How to torture your project manager

If you have a good relationship with your project manager, then below is a list of what you shouldn’t do. But if he deserves something terrible, then these recommendations will allow you to drive him crazy.

• Never give accurate estimates and promises. Always give ambiguous comments: “Perhaps”, “well, we could do that, of course,” “well, yes, that can be done.”
• Demand that everything happen as soon as possible, instead of waiting for some time limit.
• Agree with everything. And when next time this question is raised again, say that you’re hearing about it for the first time.
• Surprise the manager with a sudden vacation for a couple of weeks.
• You can not directly disagree with something. Wait until you both are accountable to someone most important and begin to struggle with anguish to make the current decision.
• Blame him for all sins and do not give opportunity to justify.
• Immediately accept the invitation to rally, but in no case do not appear there.
• Why talk on the phone? Write letters with a copy to 20 recipients!
• Once a week, do the following exercises: double the number of tasks, cut down the execution time, show new critical places.
• It will be very cool to rearrange all tasks in the manager’s schedule at random while he is sleeping sweetly.

Familiar? Is it just a joke or a sad reality for you?

UPD: My comments as a translator and as a non-manager. First of all, I don’t urge to do so. Secondly, such employees prevent not only the manager, but the entire team. Thirdly, this topic is a call to look at the people with whom we work. And most importantly - look at yourself.