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I love my job but hate my boss. Because of the
nature of our jobs, neither of us will be fired and neither of us will
leave our jobs until we either die or retire.
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While I was on vacation recently, she drove to my house
and looked into my garage. I ran my objections up the chain of command
and they took an aggressive course of total inaction. I feel absolutely
violated, with nobody in management willing to do the right thing. What
can I do?
-Don't Use My Name or Location
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Unfortunately,
this happens more than what's actually reported. That's because the
employee's self esteem is beaten down again and again, to the point where
helplessness reigns.
It happened to me, too. Here's what I learned:
Run it up the chain.
You say you've already gone over your boss' head. But how high have you
gone? If it's less than the CEO, Chairman or Owner, you haven't gone high
enough.
Document, document, document.
Keep a running list of all of the infractions. Note the dates they occurred.
If it's a bullying email, save an electronic copy of it on a disk or flash
drive. Make a hard copy, as well. Keep your electronic and hard copies
outside of work. If your boss has bullied others, get them to document and
make copies.
Step out of the way of the dozer.
Basically, put in for a transfer. If all fails, transfer to a new
department.
If all else fails...Take
it to the press. That's right - to the press. Embarrass the company and
ineffective management structure publicly. And sue them long and sue them
hard.
...Like I say, this happened to me back in the day. I learned that bullying
managers cower when pushed back.
IN THE CARAVAN:
Don't take a bullying boss lying down. Fight back and transfer out of the
department.
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