How to tell your boss she has unreasonable expectations?

[doc]

Don’t you just hate that feeling of having the carpet ripped out from right under your feet? I get this what seems everyday at work and it’s making me really hate the environment I’m in.

'Welcome to my world" I'm at the bottom of the food chain too. It pays the bills tho.

[MotoGirl]

My staff just tell me to 'get real' - then they get on with it and most of the time it's all done in the time I thought! But I have nice staff and we all get on pretty well

Basically it sounds like a time management thing. These suck. For both parties - your boss may be under a lot of pressure you are unaware of and consequently not organising herself as well as she could (usually the first thing to suffer).

I'll put it this way: ask her if she can help you to organise your week every Monday morning so you can be more efficient. A 30 minute sit-down on a Monday so you are aware of the weeks work expectations would help both parties.

Hmmm time I did this myself.......

Cheers. I think one of the challenges with this company is that we all spend so much time working remotely so the office is effectively left to run itself. You can imagine the complications this causes because we're rarely in the office at the same time. I would be lucky to have a conversation with my boss once every couple of weeks so the majority of our conversations are via email.

Although it was a good idea to sit down with her, she never gives me any help or direction and doesn't really have the time of day for me.

[FROSTY:Me]

MG sorry to sound brutal--DO YOU WANT THIS JOB??

If yes then ok you really have 2 choices
1) shut up and get on with it as is
or
2) Very diplomaticly express your concerns quoting examples
Give your suggestions for solutions

Bloody hard but work out a way that it comes across as non confrontational

If no then keep quiet and start job hunting.

Hope this helps

[MotoGirl]

MG sorry to sound brutal--DO YOU WANT THIS JOB??

If yes then ok you really have 2 choices
1) shut up and get on with it as is
or
2) Very diplomaticly express your concerns quoting examples
Give your suggestions for solutions

Bloody hard but work out a way that it comes across as non confrontational

If no then keep quiet and start job hunting.

Hope this helps

Cheers for that. I have done option 2 a couple of times already without success (sending her own emails back to her as examples) and they make no difference.

I guess I just have to tolerate her shit until I can leave.

[Solly]

.....she sounds like the typical bitch.....only one way to deal with her sort, kick her in the crotch!!

[cs363]

I guess I just have to tolerate her shit until I can leave.

Copy their client list and go out on your own It wouldn't be the first time that's been done especially in the IT game! Not only that, sounds like she bloody deserves it!
If she's that bad with staff that must filter through to customers?

(Is she the owner or??)

[MotoGirl]

.....she sounds like the typical bitch.....only one way to deal with her sort, kick her in the crotch!!

She's so tall that I probably couldn't even kick that high! I guess it helps a woman in the IT industry being tall, blonde and gorgeous (her, not me). I have actual skills whereas she gets by on her looks!

[Gwinch]

She's so tall that I probably couldn't even kick that high! I guess it helps a woman in the IT industry being tall, blonde and gorgeous (her, not me). I have actual skills whereas she gets by on her looks!

Wouldn't your dear Cajun be tall enough to give her a cuntpunt?

[MotoGirl]

Copy their client list and go out on your own It wouldn't be the first time that's been done especially in the IT game! Not only that, sounds like she bloody deserves it!
If she's that bad with staff that must filter through to customers?

(Is she the owner or??)

Yes, she owns the company. It's becoming a complete disaster zone though. She's all about putting band aids on problems intead of actually fixing them. An example of this is how our whole infrastructure is dying a slow, painful death. Computers will die (not mine because I look after it) so instead of fixing them, they just pick up another one and kill that.

We're SharePoint consultants yet we don't even use it for our internal use (our server ran out of space so that was enough reason to stop using SharePoint and go back to storing documents on a shared drive). It's an absolute shambles so I'll probably be happy to find another job!

[cs363]

Yes, she owns the company. It's becoming a complete disaster zone though. She's all about putting band aids on problems intead of actually fixing them. An example of this is how our whole infrastructure is dying a slow, painful death. Computers will die (not mine because I look after it) so instead of fixing them, they just pick up another one and kill that.

We're SharePoint consultants yet we don't even use it for our internal use (our server ran out of space so that was enough reason to stop using SharePoint and go back to storing documents on a shared drive). It's an absolute shambles so I'll probably be happy to find another job!

In that case I'll stick with my subversive advice lol

Sounds from the tone of your post that you've pretty well made up your mind anyway, so good luck with the job hunt (or business start up, tee hee).

[Solly]

Yes, she owns the company. It's becoming a complete disaster zone though. She's all about putting band aids on problems intead of actually fixing them...............

Sound to me, you need to find another job, quick ..........and bail before you get tainted by her reputation [train wreck waiting to happen from what you're saying]

[allycatz]

Try another tack maybe...put all your issues in a report but make the report look like a positive action plan and say you feel it will make the business and your work day run smoother....ask for a trial period to run it that way....if you point out the negatives as a positive you might have more sucess and you also have a written record in your favour if any shite goes down later

[Solly]

Try another tack maybe...put all your issues in a report but make the report look like a positive action plan and say you feel it will make the business and your work day run smoother....ask for a trial period to run it that way....if you point out the negatives as a positive you might have more sucess and you also have a written record in your favour if any shite goes down later

Yep, sound like a damn fine idea.....personally, I'd still go for the crotch kick

[ynot slow]

Sound to me, you need to find another job, quick ..........and bail before you get tainted by her reputation [train wreck waiting to happen from what you're saying]

Or get businees cards printed,distribute them to any clients of hers as her company crashes lol.

Sounds to me and not condescending here,a typical ladies envoironment to work in,i.e bitchiness united.I worked with similar ladies,no idea what my job entailed,whinging if they thought I'd taken too long,not understanding the other consultant stuffed the measurements up,and I was there fixing it so the customer was happy,even thought client didn't know a stuff up had happened,20plus years experience helps.

Try working in a clothing industry(when we had one 30yrs ago)with 100-120ladies from 15-70yrs and about 8-10guys,mind you 1 guy was as bad as a woman.He would stay pissed off if he was wrong all day and into the next,and he was supposedly 2IC.

[CookMySock]

I feel your pain, but its not really your position to tell your boss anything. If her business goes down the toilet because of her actions then who gives a shit.

Your problem, if I may, is that you are a doormat. Learn to say no, especially if it involves coming in on a sunday or some other crap thats outside your contractual working hours. As an employer, it's just grand having staff that will bust their arse for me so I don't have to, so learn a lesson and let her do her own legwork.. You know the game "oh I didn't get your txt".. "forgot to check my email".. "The dog ate it"...

During working hours though, you really have to go do what you are told, and if the boss says to shut up in the training room, then thats how it has to be. While it will be hard letting go of this, really its the only way forward for you. It's not about whether you are right or wrong, or what you want.. the fact is you are hired staff and the boss's word is law. Sorry.

Steve