On Sun, 15 Jul 2007 10:23:35 -0400, John S. Giltner, Jr. wrote: > >I have at my company, to the point where I was unofficially told that >because I am not towing the company line of migrating work load off the >mainframe that I may find myself looking for a new job real soon. > >If I say anything I am just a "old" (I'm 44) man that does not want to >accept change. If I say nothing, then silence means that I know they >are right. I can't win. >
I have been told by a few of my past managers that I am: "not a team player" "resistant to change" "afraid of change" Most of those people aren't around anymore. yet here I am. My current manager calls me a crusader. I think in the end you have to decide whether right and wrong mean anything to you and how much it means to you. I have found that I can tollerate a certain amount of ignorance, but it's also incumbant upon me to try to point out the errors or inconsistencies of a direction we're taking and try to head it off. You still end up having to decide how much it's worth to you to press an unpopular position. Addressing and attempting to adjust the views of people is a balancing act. Just getting them to listen is, in itself, a measure of victory. Be prepared to progress in very small increments. Another bit of good advice I've been given over the years is to "pick your battles". Don't waste your energy on something that really doesn't mean much to you even if it is the right position. Politics is a nasty business. It hurts people and destroys careers. Be careful if you choose to engage in it. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
