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SeanN said:

Sounds like you are moving from being a quality specialist to (people) management. In this new area, things are much much less straightforward. But in many cases, there are reasons behind (non-quality elements to be taken into consideration/balanced out. How many other functions in an organization are you aware of and how do they work? R&D, Finance, Marketing, HR, Logistics, CS, etc?). Also seems to me that it's your own decision, you should have been well prepared for it before your leap. I agreed with Randy, and want to add that, QMS needs to align with the rhythm of other functions in your organization (proverb: “If you want to go fast, go alone, if you want to go far, go together”). Why don't you think you are hired to use your (quality) expertise to build a bridge between its current and its future? Remember, you are now in the management. So, calm down, look at a bigger picture of your company, and start rolling up your sleeves. Pardon my candor!

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Jen Kirley said:

If this manager is truly such a ____ , many people will feel it and will need our OP's leadership more than ever. If there is anything about the organization worth sticking around for, in my experience Karma will have its way and the problem will shift through removal of our OP or his boss.

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“What is reasonable is real; that which is real is reasonable.” ― Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel​

Jen Kirley said:

Let us take a breath and remember it takes all kinds to make it through our world.

It seems quite remarkable to me that one can get through so many years in QA without having had to deal with this kind of adversity, but it seems that is the case here. So, one is confronted with choices. We can't always control our environment, but we can usually control how we respond to it.

Randy's point about team members struck a nerve with me. In my worst career position I found an opportunity to build relationships with people who shared it with me. If this manager is truly such a ____ , many people will feel it and will need our OP's leadership more than ever. If there is anything about the organization worth sticking around for, in my experience Karma will have its way and the problem will shift through removal of our OP or his boss.

In short, it's about more than us as individuals. What is the best we can do for everyone, including ourselves? Time to decide.

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QHawk said:

A decision without action is a wish.

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