Incompetent
Seniority Product
Job-Incompetent
🟢 Low legal riskTelltale symptoms
- Completely clueless about actual work
- Delegates all real work to subordinates
- Spends time on golf/personal errands
Psychology profile
Lack of learning motivation + complacency from fixed position. Covers incompetence with subordinates' achievements, exhibiting status quo bias.
Legal risk analysis
Performance evaluation issue — difficult to pursue legally
Likely to be read as legitimate management, so relationship tactics beat legal ones here. Try the counter-strategies below first, and start documenting if it escalates.
Counter-strategies
- 1Clearly define your R&R boundaries
- 2Decline or negotiate unreasonable delegation in writing
- 3Pre-report timeline extensions caused by manager's incompetence
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