On 9/15/2014 3:48 PM, Bill Horne wrote: > I feel this is a shortcoming of American management in general,
No, not a shortcoming of American management. It's the irrational notion that pessimism is bad. > and I have never discovered a polite or effective way to > say "You're being foolish - please don't do that". "You hired me to do a job. If I'm not going to be allowed to do that job then I will find employment elsewhere." With two weeks' notice ready just in case said manager thinks you're bluffing. Because if your manager won't take you seriously then you seriously need to find a new manager. -- Rich P. _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss