Boss, Best Friend and the Office
I’m stuck in a new position that I recently took. My new boss has a best friend that she has promoted to a Tech Manager, this manager has no IT background other than the knowledge to tinker and postphone problems. When I reported to my job, I quickly learnt that my predecessor left because of this relationship the boss has (Note the boss too has no IT background), my predesessor complained and this caused him isolation and nothing was done from the higher offices. My position is the only position that has true IT knowledge.
Now I’m in the same loop. It’s not easy for me to start looking at a new job right away.
Can someone help me: How do you manage this situation? Managing upward is a concept that I know – especially when it’s clear the boss is incompentent. One more other thing, this is a very crafty team of two people and somewhat connected politically, they have been with the company for more than 10 yrs.