Message #77558

[gee4]

It isn't so clear cut Atlanta.  In my company, as I have posted before, we work in a very fast-paced environment so everyone learns quickly - you have to.  My boss in particular is very self-sufficient so whilst he doesn't waste time flaffing around, it's because he already has the skills to get on with whatever he needs to do.

In previous jobs I have seen individuals flaff around before they would ask me or even consider asking me for help.

From experience, you can't change a person or their ways of working, unless of course they want to change.  Putting ideas forward sometimes only works when you are at a certain level.  Again my boss in particular will only listen to whoever he wants to listen to.  He very often snubs the team members he manages.

I don't believe the new manager had any better ideas than Sandi, but he was listened to because of his status within the company.

As you say, unless the job description requested it, this probably isn't a job to get your teeth into.