That's also a good idea, so he doesn't have to complain after.

Thank you for your advice,
Nico

----- Original Message -----
From: Damian Dowling <it-manager@...>
To: <ib-support@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2001 11:33 AM
Subject: Re: [ib-support] Off Topic, work situation


> At 10:03 12/07/2001, you wrote:
> >Hi list,
> >
> > Sorry for the off topic subject, but it is really eating me. I
> > would like to have some advice how to deal with my (so called)
> > chief. He's interfering in the whole development process of the IB
> > database, even he doesn't know anything of RDBMS. He doesn't even know
> > what is a index, a primary key or a foreign key (he is a bookkeeper),
and
> > then he still has the guts to get angry in front of many people with me
> > when he try's to push his "idea of database design" to me. Explaining
> > it nicely, or asking not to interfere anymore doesn't work. Has anyone
> > experienced such a arrogant (so called) chiefs and what was the solution
> > for it ????
> >
> >Any help would be very appreciated, because I'm really pissed of today,
> >Sorry again for this off topic question,
> >
> >Nico
>
>
> Nico
>
> If you are on contract to develop the program ask him for a written
> statement for each change he wants, stating that you are not responsible
> for the consequences of implementing the Database that way and that you
are
> not responsible for support for that part of the database, also make sure
> the design he wants is included and that he signs it(VERY IMPORTANT). If
he
> refuses say you cannot implement his changes unless he takes
responsibility
> for them in writing.
>
>
> If you are not on contract you can:
>
> 1. Look for another job.
>
> 2. If the success of the project is not your responsibility Implement the
> changes, and wait for the sh*t to hit the fan (But privately warn him that
> it will not work properly).
>
> 3. Go above your chiefs head and lodge a formal complain about his
behavior.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
>
> Damian Dowling
> IT Manager
> Pallas Foods Ltd
>
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> Fax: + 353 69 20201
> Email: it-manager@...
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