> I'm shocked this manager didn't have you fired. I would never tolerate someone doing what they want instead of what I instructed them to do. When the leader says follow, you don't choose a different path, even if the leader is wrong. Eventually, if they genuinely are incorrect, they'll be dismissed due to poor decisions and performance.
All of the worst organizations I’ve worked in have been chock full of people who had this mindset. It’s good for job stability, not so good for actually doing good work. Maybe that doesn’t matter. Personally I hate having my fate assigned to the whims of incompetent management. I think the culture of treading the line between making bad leaders feel like they’re being listened to and doing what is actually effective for getting work done is actually much more common than you’d expect.
All of the worst organizations I’ve worked in have been chock full of people who had this mindset. It’s good for job stability, not so good for actually doing good work. Maybe that doesn’t matter. Personally I hate having my fate assigned to the whims of incompetent management. I think the culture of treading the line between making bad leaders feel like they’re being listened to and doing what is actually effective for getting work done is actually much more common than you’d expect.