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"Bryan doesn't drive a 1M" (bryantakespictures) 08/30/2017 at 10:55 • Filed to: None

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For some background, I work in an R&D group of a pretty large company. I do software stuff, mostly.

My boss told me explicitly that the “responsibility” (blame) for certain parts of our project will fall on me... if it fails. Do I get any credit if it succeeds? Of course not. Do I have any control over the success or failure of these things? No. Am I completely fed up with this shit? Yes.

I have been warning of problems in this area (sorry for being vague) for over a year and proposing solutions that I would implement myself. I was repeatedly turned down due to the risk and time required to properly fix things and now I’m being told that I’ll be responsible if it fails.

Venting complete, Oppo. I need to go for a drive.

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > Bryan doesn't drive a 1M 08/30/2017 at 10:59

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You need a new job, that’s what you need. That place sounds toxic.

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > Bryan doesn't drive a 1M 08/30/2017 at 10:59

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You need a new job, that’s what you need. That place sounds toxic.

jimz > Bryan doesn't drive a 1M 08/30/2017 at 11:00

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“Responsibility without authority” is the done thing in corporate America.

CB > Bryan doesn't drive a 1M 08/30/2017 at 11:01

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Some people really don’t understand the whole “accountability” thing.

I’m with Bloody. Hopefully you can find a place that’s more appreciative of you.

someassemblyrequired > Bryan doesn't drive a 1M 08/30/2017 at 11:02

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Time to find a new gig - lots of tech hiring going on now.

Bryan doesn't drive a 1M > someassemblyrequired 08/30/2017 at 11:03

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yup

jimz > TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. 08/30/2017 at 11:03

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unfortunately that mindset is everywhere.

For Sweden > Bryan doesn't drive a 1M 08/30/2017 at 11:06

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This would never fly in the aviation business fyi

Bryan doesn't drive a 1M > CB 08/30/2017 at 11:06

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Agreed. I got an excellent rating last year, which basically just put a target on my back. We’re coming close to the launch of a product we’ve been working on for 3 years, and I had planned on seeing it through, but the way things are getting...

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. 08/30/2017 at 11:08

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Weird, double post... welp kinja.

Bryan doesn't drive a 1M > For Sweden 08/30/2017 at 11:08

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Is that a pun? That sounds like a pun.

ttyymmnn > Bryan doesn't drive a 1M 08/30/2017 at 11:10

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In the beginning was The Plan. And then came the Assumptions. And the Assumptions were without form, and The Plan was without substance. And darkness was upon the face of the Workers.

And they spoke among themselves, saying, “It is a crock of shit, and it stinketh.” And the Workers went unto the Supervisors and said, “It is a pail of dung, and none may abide the odor thereof.”

And the Supervisors went unto the Managers, saying, “It is a container of excrement, and it is very strong, such that none may abide by it.” And the Mangers went unto the Directors, saying, “It is a vessel of fertilizer, and none may abide its strength.”

And the Directors spoke amongst themselves, saying to one another, “It contains that which aids plant growth, and it is very strong.” And the Directors went unto the Vice Presidents, saying unto them, “It promotes growth, and it is very powerful.”

And the Vice Presidents went unto the President, saying unto him, “This new Plan will actively promote the growth and vigor of the Company, with powerful effects.”

And the President looked upon The Plan and saw that it was good. And The Plan became Policy.

Verily, this is how shit happens.

For Sweden > Bryan doesn't drive a 1M 08/30/2017 at 11:23

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No. Most of aviation and other high-risk injuries focus on company culture, as created by management, when something goes wrong.

I.E. if a train derails, it’s probably not the fault of the maintenance crews who didn’t repair the tracks, but the fault of the management who didn’t make track repair a priority.