Is anyone else just tired of playing "Who’s the Boss" every single morning?

ns · 2026-05-12T01:03:12.992Z

I spent three hours today just trying to figure out who has the final sign-off on a simple project scope. Is it the product lead? The regional VP? Or does the matrix team in Seattle get the veto because they technically own the budget? It feels like we’re all just spinning plates in a wind tunnel. I’m constantly looking over my shoulder, wondering if I’ve accidentally offended one of the three "dotted-line" managers I report to. I don't feel like an expert anymore; I feel like a professional hostage negotiator. Every update feels like a trap. If I move too fast, I’m stepping on a siloed department’s toes. If I wait for the collective consensus, I’m "missing the pace of the Un-carrier." How do I keep my head down and stay invisible enough to survive the next round of alignment, but loud enough to not be considered "disengaged"? I’m terrified that the next restructuring is going to realize I’m redundant because half my job is just managing the internal politics of the matrix. Are we actually building anything, or are we just rearranging the org chart until the music stops?

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