to all internal
and external emails you send, in copy, not forward those to me. You must also
forward to me all the emails you receive. Is it clear to you? You have to ask me
for everything, because I AM YOUR BOSS! Also, I want you to send me everything
you read, any document, article, publication, patent, everything and
communicate to me any idea you have. Again, it is priority to understand that
if you want to belong to a company you must do only what your boss says and I AM YOUR BOSS, I AM YOUR BOSS and you must ask my consent for everything and do
only what I order you because I AM YOUR BOSS, I AM YOUR BOSS. Is it clear to
you? Do you understand what I am saying?
“Project” Manager: I do understand clearly that you
are s u c h a p r i c k in your cactus-like organigram. I'd like to see the things clearly from your point of
view but I can't get my head that far up my ass.
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