project manager stole my idea
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- grafholic
so my work hired this project manager (call him E) and he's been a scumbag since the day of hire. i knew from the get-go he was one of those who would do anything to get advanced, and i've been careful.
then i got assigned to this new project and i have been working with him. the project is an internal tool, and over the weekend i worked to come up with better UI and some programming architecture to reduce a number of bugs. i was still working on finishing it up this morning then he peeked in and saw the design comp on my screen. "whats that" he said and i told him what it was. "oh fantastic, send them to me once you're done, good job!" he said, seeming like he was on my side.
so when i finished it this afternoon, i sent it to him.30 minutes later, i got an email from my boss which was a forward of an email from E to my boss (containing all the work i have accomplished) saying "E came up with this great new idea, i wanted you to go through them and tell me what you think"
yes, E stole my idea, made it his.
now i want to handle this professionally and god damn it i deserve credit. but i really can't have any direct contact with E because that'd result in me biting off his ears.
how should i deal with this?
a)email my boss that it was my own idea and that i have a proof (of my email to E which was sent before E sent his email to my boss)
b)tell my boss i'd like certain clarification on design and to call for a meeting with bunch others, where i could ask him questions that he wouldn't be able to answer just to show how stoopid he is
c)others (describe in detail).fockin pissed!!
- jevad0
what a fucking cock
be professional about it - email your boss right away
- blaw0
i agree with jevad.
handle it quickly and professionally.
do you have anything from your weekend work? documentation, etc., i mean. would help the cause.
even if your boss gives "E" the benefit of the doubt, this dude's behavior will betray him again and probably soon.
stay on the right side of this situation and you'll be in good shape.
- mattyd0
i agree with jevad and blaw. however, call his house in a couple of days and give him a nice 'cock!' then promptly hang up.
- blaw0
ahh... mattyd covers what we both missed: obvious nt influence.
he did forget to mention that you'll be obligated to record and post mp3s of these calls.
- designerror0
a guy like that will not last very long, so don't let him get under your skin
just mail your boss and explain, maybe he will let this on go on E's side, but there will be more of this shit and sooner or later your boss figure him out too..
- grafholic0
thanks..yeah this was a major pissoff event at work today.
haha on mattyd - that reminds me of the angermanagement thread.
maybe i should call his desk number and yell "ass!" everytime he pisses me off.
- jimeeboy510
E sucks ass man. When you reply to your boss, just cc E as well and see if he has the balls to fess up. That son of a motherless goat!
- tara|gee0
yeah def tell your boss.. and you should have already sabotaged e's phone computer car etc by now...
- jarredbishop0
shit in his letterbox..that'll show him.....
- grafholic0
see, this imaginary retaliation is already making me feel better...who needs reality tv.
- liquid0
agree with what everyone else said...definitely CC the guy on it as well.... cause then he will definitely blow it....