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Semi-technical supervisor excessively micromanaging
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I am a software engineer. My boss, let's call him "Bob", was a DBA prior to his promotion into management.
Because Bob has some prior programming experience, he has taken it upon himself to be intimately involved in making decisions in the development process - down to the tiniest details at times. Bob's involvement became too much for me to deal with when he asked me to rename a class in an application I am currently working on. His argument for the name change was "I don't like [the name]."
Is there a polite way to tell my supervisor to "butt out"?
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I am a software engineer. My boss, let's call him "Bob", was a DBA prior to his promotion into management.
Because Bob has some prior programming experience, he has taken it upon himself to be intimately involved in making decisions in the development process - down to the tiniest details at times. Bob's involvement became too much for me to deal with when he asked me to rename a class in an application I am currently working on. His argument for the name change was "I don't like [the name]."
Is there a polite way to tell my supervisor to "butt out"?
communication management
asked 10 mins ago
Strikegently
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up vote
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down vote
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I am a software engineer. My boss, let's call him "Bob", was a DBA prior to his promotion into management.
Because Bob has some prior programming experience, he has taken it upon himself to be intimately involved in making decisions in the development process - down to the tiniest details at times. Bob's involvement became too much for me to deal with when he asked me to rename a class in an application I am currently working on. His argument for the name change was "I don't like [the name]."
Is there a polite way to tell my supervisor to "butt out"?
communication management
asked 10 mins ago
Strikegently
1671
I am a software engineer. My boss, let's call him "Bob", was a DBA prior to his promotion into management.
Because Bob has some prior programming experience, he has taken it upon himself to be intimately involved in making decisions in the development process - down to the tiniest details at times. Bob's involvement became too much for me to deal with when he asked me to rename a class in an application I am currently working on. His argument for the name change was "I don't like [the name]."
Is there a polite way to tell my supervisor to "butt out"?
communication management
communication management
asked 10 mins ago
Strikegently
1671
asked 10 mins ago
Strikegently
1671
asked 10 mins ago
Strikegently
1671
asked 10 mins ago
Strikegently
1671
asked 10 mins ago
Strikegently
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Possibly if you just ask something along the lines of
Hi Bob, You have been pointing out changes as I've been developing. Could you either wait till the final product before making minor changes such as name changes as it's distracting or let me use the names I have chosen (assuming appropriate)
Obviously with larger changes he's going to need to talk about it but in terms of micromanaging he's your boss at the end of the day and if he wants to be involved. He's going to be involved, if it's not affecting the results and you're getting annoyed by the fact that he's giving his input you should probably just brush it aside.
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Possibly if you just ask something along the lines of
Hi Bob, You have been pointing out changes as I've been developing. Could you either wait till the final product before making minor changes such as name changes as it's distracting or let me use the names I have chosen (assuming appropriate)
Obviously with larger changes he's going to need to talk about it but in terms of micromanaging he's your boss at the end of the day and if he wants to be involved. He's going to be involved, if it's not affecting the results and you're getting annoyed by the fact that he's giving his input you should probably just brush it aside.
answered 5 mins ago
Twyxz
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Possibly if you just ask something along the lines of
Hi Bob, You have been pointing out changes as I've been developing. Could you either wait till the final product before making minor changes such as name changes as it's distracting or let me use the names I have chosen (assuming appropriate)
Obviously with larger changes he's going to need to talk about it but in terms of micromanaging he's your boss at the end of the day and if he wants to be involved. He's going to be involved, if it's not affecting the results and you're getting annoyed by the fact that he's giving his input you should probably just brush it aside.
answered 5 mins ago
Twyxz
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up vote
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up vote
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down vote
Possibly if you just ask something along the lines of
Hi Bob, You have been pointing out changes as I've been developing. Could you either wait till the final product before making minor changes such as name changes as it's distracting or let me use the names I have chosen (assuming appropriate)
Obviously with larger changes he's going to need to talk about it but in terms of micromanaging he's your boss at the end of the day and if he wants to be involved. He's going to be involved, if it's not affecting the results and you're getting annoyed by the fact that he's giving his input you should probably just brush it aside.
answered 5 mins ago
Twyxz
4,24851948
Possibly if you just ask something along the lines of
Hi Bob, You have been pointing out changes as I've been developing. Could you either wait till the final product before making minor changes such as name changes as it's distracting or let me use the names I have chosen (assuming appropriate)
Obviously with larger changes he's going to need to talk about it but in terms of micromanaging he's your boss at the end of the day and if he wants to be involved. He's going to be involved, if it's not affecting the results and you're getting annoyed by the fact that he's giving his input you should probably just brush it aside.
answered 5 mins ago
Twyxz
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answered 5 mins ago
Twyxz
4,24851948
answered 5 mins ago
Twyxz
4,24851948
answered 5 mins ago
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