RE: I am leaving my company - should I inform top mgmt of major IT issues?

Gracefully...it's management's responsibility to manage their people and
processes...I don't see where you have anything to gain by informing
management of their problems.

> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: I am leaving my company - should I inform top mgmt of major
> IT    issues?
> From: "j s" <jrstone@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Thu, February 10, 2005 11:52 am
> To: "Midrange Systems Technical Discussion" <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> I have been working in my company's IT department for 8 years.  The company 
> is downsizing, and I got caught up in the latest round.
> 
> My company's IT department is severely damaging the company and risking the 
> company's thousands of jobs by being so imcompetent.
> 
> Should I inform my company's top mgmt of specific technical issues in their 
> IT department that are destroying the company?
> 
> Should I go out with a bang?  Or gracefully (without informing mgmt)?
> 
> 
> Reasons to inform mgmt:
>   a..     Seems like the right thing to do
>   b..     They might make needed changes and turn the company around
>   c..     They need to make serious and fundamental IT changes to survive
>   d..     Maybe they will keep me on staff
> 
> 
> Reasons NOT to inform mgmt:
>   a..     It is sticking my nose where it doesn't belong
>   b..     No one else does this type of thing
>   c..     It would probably sound like just another disgruntled employee 
> spewing giberish
>   d..     It could cause a shakeup in the IT department and I would lose 
> friends and the respect of former co-workers
> 
> Has anyone tried informing top mgmt of problems upon exit of the company?  
> Was there anything positive that came out of doing this?
> 
> Thanks!
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