Serious question: How do you avoid being blamed after all? I've observed reactions like, "It looks like you are just incompetent." and, "Whatever, just find a solution."
First one tries to raise it in the usual channels. Document the issues. Try to escalate for getting resources to fix. Make sure this is all in a written paper trail, so it can be pointed to later.
when i've raised the problem, described the impact and explained what it would take to solve it, there's really no amount of mental gymnastics which could end up with it being my fault, especially if there's a paper trail. if a manager started doing stuff like calling me names over it, i'd go to their boss and make a formal complaint.
at least that's what i hope i'd do. it's never gone that far for me and in practice i'm only ~80% sure that i wouldn't just tell them to choke on a dick and get myself fired at that point. to be honest if you have a boss like that you should be spending all of your time and effort on finding a new job rather than trying to solve problems at your current one anyway.
jononor|2 years ago
yungporko|2 years ago
at least that's what i hope i'd do. it's never gone that far for me and in practice i'm only ~80% sure that i wouldn't just tell them to choke on a dick and get myself fired at that point. to be honest if you have a boss like that you should be spending all of your time and effort on finding a new job rather than trying to solve problems at your current one anyway.