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i agree with DC. any management chain has to allow this sort of thing to protect against abuses.

however the usual protocol is that those who skip a management tier better have a feckin good reason for doing so or a) they'll be laughed out of town and b) they'll damage themselves.

the senior mgr (RP) in this case, will if he's worth his salt, use the meeting to reinforce the chain of command and fire a warning shot across the bows of the restless ones - unless there are substantive grievances, which is highly unlikely.

there is just the possibility though that while JC might be 'right' and older head like RP might need to coach him a wee bit on the art of pragmatism. being right ain't always the only thing that counts.

john might be better holding fire on some fronts till he's isolated the fannys rather than risking others being drawn in in the heat of the moment.