Micro Manager Rant Alert
My boss wins the prize in the micro management category. My job would be great if he simply would cut our office some slack --- or better yet ---- RETIRE. But no.... he's an old grumpy fart who lives on yesterday when things were "supposedly" great. He feels that the company would fall apart without him. I think it is falling apart because of him. At least 6 people have quit in our former 12 person office. They have not been replaced. We are down to 6 overworked, stressed-out individuals.The boss claims that HE can handle their jobs. Then he ends up getting soooooo stressed out that he rakes bits of these job duties over to us. We oblige becuase we'd rather see the old goat happy than walking around cranking and making worklife unbearable for us.
The boss doesn't welcome new ideas --- because he is afraid of the unknown. This makes him weak and frustrated with anyone who suggest straying from the path. The unknown and unexpected often causes him to turn into a feeble-minded powderkeg. So there is no growth. We are running the office as if it is from 1985.... That maybe cool to some of you, but look at how far we have advanced in technology since then. (For God sakes, our office still uses typewriters!!!!)
Meanwhile, more important issues that need his attention are being overlooked. (i.e. finalizing our organization's current budget, which was due in May 2007 or holding a staff meeting to discuss the proper way to put paper in the recycle bin? ----- true story!)
I sometimes have an imaginary script in my head of how I would react the next time the boss does something to annoy me. But as always..... the scripts get shelved and I have to keep focusing on the positive things before I have a meltdown.
I will have been at this job for one full year on September 11, 2007. It's been a long ride... but I continue to learn --- this is especially important to me since the job has introduced me to the field that I want to be in.
I need the money and love my work --- but I sometimes pray that the boss gets food poisoning, diahrea, unexpected overseas travel plans --- ANYTHING to get him out of the office and KEEP him out of the office.
I recently DREAMED that I was in his office. He said a shitty comment to me. I did not respond, but simply placed my pen and pad on his desk. I walked over to his office window and lifted it up as high as it could go. In this dream, I then found myself standing behind his rolling recliner as he sat dumbfounded. I gave that recliner and the bozo sitting in it one big push and he sailed past the pigeons on the 12th floor ledge out into the big blue sky.
I know its horrible to have such thoughts... but hey... a girl can dream can't she?
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1Make that dream a reality.
Posted 1 year ago | Report -
2Plant some kiddie porn on his computer and send an anonymous note to his boss.
Posted 1 year ago | Report -
3Its difficult to plant pron on a typewriter... lol (*did say its a circa '85 office).
Posted 1 year ago | Report -
4Take a tip from the office/american beauty: don't put up with it. See what happens.
Posted 1 year ago | Report -
5My guess is that the possibility of advancement and a decent salary would be unlikely working for a company that still uses typewriters. I would suggest a job change, asap.
Posted 1 year ago | Report -
6call the waaaaaaaaaaaaaaambulance crybaby.
want some kleenex?
Posted 1 year ago | Report -
7Sounds like you need a new job.
Posted 1 year ago | Report -
8sounds like the waaaaaaaaaaaaaaambulance prick is a micro manager him/her self. DICK HEAD!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted 11 months ago | Report -
9Take a breather. Start looking for another job.... intertain the schwab in office politics, but look for another job: start with nyfa.org
Posted 11 months ago | Report -
10the person who mentioned wambalance is a turd. Ignore that person. Its sad when you are seeking advice and you end up pulling out an asshole. Like the person before me said: BREATHE. You sound like a good person who just ended up in a shitty situation. Keep looking.
Posted 11 months ago | Report -
11Fine a brave woman in the office who's willing to "take one for the team." Have her fuck the old man for all he's worth until he has a heart attack. Problem solved.
Posted 9 months ago | Report