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electroagenda commented on Ask HN: As a manager, how to deal with a protegé?    · Posted by u/electroagenda
KuriousCat · a year ago
Is that a VP of Engineering? If that’s the case shouldn’t it be the VP’s responsibility to get the things done? How did that appointment happen without CTO’s approval give that it is a small company?
electroagenda · a year ago
Basically because they manipulated me.

The guy was previously hired as a contractor.

Then, another senior SW engineer left the company and we opened a new position to replace him.

The VP told me that his friend was going to be signed, because there were issues having him as a contractor. (Actually he is quite old and should be retired). But he never mentioned that he was taking the senior SW engineer position.

One day, just by chance, I discovered that the senior position had been cancelled, talking with HR people. And, as you could imagine, I got really angry!

u/electroagenda

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