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As a software engineer have been assigned to a project of five member team. We all have our individual roles to a particular components. Sometime an issue arises in other team members component and I have tried to involve solving the problem. My manager strictly insults me for this behavior of mine. So I stopped involving in solving issue other than what is assigned to me.
Now that our current manager is promoted, our team been assigned to new manager. New manager reports to our old-manager. The current manager insults us for just sticking with our assigned work. I feel confused.
How should the behavior be as a team member. Should I just work on assigned work ? Or should volunteer on involving in other component as well ? Or should I consult manager asking I have more time and can contribute more ?
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As a software engineer have been assigned to a project of five member team. We all have our individual roles to a particular components. Sometime an issue arises in other team members component and I have tried to involve solving the problem. My manager strictly insults me for this behavior of mine. So I stopped involving in solving issue other than what is assigned to me.
Now that our current manager is promoted, our team been assigned to new manager. New manager reports to our old-manager. The current manager insults us for just sticking with our assigned work. I feel confused.
How should the behavior be as a team member. Should I just work on assigned work ? Or should volunteer on involving in other component as well ? Or should I consult manager asking I have more time and can contribute more ?
teamwork
edited 14 mins ago
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Are they really insulting you? As in saying mean things and making you feel bad? Or is something lost in translation here?
– Erik
7 hours ago
Sounds like translation errors.
– TomTom
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As a software engineer have been assigned to a project of five member team. We all have our individual roles to a particular components. Sometime an issue arises in other team members component and I have tried to involve solving the problem. My manager strictly insults me for this behavior of mine. So I stopped involving in solving issue other than what is assigned to me.
Now that our current manager is promoted, our team been assigned to new manager. New manager reports to our old-manager. The current manager insults us for just sticking with our assigned work. I feel confused.
How should the behavior be as a team member. Should I just work on assigned work ? Or should volunteer on involving in other component as well ? Or should I consult manager asking I have more time and can contribute more ?
teamwork
edited 14 mins ago
Philipp
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As a software engineer have been assigned to a project of five member team. We all have our individual roles to a particular components. Sometime an issue arises in other team members component and I have tried to involve solving the problem. My manager strictly insults me for this behavior of mine. So I stopped involving in solving issue other than what is assigned to me.
Now that our current manager is promoted, our team been assigned to new manager. New manager reports to our old-manager. The current manager insults us for just sticking with our assigned work. I feel confused.
How should the behavior be as a team member. Should I just work on assigned work ? Or should volunteer on involving in other component as well ? Or should I consult manager asking I have more time and can contribute more ?
teamwork
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Are they really insulting you? As in saying mean things and making you feel bad? Or is something lost in translation here?
– Erik
7 hours ago
Sounds like translation errors.
– TomTom
7 mins ago
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3
Are they really insulting you? As in saying mean things and making you feel bad? Or is something lost in translation here?
– Erik
7 hours ago
Sounds like translation errors.
– TomTom
7 mins ago
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3
Are they really insulting you? As in saying mean things and making you feel bad? Or is something lost in translation here?
– Erik
7 hours ago
Are they really insulting you? As in saying mean things and making you feel bad? Or is something lost in translation here?
– Erik
7 hours ago
Sounds like translation errors.
– TomTom
7 mins ago
Sounds like translation errors.
– TomTom
7 mins ago
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Read a bit about Stakeholder Management
It is your responsibility to ensure your direct manager is happy and the job is done. You need to prioritize and manage expectations of all stakeholders, in your case your two managers.
Your old manager is no longer relevant, he is your new managers problem now. Stick to doing things the way your new manager says and if your old manager has a problem with that kindly refer him to your new manager.
answered 9 hours ago
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How should the behavior be as a team member. Should I just work on assigned work
Your expected behavior is whatever your direct manager expects from you. If you're asked not to help others, you don't do it. If you're asked to help others, you do it.
You should do exactly what you're being told, and no question on it.
answered 9 hours ago
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Expectations of your managers are different and you don't know what to do differently now compared to then.
Try to address this to your manager and ask for a teaching for the team where he tells you how he wants this team to work together. Explain things were different before him and to make this team work successful with him leading, it is important for the whole team - not only you - to know how things should work in the future.
This shows you didn't do wrong on purpose and you are interested in doing better.
The exact strategy for this depends on your culture, behavior at work can be very different.
answered 8 hours ago
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up vote
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Read a bit about Stakeholder Management
It is your responsibility to ensure your direct manager is happy and the job is done. You need to prioritize and manage expectations of all stakeholders, in your case your two managers.
Your old manager is no longer relevant, he is your new managers problem now. Stick to doing things the way your new manager says and if your old manager has a problem with that kindly refer him to your new manager.
answered 9 hours ago
solarflare
3,5801927
add a comment |Â
up vote
3
down vote
Read a bit about Stakeholder Management
It is your responsibility to ensure your direct manager is happy and the job is done. You need to prioritize and manage expectations of all stakeholders, in your case your two managers.
Your old manager is no longer relevant, he is your new managers problem now. Stick to doing things the way your new manager says and if your old manager has a problem with that kindly refer him to your new manager.
answered 9 hours ago
solarflare
3,5801927
add a comment |Â
up vote
3
down vote
up vote
3
down vote
Read a bit about Stakeholder Management
It is your responsibility to ensure your direct manager is happy and the job is done. You need to prioritize and manage expectations of all stakeholders, in your case your two managers.
Your old manager is no longer relevant, he is your new managers problem now. Stick to doing things the way your new manager says and if your old manager has a problem with that kindly refer him to your new manager.
answered 9 hours ago
solarflare
3,5801927
Read a bit about Stakeholder Management
It is your responsibility to ensure your direct manager is happy and the job is done. You need to prioritize and manage expectations of all stakeholders, in your case your two managers.
Your old manager is no longer relevant, he is your new managers problem now. Stick to doing things the way your new manager says and if your old manager has a problem with that kindly refer him to your new manager.
answered 9 hours ago
solarflare
3,5801927
answered 9 hours ago
solarflare
3,5801927
answered 9 hours ago
solarflare
3,5801927
answered 9 hours ago
solarflare
3,5801927
3,5801927
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add a comment |Â
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2
down vote
How should the behavior be as a team member. Should I just work on assigned work
Your expected behavior is whatever your direct manager expects from you. If you're asked not to help others, you don't do it. If you're asked to help others, you do it.
You should do exactly what you're being told, and no question on it.
answered 9 hours ago
SmallChess
1,4693620
add a comment |Â
up vote
2
down vote
How should the behavior be as a team member. Should I just work on assigned work
Your expected behavior is whatever your direct manager expects from you. If you're asked not to help others, you don't do it. If you're asked to help others, you do it.
You should do exactly what you're being told, and no question on it.
answered 9 hours ago
SmallChess
1,4693620
add a comment |Â
up vote
2
down vote
up vote
2
down vote
How should the behavior be as a team member. Should I just work on assigned work
Your expected behavior is whatever your direct manager expects from you. If you're asked not to help others, you don't do it. If you're asked to help others, you do it.
You should do exactly what you're being told, and no question on it.
answered 9 hours ago
SmallChess
1,4693620
How should the behavior be as a team member. Should I just work on assigned work
Your expected behavior is whatever your direct manager expects from you. If you're asked not to help others, you don't do it. If you're asked to help others, you do it.
You should do exactly what you're being told, and no question on it.
answered 9 hours ago
SmallChess
1,4693620
answered 9 hours ago
SmallChess
1,4693620
answered 9 hours ago
SmallChess
1,4693620
answered 9 hours ago
SmallChess
1,4693620
1,4693620
add a comment |Â
add a comment |Â
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1
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Expectations of your managers are different and you don't know what to do differently now compared to then.
Try to address this to your manager and ask for a teaching for the team where he tells you how he wants this team to work together. Explain things were different before him and to make this team work successful with him leading, it is important for the whole team - not only you - to know how things should work in the future.
This shows you didn't do wrong on purpose and you are interested in doing better.
The exact strategy for this depends on your culture, behavior at work can be very different.
answered 8 hours ago
puck
1,163110
add a comment |Â
up vote
1
down vote
Expectations of your managers are different and you don't know what to do differently now compared to then.
Try to address this to your manager and ask for a teaching for the team where he tells you how he wants this team to work together. Explain things were different before him and to make this team work successful with him leading, it is important for the whole team - not only you - to know how things should work in the future.
This shows you didn't do wrong on purpose and you are interested in doing better.
The exact strategy for this depends on your culture, behavior at work can be very different.
answered 8 hours ago
puck
1,163110
add a comment |Â
up vote
1
down vote
up vote
1
down vote
Expectations of your managers are different and you don't know what to do differently now compared to then.
Try to address this to your manager and ask for a teaching for the team where he tells you how he wants this team to work together. Explain things were different before him and to make this team work successful with him leading, it is important for the whole team - not only you - to know how things should work in the future.
This shows you didn't do wrong on purpose and you are interested in doing better.
The exact strategy for this depends on your culture, behavior at work can be very different.
answered 8 hours ago
puck
1,163110
Expectations of your managers are different and you don't know what to do differently now compared to then.
Try to address this to your manager and ask for a teaching for the team where he tells you how he wants this team to work together. Explain things were different before him and to make this team work successful with him leading, it is important for the whole team - not only you - to know how things should work in the future.
This shows you didn't do wrong on purpose and you are interested in doing better.
The exact strategy for this depends on your culture, behavior at work can be very different.
answered 8 hours ago
puck
1,163110
answered 8 hours ago
puck
1,163110
answered 8 hours ago
puck
1,163110
answered 8 hours ago
puck
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Are they really insulting you? As in saying mean things and making you feel bad? Or is something lost in translation here?
– Erik
7 hours ago
Sounds like translation errors.
– TomTom
7 mins ago