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

I did inform the managment once, and that got me into trouble.

Since I saw things in a different way I took the company to court, (here in Germany), but ooho they got mad, I was right but it made no difference at the end for them, but for me, I couldn't get a good job for a long time.

This World is fc* so it is quite hard to have a company which will do the right thing.

They do not care, since they believe they are the holders of all the knowledge and truth.

Here I am again working on a dummest managment the word can have, and my job was once again lost, they keep the "brothers & sisters" who do nothing all day, but hey forget about it move on.

I saw guys with more than 10 years being "removed" because of stupid management, good guys, excellent tech guys, who replace them,...... no one, you are right things got worse, does the management cares?!, No...

What I did was is, I do not care.

   and I move on.

Right after leaving the Uni on a Friday after my last exam, I got a job on a Tuesday, "the word" that guys like me usually said was "hey I do what I love and my boss even pays for it", but things have changed.

----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry Bolhuis" <lbolhuis@xxxxxxxxxx> To: "Midrange Systems Technical Discussion" <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2005 9:28 PM Subject: Re: I am leaving my company - should I inform top mgmt of major IT issues?

I think Ron's approach is right on here. You certainly risk trouble by telling them because they will likely take one of two views of the situation a) you are bitter or b) you are incompetent because you didn't bring it up even though you've know about it for a long time. On the other hand if you don't tell them it's on your conscience.
Good Luck,
 - Larry
ron_adams@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
As a matter of professional courtesy, I think you should tactfully, without stepping on anybody's toes (if possible) document the issues that you see. It should be done in a manner and tone of trying to inform upper-management of some concerns you see and not necessarily exposing anybody in particular of wrong-doing or ineptitude. Be very careful to avoid griping and complaining as this kind of a tone simply makes you look like a whiner and your comments will be disregarded.
Thanks,
Ron Adams
Information Technology Group
Crane Valves
9200 New Trails Dr. Suite 200
The Woodlands, TX 77385
"j s" <jrstone@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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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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