The post whore thread.

[ChickNorris]

Ta

[CS1983]

Well, great...

My overnight shift guy got into a wreck on the way to work and will be out of work for who knows how long.

So, I'm now working tonight (after having been here since 10 this morning), and will likely be the one covering nights for at least the next week. Thankfully I was able to run home and get some more food and lip/gum destruction cans.

[SideShow Bob]

So, doesn’t your employers reschedule the next lowest person on totem pole to the shit shift ?

[OtterbatHellcat]

Shit shift sounds remarkably similar to an earthquake.

[CS1983]

Team is 24/7. No one person is per se "lower", as we all do the same job for the most part. I'm the team lead. We run a very small crew working 4 10's with front and back halves of the week and one day of heavy overlap, so as team lead, it falls on me to fill gaps in coverage if no one is able to assist. Otherwise, one extra day turns a 40 hour week into a 50 hour week.

I also do things like train the team on technical guidance from senior engineers, spend time w/ senior engineers on solution development and process creation for my team, etc.

Most of my folks are in this position to coast to retirement who wanted to get out of the higher level stuff due to the stress of it. It's hard to get people in my shop, so I'd rather not high stress anyone about anything I don't absolutely have to. I have former CCNP's, former cybersecurity folks, former programmers, etc., now mere network analysts and low level engineers.

[OtterbatHellcat]

TEAM.... is critical for optimal performance and efficiency when several people are involved.

I have cause of late to be wary of anyone who claims, or is appointed "leadership" of a team. Seems to me ownership of "leader" is to take the fall for anything that goes wrong from having the title, opposed to actually being part of the team. I don't think anyone in a truly functional team, by definition, has a leader. If one is a leader, the others are the team following ones directions.

I've been doing some research into some of these dynamics, and have been finding some very interesting things about the psychology and behavioral traits and associated personality differences about this specific topic.

[OtterbatHellcat]

A boss who does stuff for the job isn't necessarily part of the team, etc. etc.

[CS1983]

Interesting perspective. Could you flesh it out a bit more, perhaps w/ examples?

[OtterbatHellcat]

Yes, and please understand I did not mention this because of your dilemma, but rather...mine.

Dark triad = grandiose narcissism, psychopathy, and Machiavellianism. Two of which are clinically recognized, but Niccol? Machiavelli was a descriptive manipulator, and that behavior is in a sub category of behavior disorder that is not.

[OtterbatHellcat]

Machiavellianism traits are reprehensible to say the least, and detrimental to the true meaning of team. Especially in the work place.