There's this bloke at work

[doodab]

first off, there not be an 'everybody else'

second, they may be the md

third off, they may be a top bloke who has been drafted out of their comfort zone

there are a load more - try thinking ouside your box

None of those things are an excuse for behaving like an arsehole if someone happens to point out a flaw in your plan without also solving it for you. In fact, for example #3 I'd argue that a top bloke is someone who doesn't start acting like a **** when outside their comfort zone.

[EternalOptimist]

right ho.

bloke on my project been asked to perform the impossible, and your advice is for me to tell him he is useless.


that is bad advice

[doodab]

right ho.

bloke on my project been asked to perform the impossible, and your advice is for me to tell him he is useless.


that is bad advice

And not what i said.

To extend your analogy a bloke on your project has been asked to do the impossiible but doesn't realise it's impossible. You point this out and he starts acting like an arsehole and demanding you find the solution to his impossible problem.

That sounds like a **** to me. I'd tell him. You presumably would suck it up.

[EternalOptimist]

And not what i said.

Tell them they are useless *****. Preferably in front of everyone else, just in case anyone was under any illusions that they aren't. Then try and solve the problem, quite probably with the help of other people who know that the useless **** is a useless ****.

[cojak]

I must admit I wouldn't DREAM of posting this kind of stuff about a client on here.

Doesn't anyone remember Wilmslow??

[SupremeSpod]

I must admit I wouldn't DREAM of posting this kind of stuff about a client on here.

Doesn't anyone remember Wilmslow??

Is he the one who worked for a certain Supermarket in Bradford.

Got made redundant.

Talks to kids on the phone quite a lot.

His neighbours aren't too keen on the CCTV system he's set up to spy on their kids.

Last seen having a heart to heart with RC at one of the northern meet-ups.

Is that the one?

[cojak]

That's him

Last heard of having a 'one-to-one' with the PM who had read his digital diarrhoea on the forum.

[eek]

That's him

Last heard of having a 'one-to-one' with the PM who had read his digital diarrhoea on the forum.

I dread to think what disease that was considering now

His eyes are orange, his tongue is black, He has purple prickles all over his back.

[original PM]

if you do not care about the contract then feel free to call this muppet to his face and expose him - he will have the backing of those further up the food chain on you will not be the winner - so expect to need another contract soon.

If you do care about the contract document everything and make sure it is available for review, then slowly let the project fail and ensure each failure can be attirbuted to his decisions - this will have more impact as it does not show a knee jerk reaction.

And remember the further up the food chain you go the less interest there is in success and the more interest there is in covering their asses and ensuring the keep the cushy salary and no body can challenge them - completely different game at that level.

[SupremeSpod]

All, do please remember who the OP is. "**** up the project half way through" is a standard MO.