CosmicTaco
CosmicTaco

Manager asking me for kt

In my company I am handling a complex project single handedly for last 2 years. My manager promised me promotion and good rating this cycle, but as it has come, nor was I given promotion nor good rating.

I was really upset and told that to manager. manager tried to explain me that he really fought very hard and he had nothing else to do.

Now he is literally asking me everyday for kt on the project I have been handling and asking me to take session for other teammates on the project so that they can also help me if needed.

I am smelling something fishy here. What do you think I should do ??

11mo ago
ZestyDonut
ZestyDonut

He is afraid that you know too much and if you leave he is f’d. So he is trying to reduce the dependency basically.

Old managerial tricks.

CosmicTaco
CosmicTaco
Myntra11mo

Yes you are right

What should be my approach now ??

ZestyDonut
ZestyDonut

Ye bhai ab tumpe hai. I would suggest keep the dependency on you. Dara ke rakho usko thoda.

Schedule the KT, limit the knowledge.

Log mujhne datne na lage ye padh ke ab

BouncyCupcake
BouncyCupcake

Tell him ‘Sahi baat hai…Baat to sahi hai’ and fake promise.

CosmicTaco
CosmicTaco
Myntra11mo

Ha ha ha 😂

But he is asking me to schedule call compulsorily for kt 🥲 how to avoid that without taking leave ??

BouncyCupcake
BouncyCupcake

Sahi baat hai sir…. Baat to sahi hai sir aapki….

SleepyNarwhal
SleepyNarwhal

The happened with me as well, no hike and promotion. They skipped two promotions some of my colleagues got though. When I asked my manager about it, he was clueless. I tried fighting then my manager setup a call with HR for this rating and promotion issue. The HR gave me the shitty reason “your learning hours as less than 60 hours “. I mean people who were on bench they also got promotion and I am still stuck to A5.

Seeing this are not working and told my manager , I won’t be working until I get compensation letter with corrections. And I literally didn’t worked for 1 and half months. And now I am bench. Well It didn’t do anything good for me but at least that project is in more jeopardy than before. Gives me little relief.

WobblyPickle
WobblyPickle
Student11mo

It is crapgemini for a reason

DancingPotato
DancingPotato

Crapgemini 😂

ZestyQuokka
ZestyQuokka

Maybe I'm overthinking or reading too much into it, forced KT is like a staged PIP. Maybe there are layoffs coming, they'll say your rating was low hence this is performance issue.

You won't be able to run away from KT, maybe just brush through the topics. Don't get into workflow and how to do it on ground

ZestyQuokka
ZestyQuokka

Start looking for vacancies either ways

TwirlyBiscuit
TwirlyBiscuit

Maybe...it is coming and happening

MagicalNoodle
MagicalNoodle
TCS11mo

Postpone the KT as much as possible and give the KT like no one should understand any shit u r talking about and send out a mail saying you have completed your KT and start looking out.

GoofyBanana
GoofyBanana

💀

SparklyTaco
SparklyTaco
Cisco11mo

Oppenheimer decided to inject the professor’s apple with cyanide, even you can try

FluffyWaffle
FluffyWaffle

No kejju. No murdering

JazzyUnicorn
JazzyUnicorn
HCL11mo

Only 🥃 scam 😂

BouncyCoconut
BouncyCoconut
Tesco11mo

I never understand the need to resist while giving KT or need to create dependency.

Be a person who is irreplaceable because of his knowledge of industry(domain) or technology and your work ethics.

Knowledge about a project or application can always be learnt by anyone but technology or industry knowledge and work ethics cannot be built easily.

You won't be disturbed during leaves due to dependency on you

Your leaves will also be approved as others can handle work during your leaves.

Moreover if you don't have dependency due to being a bottleneck you will not be overloaded with work.

You can grab better opportunities when you see them and you will be able to say that no dependency as such.

So I see more harm than benefits of creating dependency.

Speaking this from 15 years of experience I worked as both IC(developer) and manager as well in past few years.

QuirkyNarwhal
QuirkyNarwhal

I second this.

Advice to OP:
Be so technically competent that your career is not dependent on single project/ company/ manager. These come and go - depending on situation of market, client, company, manager. If and when time comes, move on. A skilled person will always be in demand. Switching companies give better financial rewards than fighting for promotion in same company.

CosmicMuffin
CosmicMuffin
Student11mo

Sorry for this but what's KT, as far as I know, in Mumbai, students call it' keep term' or when a subject is not cleared.

BubblyNugget
BubblyNugget

Knowledge Transfer

ZestyDonut
ZestyDonut
Oracle11mo

KT is Knowledge Transfer

SquishyNugget
SquishyNugget
Dunzo11mo

Galat padha de KT, Cyber espionage kar daal stealthy way mai

GigglyWalrus
GigglyWalrus

Haha

CosmicDumpling
CosmicDumpling

Its tata bye bye.

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