"In a perfect world, he would have tech skills, but he doesn't."
I am not looking for a manager to have tech skills, just an understanding of what I do for the company. Example (one of countless at my current position): My boss promises a "high speed" private line connection to a client site, says we will have it operational in a month. My co-worker gets quotes from several vendors for DS-3s. My boss wants to know why it is $10,000 a month. He won't pay that much. After much back and forth explaining that you only have 3 vendors to choose from realistically he finally accepts one. Then we get a delivery date that is 3 months. He says we have a commitment to a client that it needs to be up in 4 weeks. Much ass-chewing ensues.
He does not need to know how to configure a router, how to monitor networks, etc. But a cursory knowledge of the telecom industry is required.
And he is a part-owner of the company so he is not going anywhere.
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"In a perfect world, he would have tech skills, but he doesn't."
I am not looking for a manager to have tech skills, just an understanding of what I do for the company. Example (one of countless at my current position): My boss promises a "high speed" private line connection to a client site, says we will have it operational in a month. My co-worker gets quotes from several vendors for DS-3s. My boss wants to know why it is $10,000 a month. He won't pay that much. After much back and forth explaining that you only have 3 vendors to choose from realistically he finally accepts one. Then we get a delivery date that is 3 months. He says we have a commitment to a client that it needs to be up in 4 weeks. Much ass-chewing ensues.
He does not need to know how to configure a router, how to monitor networks, etc. But a cursory knowledge of the telecom industry is required.
And he is a part-owner of the company so he is not going anywhere.
I keep thinking that Pope Benedict is a cornerback for the Atlanta Falcons.