I've found they forget pretty quick (usually), there's always someone who doesn't accept the negative light even when it's their doing... I make it a point never to say I told you so. I just calmly outline the fix, estimate the time it will take, and proceed when given the green light.
It often means they more willing to listen the next time around. I used to hate this game when I was half as young as I am now. Now I understand the objective AND the rules. :-) Tom C. On Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 9:10 PM, John Sessoms <jsessoms...@nc.rr.com> wrote: > From: Leon Altoff >> >> John, >> >> You make the points I was wanting to make, thanks for saving me the >> effort. >> >> I would point out that even if it is your boss tha is making the >> suggestion you can still argue with it (I have several times and often >> win the discussion). The boss always has the option to say "Do it >> anyway.", but at least my concerns were raised. >> >> Mind you Australians tend to be direct. > > I've disagreed with bosses before. If they're wrong, they're wrong. > > And I've done my share of following the bosses orders even when I knew they > were wrong. Seems like the only time disagreeing with the boss comes back to > haunt you is when you're right and he's wrong. > > They'll forgive you if you screw up, but they *NEVER* forget, never forgive > when they screw up by not following your suggestion. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
