I do report to the CIO (CIO to CEO) and he does not reply my emails, neither my calls nor my chats. .. I have to wait about a month for a simple answer or approval. He doesn't not show up in meetings and never give an explanation for his absences. We both live in different countries and use English as common language. I tried with HR but they also doesn't reply my requests... What should I do? Regards,
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There's still no good substitute for good ole face to face repertoire building. Go visit him in person, build a relationship with him.
He is in Germany and me in US... I did that 2 years ago when I was promoted.
Cause an outage, he will call you :D
My team and me are responsible, so the fault will be on me. Once he called me at 5am because of an issue and I was sleeping... He got mad because I haven't picked up the phone... I would have killed him at that moment :)
OP, if I were you, I'd polish up that resume and start interviewing. It sounds like your boss doesn't respect you.
Sure
Once, I thought he is jealous since my team and me automate almost everything... So this part of the world is more effective :)
Would you rather have a micromanaging CIO, or have the ability to operate in a permission vacuum? As long as he’s not in your business, use your position to make shit happen on your own until he can’t ignore you (for better or worse).
I prefer a boss that "teach" me, ask me things and ask for improvements,stay in touch. Not micromanaging. I always make things happen... But for instance... One HVAC in a DC got broken and I have three quotes to fix it (over my budget approval "power") there is backup HVAC working now... I am waiting approval for 2 weeks. For sure, if Backup got broken as well, I should call emergency and fix that one. I don't know why he takes so long for such critical issue.
So find ways to make him more effective, and free up his time. Is the approvals thing a common issue across the company? Figure out a system to get approvals done more effectively. Assume that your CIO is well-intentioned enough, and merely fighting next-level fires. If you want to get his attention, start solving your own fires, then his, and keep working up until the issues you tackle day to day reach his level of importance.
keep your resume ready
Thanks... I have it ready, always
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I'm thinking about that
Are you sure you are hired at the company? For HR to not answer seems extreme. Do you have any other coworkers or colleagues that you can ask if they have experienced something similar?
7 years in the company.. 2 like that.. Regarding the CIO everybody says he is soooo busy Regarding HR they are always understaffed Should I move somewhere else?
I am responsible for half of IT infrastructure... Europe, Africa and America... 12 datacenters... Actually I have a nice office in San Francisco