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Arrogant Manager?

Background: I'm a consultant at Microsoft, so I'm not a FTE. But i have been singlehandedly managing 3 projects, and i often do code reviews for FTE Senior DS, and DS in the team.

I'm responsible not just for DE part but also the ML part, and I'm totally cool with that. But my manager is an insanely arrogant person.

  1. Often I have to wait for 5+ hours for him to reply to my messages/emails.
  2. He's always like "i have been doing this, that for the past 20 years", and never, never takes anyone's opinion seriously (not just me)
  3. Always shows that he is the best and knows the most. I have seen arrogant people, but he's just the worst.
  4. I know I'm not a FTE, but man, he discriminates. He talks about discrimination in American society, and forgets how he discriminates others.
  5. Never appreciates anyone's work. I have worked above and beyond to make sure the work is getting done on time, but he never even once says something positive.
  6. There are other DS in the team, and when I see their knowledge base, it shocks me that how these people were offered DS positions at Microsoft. I was laid off because of mass layoffs from my previous job so had to take this consulting job at Microsoft, but I regret.
  7. And he will not stop arguing unless people agree with him.

I'm already 4 months in the job, and just waiting to hit 1 year mark, and I'll switch to some other company. My manager was talking to someone about converting me to FTE, but I really don't want to work under this manager.

by Anonymous
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Post ID: @OP+15ryaAYS
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Over more than a decade, I've had this manager type more than any effective ones. Lip service gets paid to the concepts of improving the culture on the team, product, org, division, company, but there are still too many unassailable middle management sacred cows playing the complacency game.

If they've been given authority at some point, their single overarching principle is to maintain their ground, never to improve or iterate.

Yeah, I got laid off.....but we just play the negative attrition game over and over again. I'll be back, still foolishly hoping that with enough persistence it can get better.

by Anonymous
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Post ID: @Unbl+15ryaAYS

So on point. Just letting you that you're not alone on that.

by Anonymous
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Post ID: @Dgfs+15ryaAYS

I thought all Microsoft managers dangle the full-time conversion carrot. Followed by an abrupt budget issue, which results in steep contractor cuts. This has been going on for 20+ years.

by Anonymous
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Post ID: @vewl+15ryaAYS

He doesn't dislike you, that's good. Otherwise he would not want to convert to fte.
Once you are fte, wait for one year, then you can jump to another team.

by Anonymous
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Post ID: @kkzt+15ryaAYS

Comes with the territory. Carry on.

by Anonymous
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Post ID: @dopg+15ryaAYS

Managers like this come and go. They treat FTEs the same way. This is part of the price of working at a company like this. I assume you would be well paid as an FTE. If you want to make that level of income this will be part of the price. You have to decide if its worth it. You will have some great managers and some real stinkers.

by Anonymous
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Post ID: @gie+15ryaAYS

I had similar manager once. Never show your weakness. Don't argue or try to prove him wrong, it's waste of your time. Never let him insult you. Know his pattern and out smart him. And, Just wait patiently to find another job.

by Anonymous
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