fwiw, I worked at a company with a reasonably sized engineering department. The engineering VP quit. His secretary took over some HRish work and the Directors dealt with the other senior management.
the guy being missing made no difference at all.
oh, and our line managers spent at least a month of the year preparing for, performing, and writing up an insanely complex yearly review process.
it's a damn wonder anything gets done at all once a company survives into middle age.
the guy being missing made no difference at all.
oh, and our line managers spent at least a month of the year preparing for, performing, and writing up an insanely complex yearly review process.
it's a damn wonder anything gets done at all once a company survives into middle age.