Temperamental people

[Mich the Tester]

Have you ever had a feeling when working with someone that you have to expend a large amount of effort managing that person's temper, weighing and assessing every word before you speak, simply to maintain a workable atmosphere in the room?

We've got one here, and unfortunately, seeing as he's the tech PM, I can't fire him, and I seem to be the only person with the interpersonal skills to prevent him flying off the handle every ten minutes; I also have to stand between him and my testers who feel somewhat intimidated by him. Now I guess I'm cut out for doing precisely that, seeing as I'm not very small or weedy, but it can get rather tiresome.

Why do companies employ people who seem to be so permanently on edge and stressed?

[MaryPoppins]

F..KUCK OFF!

[Churchill]

Have you ever had a feeling when working with someone that you have to expend a large amount of effort managing that person's temper, weighing and assessing every word before you speak, simply to maintain a workable atmosphere in the room?

We've got one here, and unfortunately, seeing as he's the tech PM, I can't fire him, and I seem to be the only person with the interpersonal skills to prevent him flying off the handle every ten minutes; I also have to stand between him and my testers who feel somewhat intimidated by him. Now I guess I'm cut out for doing precisely that, seeing as I'm not very small or weedy, but it can get rather tiresome.

Why do companies employ people who seem to be so permanently on edge and stressed?

Take him for a beer, get him pissed, find out what the real problem is, then throw the f*cker under a tram.

I can't stand people like that.

[russell]

He is old school management, gets stuff done, not scared bollock someone. Like Sir Alex Ferguson.

[MaryPoppins]

Have you ever had a feeling when working with someone that you have to expend a large amount of effort managing that person's temper, weighing and assessing every word before you speak, simply to maintain a workable atmosphere in the room?

Anyway, yeah, we have a woman like that here - she's a nightmare. Constantly stomping around, scowling. Very masculine and aggressive, forever slamming tables and gobbing off.

(No, it's not me)

[Mich the Tester]

Take him for a beer, get him pissed, find out what the real problem is, then throw the f*cker under a tram.

I can't stand people like that.

Good idea.

He just loses it over the slightest little issues, seems to feel personally attacked if a tester raises a finding and then starts blaming the acceptance testers for bugs that weren't found by his own gang of system testing bobs.

[TheFaQQer]

Anyway, yeah, we have a woman like that here - she's a nightmare. Constantly stomping around, scowling. Very masculine and aggressive, forever slamming tables and gobbing off.

(No, it's not me)

I miss SallyAnne

[Churchill]

Anyway, yeah, we have a woman like that here - she's a nightmare. Constantly stomping around, scowling. Very masculine and aggressive, forever slamming tables and gobbing off.

(No, it's not me)

There's only one way to handle that and in your case it will involve a strap-on at the next meeting to sort the bitch out!

[MaryPoppins]

There's only one way to handle that and in your case it will involve a strap-on at the next meeting to sort the bitch out!

<shudder>

[Churchill]

<shudder>

Well if you haven't got the balls for it...