Employee Quicksand: How Do You Work with That Hard to Work with Boss?
How do you deal with a stressful working relationship with your boss or manager?
· Be factual, not reactional- do not let your superior get the best out of you in situations. You need to maintain professional behavior and not partake in insubordinate behavior. You should try to be as objective as a possible like a bystander witnessing an accident or crime.
· Continue to work- do not look at your present work relationship as an excuse for not completing work or following directives from your superior. You still have to carry out the responsibilities for your job, so don’t check out.
· Know your rights- always make sure to keep abreast of the policies of where you are working . A policy handbook could be the gateway to answers you are looking for and a guide for how you might want to proceed with a specific course of action.
· Try to communicate- see if you two can meet to discuss the concerns you are having. If you are not comfortable, ask to see if you can involve their manager or another third party to act as a mediator.
· Keep notes- document for yourself what is going on. If you do have a meeting, you will have notes, emails or correspondence to support your argument.
· Maslow’s hierarchy- self-actualization is something that we strive to achieve. You need to really look at yourself and your actions to realize your own capabilities-look at you.
Finally, my food for thought is that only you can decide for yourself if you want to stay in your current job or move on. Asking yourself, is it really worth it for you? If you stay, you need to find a happy medium to survive the situation and not be taken under by the “employee quicksand,” while continuing to be conscientious of your own work behavior and performance.
Reagan Sinclaire
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