My manager is a joke. He has a zoology degree, yet manages the IT department at our company. I don’t understand how he is qualified to do this job, and it turns out the CEO is his friend. It feels like an abuse of power.
I have worked at our company for a few years now, and I have been in the IT department for almost all of that time. We have always had a manager for this department, but this new person has me scratching my head. H
He has a zoology degree!
At first, I thought it was strange, but I didn’t think much of it. After all, I’m sure there are many transferable skills from zoology to IT “right?!”. But then I started to get suspicious when the CEO and the new manager started to spend a lot of time together.
I asked around and it turns out that they were friends from uni. This made me think that the new manager was given the job not because of his qualifications, but because of his friendship with the CEO. This felt like an abuse of power to me, and it didn’t sit right.
I’m sure the new manager is a nice guy, and I’m sure he tries his best in the IT department. But I can’t help but feel like he was given the job out of favoritism and not because he was the most qualified.
It makes me think, what if this was the case for other people in the company? What if other people were given jobs and promotions based on favouritism and not because of their qualifications? This would not only be unfair, it would also be a waste of the company’s resources.
I understand that having friends in the company can be beneficial, and having a good relationship with the CEO can be beneficial too. But it shouldn’t be used as a way to get ahead. It should be used to help the company succeed, not to get someone a job that they are not qualified for.
I’m sure this kind of things happen out there right?