> > How can a memebr of staff in a company argue with the manager > > about the manager's decisions or performance? > > It is IMO the *obligation* of a professional to call his manager on > wrong decisions or performance. I've advocated the equivalent of the following opinion before (http://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/ietf/current/msg77479.html), but in the current context it bears repeating: Here in the IETF we accept that low-status people may argue regarding technical matters, but reserve for high-status people having opinions about our procedures. Dale