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    The new PM

    So, we have a new PM at Client Co, boring, twitchy, slightly prissy type, you know the sort.

    It seems that he has next to no project management skills whatsoever, so sees fit to start interfering with my coding work, when he's not on the phone that is.

    I wish he would butt out, but I suspect he is just a frustrated coder at heart, so I generally indulge him.
    I wouldn't mind but his code is terrible, he cannot even get the agreed formatting correct.

    He's not the sharpest tool in the box, so I guess he will be sent packing with his tail between his legs before long.

    Any ideas on how to deal with him, hopefully, in the short term?
    The Chunt of Chunts.

    #2
    He sounds like the type to refer every trivial decision to the CUK collective. Just manage him via the forum.

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      #3
      WWJD?

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        #4
        Originally posted by oracleslave View Post
        WWJD?
        More importantly, what would Suity do?

        Not seen you posting much - how are you?

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          #5
          Originally posted by MrMarkyMark View Post
          So, we have a new PM at Client Co, boring, twitchy, slightly prissy type, you know the sort.

          It seems that he has next to no project management skills whatsoever,

          ...He's not the sharpest tool in the box
          You could have just said he was a PM, saved all the other waffle.


          Originally posted by MrMarkyMark View Post
          I wouldn't mind but his code is terrible, he cannot even get the agreed formatting correct.

          He's not the sharpest tool in the box,
          Are the two of you related?


          Originally posted by MrMarkyMark View Post
          Any ideas on how to deal with him, hopefully, in the short term?

          In the words of Brucie "Keep Dancing, code monkey"
          …Maybe we ain’t that young anymore

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            #6
            Wild stab in the ether. Is he a god botherer?

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              #7
              Originally posted by jamesbrown View Post
              Wild stab in the ether. Is he a god botherer?
              Most probably, always seems to have a Gideon firmly wedged in his back pocket.
              The Chunt of Chunts.

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                #8
                You've not won until he's sat in the corner dribbling.
                The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world that he didn't exist

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                  #9
                  Raise an issue.

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                    #10
                    IME, the inept seem to have one skill - getting renewals. You're stuck with your new BFF so I suggest you lube up.

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