What do you do when you know there's a project that will probably cost you your job? I can't walk away and I can't do anything about it.
For those who say "you can always do something about it" well... You're right, partially. I have this program that will blow up. I know it will blow up, I've told Sr Leadership it will blow up, I've escalated and highlighted the risks, and I'm managing through it as best as possible, but I know that will will go south and that's completely beyond my control. Mainly because the client should be fired, but people just won't do it.
See, there's a big opportunity with this client in one of our other lines of business, but my piece is not, and historically hasn't been good. It was really bad when I took it over and I managed to salvage a success that opened up more opportunities. However, I see the same path happening this time. So I'm being proactive, but I think, in the end, it will all be for naught.
Here's hoping I'm wrong. But the train is a coming and I'm feeling strapped to the tracks.
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