How do you handle your "Project Manager"
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I currently work for a company who recently has downsized. I do all in house work, client installs, builds,q.a, well basically all the in house work.
My direct boss is VERY untechnical and lately I have found it VERY hard to deal with his lack of knowledge.
The biggest issues I have had are as follows:
- I am on many deadlines at a time. I get stopped to put together a half fast quote as I cannot be late on the deadline, in the meantime, three support calls comes in, I give quote, time too much so they outsource it. I then I have to fix everything the vendor broke.
- I get asked, when an issue arrises, why is the issue occurring and explain in detail, yet that detail means absolutly nothing to him.
- All he cares about are deadlines, yet he is the one who schdules everything.
- "I am a programmer not a graphic designer, meaqns nothing to him"
- I was hired as a .NET programmer, yet they let a vendor choose wordpress for many sites(yeah I had to learn all about it quick)
I guess I can go on and on, but has anyone had to deal with this type of project manager? What is some advice, other than finding another job.
Thanks in advance, and I made this a wiki, so please don't close...
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