In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on 02/22/2007
at 08:18 PM, Graying MVS Sysprog <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
>Yikes. So, because of a reorg, I have a new boss that knows nothing
>about mainframes at all. Not even Unix. Just Windoze, as far as I
>can tell. I've always had a manager that used to do my job or one
>very close to it. Now I have to explain to him all the projects I'm
>working on, etc.
Does he listen? Does he want to learn? Maybe it's an opportunity
rather than a problem.
>In other words, really, it's a job interview.
I don't see that. As freud said, sometimes a question is only a
question. Maybe he's asking because he wants to learn, not because he
doesn't trust you. Ask him whether he would like a serious of
briefings on the hardware, software and local policies, then try to do
some good presentations if he says yes.
>Am I worth anything to the company?
Only you and your boss can answer that.
>Any sage words would be appreciated.
Assume that he's an ally rather than an adversary. Ask him what he
needs from you, and let him know what you need from him.
--
Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz, SysProg and JOAT
ISO position; see <http://patriot.net/~shmuel/resume/brief.html>
We don't care. We don't have to care, we're Congress.
(S877: The Shut up and Eat Your spam act of 2003)
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