Comments on: Risky things to tell your boss http://followingedge.com/blog/2006/01/risking-things-to-tell-your-boss/ Observations on technology, family, farm and life by Michael Moore and family. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 04:47:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Following Edge » After 20 years... http://followingedge.com/blog/2006/01/risking-things-to-tell-your-boss/#comment-221938 Fri, 01 Aug 2008 20:59:55 +0000 http://followingedge.com/blog/2006/01/risking-things-to-tell-your-boss/#comment-221938 [...] I lost my job with CSNW a month ago today, after working for them for 20 years. Readers with a memory of two and a half years will understand that I was not surprised by being let go, since I started the process of hiring my own replacements quite a while ago, in the hopes that I could move to more programming and project management work. The process took almost two years longer than I expected, since the first replacement didn't work out. Now that a second new IT director is having greater success and I have finished training him and members of the new IT department, I was not at all surprised that they did not want to retain me for software architecture and project management. I'm excited to have a chance to move on to a new career with a company that understands investment in software and systems design. [...] [...] I lost my job with CSNW a month ago today, after working for them for 20 years. Readers with a memory of two and a half years will understand that I was not surprised by being let go, since I started the process of hiring my own replacements quite a while ago, in the hopes that I could move to more programming and project management work. The process took almost two years longer than I expected, since the first replacement didn't work out. Now that a second new IT director is having greater success and I have finished training him and members of the new IT department, I was not at all surprised that they did not want to retain me for software architecture and project management. I'm excited to have a chance to move on to a new career with a company that understands investment in software and systems design. [...]

]]> by: Katherine http://followingedge.com/blog/2006/01/risking-things-to-tell-your-boss/#comment-1453 Thu, 02 Feb 2006 01:00:53 +0000 http://followingedge.com/blog/2006/01/risking-things-to-tell-your-boss/#comment-1453 This made me laugh out loud because I could TOTALLY SEE that. ;) Good luck! I hope you get what you want...only partially for selfish reasons. (Because as you know I have need for a fairly big project soon, and it would be nice to have some folks available to work on it.) =) This made me laugh out loud because I could TOTALLY SEE that. ;) Good luck! I hope you get what you want...only partially for selfish reasons. (Because as you know I have need for a fairly big project soon, and it would be nice to have some folks available to work on it.) =)

]]> by: Don Saar http://followingedge.com/blog/2006/01/risking-things-to-tell-your-boss/#comment-1448 Tue, 31 Jan 2006 02:38:06 +0000 http://followingedge.com/blog/2006/01/risking-things-to-tell-your-boss/#comment-1448 Mike! You sure are demonstrating an enormous amount of good 'ol fashioned American independence!! I am curious to know what type of work this all involves but only if you are willing to say in a most generic way. In any event, best of everything to you! Don, drdonzi@crocker.com Mike! You sure are demonstrating an enormous amount of good 'ol fashioned American independence!! I am curious to know what type of work this all involves but only if you are willing to say in a most generic way. In any event, best of everything to you! Don, drdonzi@crocker.com

]]> by: Gabe O'Brien http://followingedge.com/blog/2006/01/risking-things-to-tell-your-boss/#comment-1447 Mon, 30 Jan 2006 22:21:59 +0000 http://followingedge.com/blog/2006/01/risking-things-to-tell-your-boss/#comment-1447 MM, That took some guts for sure. Way to stand up for yourself and your job. From the little time I spent working with you I can say you are worth [it]. Good luck ... gO' MM,

That took some guts for sure. Way to stand up for yourself and your job. From the little time I spent working with you I can say you are worth [it].

Good luck ...

gO'

]]> by: ajb http://followingedge.com/blog/2006/01/risking-things-to-tell-your-boss/#comment-1446 Sat, 28 Jan 2006 09:34:42 +0000 http://followingedge.com/blog/2006/01/risking-things-to-tell-your-boss/#comment-1446 18 years. For service and devotion I would think that you would deserve a fair promotion.. =) Seriously though, good deal, it takes a lot of guts to do what you did. -ajb (Now, where did I put that resume..) 18 years.
For service and devotion
I would think that you would deserve a fair promotion..
=)

Seriously though, good deal, it takes a lot of guts to do what you did.

-ajb
(Now, where did I put that resume..)

]]> by: Jeff http://followingedge.com/blog/2006/01/risking-things-to-tell-your-boss/#comment-1443 Sat, 28 Jan 2006 06:54:22 +0000 http://followingedge.com/blog/2006/01/risking-things-to-tell-your-boss/#comment-1443 Have a cigar, you did just fine - I hope, Michael!. Have a cigar, you did just fine - I hope, Michael!.

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