Having to play politics

[Bagpuss]

In my new role, I seem to spend more time as piggy in the middle between various departments. Having to defend why my department won't do things while being constantly pressurised to do them by other depts. What would be amicable solutions in most places inevitably put someones nose out of joint here.
On top of this everyone seems to be machiavellian or contantly in cover my arse mode.

I feel like a permie.

Should I

Tell them to fark off and walk?

Or take it like AndyW?

[Platypus]

What about the 3rd option? Wait for Lucy to start calling them, and you get fired.

[ace00]

Take the money but just give up on any pride in the job.
They will do you anyway, as you probably know, in political positions the contractor is always blamed. Easy target. They are probably shooting for your boss.
Sounds like a former contract of mine with a defense organization.

[pzz76077]

Ask for fully funded business cases, project and resource plans.

Have a investment appraisal board (chaired by a Director and consisting of representation from all business areas) to formally and democratically decide which projects get company investment and which do not.


PZZ

[Menelaus]

In my new role, I seem to spend more time as piggy in the middle between various departments. Having to defend why my department won't do things while being constantly pressurised to do them by other depts. What would be amicable solutions in most places inevitably put someones nose out of joint here.
On top of this everyone seems to be machiavellian or contantly in cover my arse mode.

I feel like a permie.

Should I

Tell them to fark off and walk?

Or take it like AndyW?

Is this a public sector contract, perchance?

[sasguru]

What about the 3rd option? Wait for Lucy to start calling them, and you get fired.

Now that is harsh.
But I couldn't help laughing.

[Bagpuss]

What about the 3rd option? Wait for Lucy to start calling them, and you get fired.

This time it wouldn't bother me!

Take the money but just give up on any pride in the job.
They will do you anyway, as you probably know, in political positions the contractor is always blamed. Easy target. They are probably shooting for your boss.
Sounds like a former contract of mine with a defense organization.

They are going to do me over I can tell. I'm not really a political player, I tend to tell people what I think and that is "not the way".

Is this a public sector contract, perchance?

No but it feels like it!

[alreadypacked]

I am having problems with a vendor/conculting company. Every time you ask them to do something, they find something you need to do first. Then they query what you have delivered, but never get around to their delivery until the very last min.

People around here have stopped asking any question, so they get away with delivering Sh!t to production. Guess who is paid for a large production support team

[original PM]

A couple of fist<-->face interfaces may help here!

[BrilloPad]

What about the 3rd option? Wait for Lucy to start calling them, and you get fired.