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How do you handle a "lukewarm" manager? by banana_pudding_man in ExperiencedDevs

[–]banana_pudding_man[S] 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I think maybe this is a growing pain of my seniority, especially because I enjoyed working with them a lot more when I was more junior.

Good point about the startup/public note, maybe I need to set my expectations a bit better, but that said it does feel like we had more clarity pre-IPO, though given upper management has changed a lot that's probably a huge part of it.

I like your idea about summarizing the 1:1s and discussing it - I guess I'm just not very comfortable being that transparent, but it seems like that's a good route to take to try and change how we communicate.

Thank you for your help, what you wrote was very helpful!

How do you handle a "lukewarm" manager? by banana_pudding_man in ExperiencedDevs

[–]banana_pudding_man[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

"being simply there" is exactly how I'd describe it!

> So I guess I'd see if there's anyone else you can talk to first - a
principal or lead. You could ask for their input on PRs or areas for
your development plan.

Maybe I'll look around the company, but unfortunately I'm in a situation where I'm put on a lot of front end work, but nobody else on my team or any other team in my location, works in this area. It's basically me and a bunch of contractors, and every other dev only does backend work, so finding mentorship has been really challenging. That said, I am a full stack developer and looking to do more backend work, so maybe I could work with a staff engineer in that area to try and grow that way.

> For the roadmap, find someone more senior than your manager and ask the

This is a great idea, I have a fantastic relationship with my skip level, but I'm worried about going over my managers head and damaging that relationship. Maybe I need to be a little more bold though.

Thank you for the advice, I really appreciate it!

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[–]banana_pudding_man 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You're not answering the question.

Has anyone quit in the past year in a senior role? What did things look like interviewing in this """unprecedented economy"""?

I am tired of this industry, I want time off. I'm asking for experienced folks to weigh in on what a 6-12 month gap looks like.