I have read portions of this thread and let me add my two cents worth. Traditionally IT people have not been very good business people, simply because 1. IT staff doesn't understand business processses outside of IT and 2. IT staff has been poor communicators to the rest of the business community. Traditionally we know how to speak in bits, bytes, databases and gigabytes, but how well do you know other areas, methodologies, processes? What does Six Sigma, BPM, Business Continuity Planning or other management terms mean to you and how are they implemented ? This is going to sound a bit harsh, but your email almost came across as a bit whiney. How much interface/interaction did you have outside of your own team with the business leaders within your own company in your previous role before this "new" consultant was hired and took over the role? What degrees or education do you have outside of a CS degree?? What value do you, as a leader within your group, bring to the department as whole or outside your department? In most cases whomever was in charge of making hiring decisions was not aware of your value, your true experience or you did a poor job at conveying it. What do others in the company (and not your friends or coworkers) think about you?
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ---- From: avid_diver01 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, October 8, 2008 1:21:51 AM Subject: [EDI-L] Management Question Please help me understand my situation. I have been a mainframe Cobol and CICS programmer since 1985 and then Genran MVS mapper since 1990 and had been a Gentran MVS administrator along the way. Now, I am not allowed to manage EDI group but instead Sr. Manager hired a contractor who does not know mainframe and Gentran at all. I have never been in this situation in which I know a lot more (EDI system and process as well as business process) than the person I report to. So, my question is: Is it common practice for a knowledgeable employee to report to a non- knowledgeable contractor? Thank you. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ ... Please use the following Message Identifiers as your subject prefix: <SALES>, <JOBS>, <LIST>, <TECH>, <MISC>, <EVENT>, <OFF-TOPIC> Job postings are welcome, but for job postings or requests for work: <JOBS> IS REQUIRED in the subject line as a prefix.Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
