Issues with team leader on client site

[Boney M]

You won't.

You need to make the team leader feel like she is getting on with you. You also need to make upper management see you are getting on with the team as well as that you are delivering.

The fact you aren't from the consultancy means if they want to make more money they will replace you with someone from the consultancy. Consultancies are adept at blaming the end-client for their project failures.

Spot on

[I just need to test it]

Agile projects are great, aren't they? People missing the big picture as they fight to claim points; requirements changing at the last moment with a shrug "Well, it's an Agile project, innit?". Daily scrums where (maybe this was just the ones I have been on - all at same company) everyone spoke ad nauseum about what they'd done despite next to no one giving a flying tuck.

[SueEllen]

Agile projects are great, aren't they? People missing the big picture as they fight to claim points; requirements changing at the last moment with a shrug "Well, it's an Agile project, innit?". Daily scrums where (maybe this was just the ones I have been on - all at same company) everyone spoke ad nauseum about what they'd done despite next to no one giving a flying tuck.

Time to move company......

[heyya99]

everyone spoke ad nauseum about what they'd done despite next to no one giving a flying tuck.

I've never once been to a stand up where this wasn't the case. I have actually walked away from stand ups in my current gig.

[SueEllen]

I've never once been to a stand up where this wasn't the case. I have actually walked away from stand ups in my current gig.

Time for a new gig...

Though at some clients' someone has purposely used an egg timer to get people to STFU.

[tractor]

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Time for a new gig...

Though at some clients' someone has purposely used an egg timer to get people to STFU.

Is it even possible to use an egg timer accidentally?

Yes, good idea though. I hate agile with a vengeance.

[heyya99]

At the end of our sprint review/demo, the team leader came over to me and, surprisingly, thanked me for my good work in this sprint. She said I spoke very well in the demo (I described my contribution) and that I 'was like a different person' - I don't know if she was referring to the demo or sprint in general. I thanked her for her comment and said it's nice to hear.

The only bit I bit I cared about was the speaking well in demo bit. She is obviously happy about my performance in the sprint (I delivered > 50% of the stories) because I shut my mouth and did what she said. I kind of miss the arguments. Doing what I'm told and not not much more is boring.

I've learned a lot about the work environment in the last few days. I am not happy about it, but I am not able to deal with issues better. I've let her incompetence wash over me and tried to see things from her point of view. I hate the fact that good work is not enough to get you anywhere these days and that 'politics' is necessary. But definitely, my work life has been made a lot easier.

[Antman]

Yep, it can be difficult accepting that we are often not paid to think, just churn it out.

[SueEllen]

At the end of our sprint review/demo, the team leader came over to me and, surprisingly, thanked me for my good work in this sprint. She said I spoke very well in the demo (I described my contribution) and that I 'was like a different person' - I don't know if she was referring to the demo or sprint in general. I thanked her for her comment and said it's nice to hear.

The only bit I bit I cared about was the speaking well in demo bit. She is obviously happy about my performance in the sprint (I delivered > 50% of the stories) because I shut my mouth and did what she said. I kind of miss the arguments. Doing what I'm told and not not much more is boring.

Did you compliment her on something very trivial? If not that's a failure and you are risking your renewal.

I've learned a lot about the work environment in the last few days. I am not happy about it, but I am not able to deal with issues better. I've let her incompetence wash over me and tried to see things from her point of view. I hate the fact that good work is not enough to get you anywhere these days and that 'politics' is necessary.

It never was unless you worked completely alone........

[heyya99]

Did you compliment her on something very trivial? If not that's a failure and you are risking your renewal.

What do you mean? You mean make her feel good about her performance? I'm pretty sure she has no inout into any renewal. I have been there 1 year longer than her and have proved my ability. I have gotten on very well with every other person in the office, which made the issues with her all the more frustrating. It was as if she was the one coming in rocking the boat.