Bad Boss
All these eight months I'm weary, frustrated, unhappy and demotivated. Interaction with my boss just leaves me cold. He's a bully, intrusive, controlling, picky or petty.
He takes credit for your work, never provides positive feedback and misses each meeting he schedules with me. Or he caves immediately under pressure and fails to support me in accomplishing your job. He never recognizes my performance or that of any other employee so the office is joyless and unhappy.
He's a bad boss, bad to the bone. Dealing with a less than effective manager, or just plain bad managers and bad bosses, is a challenge too many employees face. No matter the character of your bad boss, these ideas will help you deal with it.
A hands-off manager may not realize that his failure to provide any direction or feedback makes him a bad boss. He may think he’s empowering his staff. A manager who provides too much direction and micromanages may feel insecure and uncertain about his own job. He may not realize his direction is insulting to a competent, secure, self-directed staff member. He has been promoted too quickly as he was born in a rich family and lack of experience in the Industry. In these days of downsizing, responsibilities are often shared by fewer staff members than ever before which can affect their ability to do the job well. This bad boss may not share your values. The youngest generations of workers expect that they can use their vacation time and take action to make work-life balance a priority. A flexible work schedule may make the job their dream job. But, not all bosses share these views. My boss thinks that remote workers harm the culture and interfere with developing a culture of teamwork.
If your values are out of sync with those of your boss, and you don't think this imbalance will change, you do have a problem. Maybe it's time to change bosses. But, until then, these actions are recommended for you to preserve your relationship, such as it is.
A hands-off manager may not realize that his failure to provide any direction or feedback makes him a bad boss. He may think he’s empowering his staff. A manager who provides too much direction and micromanages may feel insecure and uncertain about his own job. He may not realize his direction is insulting to a competent, secure, self-directed staff member. He has been promoted too quickly as he was born in a rich family and lack of experience in the Industry. In these days of downsizing, responsibilities are often shared by fewer staff members than ever before which can affect their ability to do the job well. This bad boss may not share your values. The youngest generations of workers expect that they can use their vacation time and take action to make work-life balance a priority. A flexible work schedule may make the job their dream job. But, not all bosses share these views. My boss thinks that remote workers harm the culture and interfere with developing a culture of teamwork.
If your values are out of sync with those of your boss, and you don't think this imbalance will change, you do have a problem. Maybe it's time to change bosses. But, until then, these actions are recommended for you to preserve your relationship, such as it is.
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