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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think it’s disrespectful of the employee. It’s the workplace equivalent of going to “dad” when “mom” said no to something. It shows that employee did not respect your authority and/or thought she was more able of convincing your boss than you were, or that you never even tried but told her you did.

Where I work this would not fly. Employee would be told by big boss “I’m not sure why you’re bringing this to me. Your direct supervisor and I discussed it, and I understood she was going to communicate the results of that discussion to you. Did that not take place?” [/quote]

depends. a discerning big boss would find out what the deal is and why they don't trust their direct boss. I would want to know that about my subordinate.[/quote]

I do agree that it depends on the size and culture of the organization where you work. At my workplace, bigger bosses trust the managers wfo report to them, and also don’t have the time to deal with the various issues of all their subordinates subordinates. Perhaps if 10 or 15 people who reported to one manager tried something  like this, the big boss would ask HR to look into it. But if it’s just the one, it’s assumed that the manager (who big boss knows better and trusts) is doing their job, and employee doesn’t respect the chain of command/will be difficult for other managers to work with. If anything, it would make them less appealing to be promoted as they’ll be seen as entitled/disruptive. I realize not all workplaces are like mine but If OP’s is, the employee has stepped in it at this point.
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