RE: Standards and Egos (was RE: ILE Propoganda)

Sounds like the "barrel of crabs" management stragegy.  As long as the crabs
can't get out of the barrel, all the manager has to do is poke at them
periodically to keep them mad at each other.  If they don't cooperate and
the manager can avoid taking responsibility for poor productivity, the
manager's position is secure.  

I've been in one of those barrels before.
-----Original Message-----
From: David Gibbs [mailto:dgibbs@mks.com]
Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2001 8:15 AM
To: 'RPG400-L@midrange.com'
Subject: RE: Standards and Egos (was RE: ILE Propoganda)


Probably job security. 
There can be no rational reason given for this type of behavior. 
> Ouch, that's nasty. Has anyone in management ever given any 
> reasons for this 
> type of behavior? 
> > RE: Standards and Egos (was RE: ILE Propoganda)Currently 
> working in a shop 
> > with no standards, manager has actually kept the 
> programmers from meeting 
> to 
> > develop standards. We are sludging thru rpg2, 3,& 4. 
> Between the pgmrs, 2 
> > contract, 3 in-house we do share ideas, but very quietly. 
> Other contract 
> > person was actually yelled at for using network server to 
> share common 
> > documents! We try, but if MIS management not into it, it's hard. 
> > jim 
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