A personalized saber
So historically on this project, I came in Sunday evening and left Thursday evening. That meant 4 full days with the client. A few weeks ago, the “PM” decided we all needed to come in Monday (by noon) and leave Friday (afternoon). Not any more time, but certainly more useless. Today, as I’m leaving around 1pm, I’m cornered by the PM asking where I’m going, and when I’ll be back. I point out our “agreement” that was his idea, and he gets upset, says I need to stay the rest of the day and come back Sunday afternoon.
The “conversation” then descended into him threatening me and telling me I was “this close” to losing my job for not working 70 hour weeks. Funny, I just got a bonus, a raise, and several commendations from executives. Not really matching his craziness.
The fun continues.
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The part I left out was where he attempted to guilt me by saying that he’d worked 100 hours already that week. That only shows me that one, or more, of the following are true:
- You’re an idiot
- You hate your family and friends
- You’re a masochist
Telling me how you’re working 20hrs/day is supposed to “encourage” me? That just means you’re incompetent.
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You had mentioned beating him senseless with a copy of “The Mythical Man Month.” From appearances, you’d probably want to use Bob Sutton’s “The No-Asshole Rule” instead…or at least leave a copy anonymously on his chair, marked to the section on how assholes can reform themselves.