Anyone at BP UK got a manager in recent <2yrs who is less experienced than them ? And wonder what he/she/they do all day ?
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Lolll yessss, the “special project” people are the worst
Even worse are the ones with "Special Projects" in their title. That's code for not having a real role, but we are going to protect you. Most frustrating when they are E level and above.
The chain of command is too long. To positions above my line manager could easily be removed, and no one would notice :)
They are useless.
Same in the US. In the past year there have been unexplained promotions of mid-level managers while at the same time leadership has been warning of layoffs. It’s clear they are positioning favorites to either save them from layoffs or ensure they get a better package when they get let go.
110%
There are people a grade G and I am an H.
They have NO clue of things and say fancy words and present business material.
Ask them a real Q and crumble !!!
Is true they get UK £10K car allowance on top the increased salary and %bonus?
There are two problems with managers at BP:
- There are too many of them.
- Contextless management—have you ever done X-X? No? Cool, now you’re a VP/Director of X-X. And this is happening everywhere.
Perhaps first and second are connected