I'd also say that if you're an employee of the company, you should be able to communicate with boss and CC... everyone. With updates. "Here's the latest update. Please let me know if I need to make any changes - To: Boss, CC: everyone"
Do this at most companies and you'll get sidelined fast. The management caste protects their own. Uppity ICs don't get "the attention they deserve" they get sidelined.
this was real weird behaviour to encounter as an IC. pre pandemic I ran into a director from another org that I knew from playing MMOs with, had a half hour chat during lunch with some picking of brains for a weird endgame raid strategy and afterward my manager pulled me aside and was like "whats happening is everything ok?? i saw you having a long meeting with a director in another org??"
Yep. The first organizations were military. You don't jump chain of command unless the integrity of the organization is at risk. Doing it for personal gain—even if justified? Instant persona non grata.
