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?
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?
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