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

>>it's management's responsibility to manage their people and processes.

One point of view - but how about some advice to senior management that
might protect the jobs of the thousands of other jobs in the company - a
Good Samaritan approach.

And who knows they may even look on you kindly and offer you another
job.  After all you will know that at least you did try to help your
fellow workers keep their jobs.



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Sent: 10 February 2005 17:02
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Subject: RE: I am leaving my company - should I inform top mgmt of
majorIT 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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