On: Ask HN: How do you manage your manager?

[werber]

Follow the org chart up past your manager to get what you want

[codingdave → werber]

This works if, and only if, your 2nd line supervisor thinks your boss is incompetent. Otherwise, he'll literally just send you back to the boss with directions to "Handle this." And in the process, you have ticked off your boss, and given a bad impression to the 2nd line boss.