What do I do 8

[EQguys]

I am not sure where to post this but this forum felt the most appropriate. I am currently facing a dilemma at work which has me confused on what to do and how to navigate through it. Hence I am asking for help and feedback from the members.

The firm I work for is collaborating with one other bridge design firm on a particular bridge project. I am one of the two engineers working on the slab spans and Type III girder spans of the project. Our firm has a project manager (lets call him X) who is overlooking us two engineers and delegating the responsibilities. The other firm has the Principal Project Manager (lets call him Y) who is coordinating roadway engineers, structural engineers, drainage engineers etc. Right now we are at a 60% design submittal phase and the dilemma started about a week back. When I was about to send the drawings to Y for their review, Y said that he does not need the slab spans portion of the project since they are taking care of it. As far as I know slab spans were our firms responsibility and I was never told that it is not anymore. So I ask Y what exactly does he mean when he said they are taking care of it. So Y said that he had a talk with X couple of days before and negotiated that slab spans will be their responsibility. I told Y that I need to talk to X before I do anything and I will call him back.

So I go to X and tell him that this was my conversation with Y. Is it true and please confirm it. So now X goes on a rant saying he did not know what he was agreeing to and did not think Y and his firm is taking over the entire slab spans portion of the project. I tell X that atleast he should have asked Y for some time to talk it over with us or the upper management before taking such a critical decision since this is severely going to affect the incoming money. So X confesses that he messed up and tells me not to let the vice president of our firm know about these changes.

Today the vice president makes his routine stop at my office and asks me how is the project going and how we need to put in more effort to give a good impression to the DOTD about this project etc. Do I let the vice president know about the deal that X and Y made. Or do I let the vice president know that he needs to talk to X or Y. Or do I talk to X about coming clean to the vice president. Or do I pretend like everything is ok and get on with it. Please provide your inputs.

 

[kylesito]

VP may just be playing a supportive role for X. He may not agree internally with everything as it happened but there is some value as a manager in having your guys back even if you don't agree 100%. VP may just be instilling some confidence in X for down the road.

Good luck finding something. Check linked in...I found my current position through it and it is the easiest way to do it (if you keep a solid profile on there).


PE, SE
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[EQguys]

Update:

So X has resigned from his position as of today !!! He has quoted "work related stress" as his reason to leave and already has another job lined up. I am happy for him if that is what the real reason is, because it has been stressful in this firm for a while now, considering we have been working 50 to 60 hour weeks. The VP came to my office and asked me if I could take Mr.X's responsibilities temporarily until they find someone. It is going to be interesting !!

 

[DRWeig]

Nice! Good luck to you and X both.

Best to you,

Goober Dave

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[saf12]

Good Luck!

 

[DKirkham]

I would suggest you never lie to the boss. It will come back to haunt you. That is a one way ticket out. Tell them your frustrations, mistakes you have made, problems you see, and they will love you for it. They can't help you if they don't know what the problem is.

David

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