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It depends who you work for and what they are like.

One of the nicest things a boss has done was when it looked like I was getting the blame for something was to email everyone connected with it saying he had done it, not me.

I have worked with a lot of people like that too.



That was my management philosophy.

If things go good, the team gets the credit.

If things go bad, it's my fault.

Management 101. It's shocking how few managers know this simple motivational technique. The team appreciates it, because they know you have their back, and your managers appreciate it, because it's easy to fix the blame, and they [may] respect you, for doing it.




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