This guy at work is trying to steal my project

[billyskank]

For the past few days he's been bugging me, and my project manager, and anyone else who will listen to him, that my project should be hosted on one particular server software instead of the software they have actually chosen to host it on.

I didn't even choose the software we're using; the managers and networks people (who have to maintain it) all got together in a meeting and decided what we are going to use, and I simply do what I am asked to do. But this guy, who has nothing to do with this project, thinks he should steer the direction of EVERYTHING.

His nose was put out of joint when I was given this project, because it's different to anything we've done before, and he wanted to do it. But he has lots of stuff to do already so they gave it to me instead. I think he's trying to wrest control of it.

I wouldn't even mind, if this guy was really good - but he isn't. I've had to work with some of his code, and it's poor quality. Very poor. Most other places I've worked his behaviour wouldn't be tolerated - he'd be given junior programming tasks and his work would be closely monitored at best, but here they give him far more latitude than he deserves. He's a good self-promoter and my boss doesn't realise that he talks a much better game than he plays.

That is this week's rant. Thank you for listening.

:hi:

[Skittles]

1. KICK HIS ASS BILLYSKANK

KICK HIS PROJECT-STEALING ASS

[billyskank]

2. I will make a polite complaint

explain to management that I think he's being obnoxious, and try to get them to clip his wings a bit.

:hi:

[Skittles]

4. ASS-KICKINGS GET FASTER RESULTS

YOU'LL SEE

[billyskank]

6. My dear Skittles

I'm not really the ass kicking type. :hug:

[Skittles]

11. a guy at work responded to an IM in a nasty fashion

so I stomped over to his work area and twisted his chest hair - you can bet he'll be polite to me from now on :)

[billyskank]

13. I want to grow up to be like you, Skittles

:loveya:

[buddhamama]

3. hang in there

and ignore him as best you can. you'll outshine him with your own work and by doing so expose his incompetency. :hug:

[billyskank]

5. I will

I kinda despaired of outshining him by doing better work - actually there is already ample evidence of the quality of his work, but so far he has successfully blamed it all on other factors. He's not being disingenuous, either - he really believes it.

:hug:

[buddhamama]

7. hmmm

what has been the reaction of management when he has messed up in the past?

i don't think doing as you stated in your response #2 to Skittles would be improper or out of line.

if nothing else, it might make you feel better having your polite objections known. sorry, sweetie :hug:

[billyskank]

9. They're going to have a meeting

with everybody concerned, including this guy, to let him have his say and put it to rest once and for all. So the theory goes.

I still think it's more than he deserves - if I was the boss my way of dealing with it would have been something more like: "STFU, n00b!!" :D

Even if he doesn't get what he wants I don't think he'll shut up about it. And if he does get what he wants he'll find something else about my project he wants to change. Bottom line is, he wants to be doing my work.

[ScreamingMeemie]

8. That sucks, billy...

:(

That happens to MrG at work. He will write a tooling program and then this idiot will come along and change a tolerance, all the while claiming the program as his own. :grr:


:hug:

Death to liars!

[billyskank]

10. I think sooner or later

I'm going to have to look for another job. :hug:

[ScreamingMeemie]

12. I wish I could help you!

We could drink coffee in fluffy robes with a stack of want ads in front of us.

On a serious note, you are more worthy than that, billy. I hope the perfect job comes along that showcases your talents. :hug:

[billyskank]

14. That is an appealing thought

:hug:


:loveya:

[Deja Q]

15. I don't know who's worse; the big mouth or the little boss.

Both are too common these days.

[billyskank]

16. I've never met anybody like this guy before

Up to now I'd never met a programmer I didn't like.

In any other workplace this guy would been immediately seen for the fool he is. He did say that this is the longest-lasting job he's ever had. All his previous jobs lasted like a year or less. It figures. But here he has got lucky - management don't have any clue what his work is really like and he's managed to persuade the boss that he's a go-to guy. They actually seek his opinions on all kinds of stuff, and he gets to do loads of cool things. He seems to be trying to reinvent himself as some kind of consultant.

If they ever put me under him I will definitely quit.

[Callalily]

17. You definitely need

a Billy. Sorry to hear about your job woes. I'm going through some myself, and it just affects everything, overflowing into personnel life too. Hope yours are over soon as well as mine.

:hi: :loveya: :hug:

[billyskank]

19. Hey 'Fugue

:hug:

[bleedingheart]

18. learn to play the game my dear....learn to play the game

in business being smart helps, but being street smart and savvy and knowing the right people helps more.

I work in a tech field (engineering) and I have seen people who didn't have the education or the experience and who were as dumb as rocks technically speaking...take control of departments because they knew how to manipulate and use people.

[billyskank]

20. Wonder why our economies are going down the toilet?

Might have something to do with the fact that the workforce is inreasingly filled with yahoos who are out only to enrich themselves and have no interest whatsoever in doing any kind of job well?

[Mutley]

21. People really suck sometimes.

x(

I guess there's gotta be one at every workplace.

Ours just thinks he can make his own schedule, and sit around doing nothing while the rest of us try to keep our heads above water. But my company is so afraid of being sued that they've made it nearly impossible to fire someone, unless he's stealing or being violent.

[billyskank]

22. This is the first time I've ever encountered such a thing

I had never met a programmer I didn't like before. :(

[Mutley]

23. Just proves programmers are

infallible, too.

:P

:hug:

[AirmensMom]

24. Aw, billy, that sucks.

I know! I wrote a program one time that this other guy took credit and got a huge award ($xx,000!) for. x( I was steamed! And the ones whose code broke in the middle of the night got promotions for fixing it. They don't hand out promotions if you write code that works reliably ... no fire to put out = no hero. Sometimes the corporate world really sucks.

Hopefully, this guy will talk his way right into a hole he can't get himself out of. Maybe they're giving him enough rope to hang himself with. :shrug:


In any case, you need a :hug:

:loveya:

[billyskank]

25. Thanks dude

:hug:

:*

[mduffy31]

26. Challenge him to a duel

Flintlocks at 10 paces

[wildhorses]

27. ya want wildhorses should stampede his ass??

:kick:



for you sweetums, I would:*:hug::*

[LaraMN]

28. He's just green with envy and vengeful spite, ,

because he can co-opt your tasks, but he can't buy your stinkin' cuteness!:)