I hate my boss
Hi. I know this is not the politically correct thing to say but "I hate my boss". She is a control freak and a manipulator. I have worked for the same company for seven years and would never give her the satisfaction of quitting but she is wearing me down. She pulled me from my job to work for her several years ago. I have tried to talk to Human Resource but didn't realize at the time we were getting bought by a multi billion dollar company and everyone was worried about their own job. I don't know if I should just move on....the VP can't do his job without (she occasionally runs a sales report for him) her so he is unwilling to see what is going on. She talks on the phone all day long and probably works one or two hours out of the day. She moved me to the desk right next to hers so I have to listen to it. Then when someone comes in she is telling them how buried she is with work. She blames all of her mistakes on me which I let slide a few times I figured it came with the job... but I am unwilling to let it slide anymore because I beleive it has held me back from moving forward in the company. I believe she is worried about her own job but don't know if I can hang on or should just move on. I am a honest, hard working person that likes to work. It is amazing how one person can ruin the bunch. The new company has made a few positve changes but I am not a game player and I refuse to play her game. Has anyone been here??? If so please tell me move on or stick it out and see what happens?
So HR didn' t do anything other that say you were getting bought out and everyone is worried? Makes me wonder if your boss has an "in" at HR.... No one can tell you to move on or stick it out and hope it gets better. That is a decision that you have to make given your thought process and stress level. What I will tell you is that if you make the decision to move on, you have two really positive things going for you:
Without leaving your present job, send out resumes and letters of inquiry. When it comes time to fill out the job application and you get to the section where you have to name your present supervisor, put down the Human Resources Department. Tell the interviewer that your current employer does not allow anyone except HR to answer reference questions due to the buyout and the number of people who have been forced to look for other employment. Human Resources was undoubtedly swamped with frantic employees not knowing what was going on and worried about where their next paycheck was going to come from and may have figured that you were exaggerating the point. Buyouts, mergers and changes in management always leave the doors open for mistakes, miscommunication, no communication, worry and strife and have a way of closing people' s ears to anything except their own uncertainty. Start keeping a journal of mistakes that you are being blamed for that you can prove were made by her. Log in your journal the amount of personal calls and the amount of time it takes to complete them. Make discreet marks on work which can be identified as something that you did but which was really her responsibility. For example: put your initials on a corner of the form or document where it isn' t obstructing the content or a distraction to the reader but is recognizable as you and make a copy of that form or document to keep in a personal file of work completed by you. This way, you have the proof that you performed the task and it was done correctly. In other words: Cover your behind. Last thing: If you have worked for her for several years, then she must have been driving you nuts for longer than just now. If your boss was acting decently toward you and the work for the majority of the time, it may be the buyout that is scaring her and maybe she really feels her job is on the line. Her mistakes and attitude could just be a reflection of that. If, though, she has been acting like a major thorn in your backside for the entire time that you worked for her, then she may be afraid that her past attitude is going to catch up to her with the new owners/buyers of the company and she is trying to make sure that someone else catches the flack that should be dealt to her. Either way, it is important for you to figure out what is best for you and not let a boss who drives you insane shove you over a cliff at an important juncture of the buyout.
I think you answered your own question by stating you "hate your boss". Life is short. Why would you work another second for someone you don' t like? I know you don' t want to "give her the satisaction of quitting", but what do you gain by staying? Thanks for the great advice! I have already started submitting applications online. I figured if I have stuck it out this long I might as well stay until I find another job. | |
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