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Novaredneck

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Vp’s “delegations”

My VP is constantly "delegating" projects to us that he says are for our experience. For example he is supposed to present on a webinar next week and he asked me to put the deck together. I'm not marketing, and I don't have time to put together slides on a
topic that we literally have an expert for, but, when I push back, he gets mad. How would you push back or decline? I'm about to go to his boss about it because it's getting out of control. 
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paddy
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Director of Business Development
Take a page from marketing's playbook: ask your expert to do it, return the finished work, and take credit.
GDO
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BDM
That’s how the corporate world works
UrAssIsSaaS
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SaaS Eater
Someone on another thread said start asking him if you should prioritize this over generating revenue. I think its a great way to put the ball back in his court
Novaredneck
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IoT Sales Specialist
Ah this is a good one
GDO
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BDM
Good answer! Did not read that :)
BmajoR
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Account Executive
Do you have any other examples because the slide deck thing is super common. 
Novaredneck
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I do but there’s not enough time in the day… lol
cw95
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Sales Development Lead
you aren't in the wrong so I'd push push push.
LordBusiness
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Chief Revenue Officer
Sounds like a pretty weak leader. Keep your eye out for new opportunities, careers are too short to work for dudes like this
Novaredneck
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I’m supposed to have an offer next week from A new company, I got fed up with it
CaneWolf
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Call me what you want, just sign the damn contract
Do a bad job and it get to him last minute.
Novaredneck
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Lol pass, not trying to piss him off even more

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