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Old 10-22-2021, 03:50 PM   #689 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by redpoint5 View Post
I haven't followed all this.

Bosses have occasionally insisted on doing something wrong. When it's very wrong, I make it a point to exactly follow as instructed and allow the fallout to accumulate until the system is changed.

I do the same. If I don't agree with something I voice my opinion. If the boss still says to do it their way then I execute to the letter and document, document, document. (Unless it is illegal which hasn't been a problem anywhere I've worked)

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A bad system isn't fixed by ignoring instruction from management because either a. they won't notice you didn't follow the instruction, in which case their system is still wrong for everyone else, or b. they eventually fire you for not adhering to their system. That leaves only option c. to exactly follow the bad system until its dysfunction is made apparent and changed.
Or option D - Find a new job were they do things the way you think it should be done.

I agree you can't change the system by trying to buck it - that just gets you fired.
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