Essay #43 - How to survive a bad manager
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The best advice for having a bad manager is to seek other employment. Don’t undervalue your happiness: it’s impossible to be happy if you work directly for someone you can’t stand. It may be difficult to find another job, but if you are willing to make compromises in other areas (salary, position, project, location, etc.) it will certainly be possible. Being happy and underpaid is a much better way to spend a life than unhappy and anything else.
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How bad is your manager?
There are many different factors that contribute to negative opinions of managers. It’s not the goal of this essay to list them all, but here are some of the basics:
* Inconsistent: Says one thing, does something else.
* Arrogant. Always believes they are right, and makes sure you know it.
* Egocentric. Makes every issue and decision about them.
* Doesn’t listen: is offered advice but ignores it before even considering it.
* Self-centered: Doesn’t support, encourage or look out for their team.
* Mean/Abusive: Makes people feel bad for no reason.
* Micro-manager: Refuses to delegate anything, despite what they say.
* Coward: Backs down whenever challenged.
* Isolated: doesn’t involve others in decisions, and rarely looks for ways to support/encourage the work of their team.
* Incompetent: Lacks basic communication, intellectual, or emotional skills needed to for their role.
* Checked out: Isn’t committed to their work or their team.
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It’s easy to fall into the trap of labeling people as bad, and blaming them for everything. Saying “my manager sucks” may relieve tension, but it’s not going to improve your working conditions. Remember that managers are just people, and all people are better at some things than at others. Even if your manager does suck, he sucks in some ways more than others.
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It took me a long time, and lots of suffering, to figure this out (I’m quite stubborn), but when I did I discovered a new kind of solution. I needed to depend more on my life outside of work, with friends, family, community and interests, to make myself feel complete and happy. Then no matter how bad things got at work I had a place to go where I was safe. My self-esteem began to come from places other than the workplace and I became a better person for it.
Hidup mesti balance.