Management by Confusion

Not sure if this is a new style of management.

Some people tends to give you very vague answers. And you will "guess" what he (also refers to she here) really means. If you have done something - by guessing the meaning - with satisfactory results, he will take the credit. On the contrary, if the result is not satisfactory, he will say this is not what he means.

Some people tends to ask a few people doing the same thing. After you have paid all the effort completing the task, you found that another person is doing the same thing. Or when other people is working on the task, for no reason, he will ask you to take it over from wherever it was.

Some people tends to give an order but not specifying who does what. After some time, if you are stupid enough to take up the task voluntarily, you will find that you are paying all efforts with no appreciation in return. Because that was not something that he really wants to do.

I have heard that this is a type of "culture". From the upper class to the lower, everyone does things in this way. That's the reason they are hesitate to write up all the procedures and guidelines and job specifications. Because it will be more flexible - whenever it is for sharing the work load or for sharing the responsibilities.