# Can anyone help me with a work problem? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 4, 2024, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-help-me-with-a-work-problem/1003723 "2024-07-04T14:47:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 11
**Author:** ![MagicEyes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@MagicEyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MagicEyes)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2024, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-help-me-with-a-work-problem/1003723/11 "2024-07-04T15:59:36Z")
> [@gnoitall](#): > > Not if you tell them who the roadblock is, the moment they encounter it. Don’t leave them to figure it out; make it clear (forward your own notice about this if you have to) that this is not your idea or your fault. If they care to get their own projects done and your inability to participate hurts that, they can go to your manager and insist they get the actual fuck out of the way. > > External leverage seems to be the only thing you have. People who are not management are seeing the problem. Upper management is not seeing it yet, and there aren’t any people in upper management who I think will believe me and take any kind of action. Our org chart is: Head Cheese (good buddies with my boss and the person who handed her the job) Deputy Head Cheese (who I don’t trust and it might be dangerous for me to talk to) Chaos Demon Boss HR is not listening, and upper management is not listening. I think HR knows that she’s a problem, but there’s not much they can do, and they have pressure from upper management. We do have an ombuds, but I don’t trust him either. I did talk to our former ombuds, but that was before a lot of these developments happened. She’s still with us in a different job, but I’m going to talk to her because she’s a wise and insightful person. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-help-me-with-a-work-problem/1003723)._