5/9     I am caught in between the crossfire of my Manager and the product
        manager.  I've finished up a project early, and my Manager told me
        not to tell anyone about it.  And whenever the Product Manager come
        by to ask me about the progress on the project, I was instructed (by
        my manager) to tell him nothing but I am working on it.  The moral of
        the story: take care of yourself at work places -- doing something you
        have a passion of, but also get the proper respect or in many cases,
        compensation.
        \_ The moral of the story is that your company isn't healthy,
           especially if it is small.  You may consider looking for another
           job unless you enjoy working in the company of people who will
           think nothing of backstabbing each other or undermining the
           welfare of the company for the sake of personal gain.  Do you
           think you will be treated honorably by these same people?
        \_ What's the problem?  You're done earlier; you're telling the
           ProdM you're still on it; your Manager is happy because he or
           she knows you're done early; no one's late.
          \_ the problem is, it's hard to be inconsistent with your answer when
            you are in a small company.  Basically, I have to present my project
            to the tech writers for wording changes.  And the product manager
            is in charge of the tech writers.  He constantly checks with them.
            \_ So let me guess:  From the tech writers the ProdM knows you're
               project is much ahead of schedule.  So the ProdM gets into
               a discussion with your Manager re not disclosing that you
               were done early.  Not your fault; no big deal.  The disagreement
               is between your Manager and the Prod.