Re: Why is it necessary for people to become managers?

You need to read this article, written by a friend of mine:

http://www.montrealmirror.com/meat/news1.html

A different kind of "trickle down" and we need more guys like this as leaders.

Paul

From: "Al"

> Subject: Why is it necessary for people to become managers?
> To: PipingDesign@yahoogroups.com
>
>
> Its all to do with how far down the food chain and control over
> circumstances. Why do you think unions started.
>
> "Confident, skilled and experienced people need to stay where they
are".
> They are always forced to shop around , trying to beg the best deal
they can
> because they are considered replaceable and their skills rarely
understood
> and valued.
>
> I've heard many times.. "any

draftsperson/engineer/designer/planner/xxx"
> will do. Skilled journeyman/tradepeople are more valued because they
are
> more scarce and/or protected by their unions and there is a much
greater
> investment by the owner in their knowledge of the businees they are
in. If
> the beleif system is that any substitution can be made, it has little
> perceived value. The lower down the totem the more readily replaced by
more
> compliant/ less questioning/cheaper/less qualified/better looking or
better
> golf score/less skilled persons.
>
> "need to stay where they are........" They dont and wont, because you
have
> to move up to survive or be perpetually vulnerable. They become
disposable
> commoditized "human resources" (like the desks and erasers) with no
control
> over their livelihood or direction (told what to do) ... beaten down
to the
> lowest price or function . The bad managers issue (need less) is quite
> valid. Many are just expediters... ie work faster/harder. They rarely
have
> the knowledge or good judgement.
> How do you assess or value skilled or quality practitioners when
price is
> the over-riding criteria and QBS is an under-rated or ill executed
nebulous
> criteria. Only when price.. ie. the bottom dollar is equal, is skill
the
> determinant.
>
> Ever noticed how when layoffs come the line workers, grunts,
technicians of
> their professions are laid off in droves, often with little rationale
other
> than on the "Wrong project" by accident or just axing with abandon.
The
> managers , "project managers/PEs" - those ""in or closer to the
drivers
> seat"" survive longer or invoke the Peter principle. Who lost their
money /
> pensions in BRE-ex , Nortel, Enron.., Argentina... Worldcom ........
>
> Fight your way up or Sink, its a dog eat dog world....... you
> trolled.......bite for grabs.
Received on Sat Apr 24 22:39:00 2004