opc.three (4/23/2013)
I agree with SQLBob in that I would never want to work for that person. Maybe someone can get this thread under their nose...maybe they'll listen to a chorus.If I did happen to find this person as my supervisor then it would be clear that the person needing their resume to be dusted off would be my supervisor, although that would not stop me from continuing to take log backups during full or diff runs because I have a suspicion that a person like that would never cop to their own edict and instead would invoke a resume-generation-event for me. I would be fine saving theirs and my job in the process, and potentially the company's behind too, despite the ridiculousness of it all.
Good tactic for such things is to get it in writing, or email. You'll probably not have any luck getting them to actually write out instructions to the effect of "... don't make backups ..." - even toads like this supervisor aren't usually that stupid, but a cleverly worded question can often trap them into making a statement that will later cover your a$$. Especially effective is if you can wave such a paper, completely exonerating you from blame, wait for crap to get firmly nailed to the offending PHB, and only then trot out the fact that you actually saved the day by disobeying his instructions.
He may be out the door, or if it's some big boss's relative, you'll be out the door instead, but either way, it'll get settled quickly.