Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

>"Julie Bove" > wrote

>> At the job I had it was in the papers that we signed stating something
>> like, "And anything else that the boss decides is necessary". We were
>> told if we ever said, "That's not my job", we could quit right then and
>> there. And it did happen a few times.

>I've put that clause in every job description I've written. I never said,
>nor do I want to hear "it not my job". Sure way to stall yourself in your
>career.

I would say that what you are saying is a general truth but not
an absolute truth. If it's a true micromanaging boss, his or her
reports who do a bit of pushing back might well end up doing better
than the ones who slavishly obey.

Of course, upward delegation that stops short of outright insubordination
is a skill in itself.

Steve