He was so mad that I presented some news that was so bleak and negative that he did not want to accept the report. All I did was report how the financial markets and earnings resulted for the past year. I also benchmarked the results with other similar companies in the same industry. Our company did not do too hot, but the Chairman got mad at me for reporting such negative results. All I did was do my job and analyze the data. What should I do to get back the good grace from Senior Management?
2006-08-31 12:03:37 · 5 answers · asked by Terry L 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
I believe that you just had to make them swallow a bitter pill. As long as your analysis holds true, you should be okay. Base everything on fact rather than subjective judgment.
2006-08-31 18:09:10 · answer #1 · answered by J 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You did not do this. Believe me, the Chairman knew everything you told him already.
Sounds like you have not been giving regular, monthly and quarterly reports with actual performance vs. target. Was anyone else?
Even if you are a relatively new employee, you should have access to all past reports, and you should be told expectations for periodic performance reporting.
Ask tomorrow what expectations are regarding the timeliness of reports, the extent to which you can access goal statements and management targets, and then make a commitment to provide the data that is required for your job.
Good luck.
2006-08-31 12:23:09 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well after realizing the report was going to be bleak, dismal news, you should have come up with a second report to show how you think the company can make a turn around and strive to become a leader in their field.
But since you didn't you should spend some time over at monster or hotjobs instead of here because your probably going to be fired tomorrow. (Most places do firings at the end of the week).
2006-08-31 12:13:03 · answer #3 · answered by malkier8567 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You did exactly the right thing--but your values are in conflict with management. Sounds like your Chairman doesn't want to have to work--when results are down, he's supposed to develop a competitive strategy.
I'd be worried about the future of you company. There seems to be a trend of businesses going into backruptcy and laying off employees while executives collect big bonuses. You can read more about that here: http://bigbadbossbook.blogspot.com/
Update your resume and start a job search, just in case.
2006-08-31 12:37:00 · answer #4 · answered by bigbadboss.com 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look for a new job. Your prolly gonna get canned -- actually they will want you to do things to improve your team skills. That will suck so bad you will want to quit.
2006-08-31 12:08:52 · answer #5 · answered by ironcrosx 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋