Things your boss does that you can't stand

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jumpncrash

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Feb 11, 2010
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My boss kinda avoids me, but the rest of the time I really can't complain, I get stuff to do, and then I do it. He does run around alot, that's kind of irritating
 

pcgeek11

Lifer
Jun 12, 2005
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i typically like my boss [she is the IT manager] and get along well with her but:

she is a control freak sometimes
and is ridiculously disorganized

i think the worst thing is that lately she has been asking me to do piddly things she could do extraordinarily easily with all of the technical tools at her disposal. such as:
-look up this user and tell me x, y or z about them [search AD]
-i need to create a wordpress account, come help me with this [enter in email address]
-help me find an email you sent me [search emails i sent her. on her computer]
-can you paste this picture into onenote? [while she stares at one note, and the picture]
-can you remind me to do a thing tomorrow [while she has a new iphone and outlook]

it is getting pretty annoying. i am hoping its just because she is going out of town is 2 weeks and is being scatterbrained.

but i swear, if she starts asking me to place calls for her i am going to go nuts.

Sounds like she treats you like her bitch.
 
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My bosses are all unique in a strange way but are just great. Although in the past we did get into verbal fights. I blame that mostly on myself having a autism spectrum dissorder. Communication is sometimes difficult while filtering racing emotions/thoughts in real time and conversating , trying to convince people that a certain action should be taken. They did not knew me back then.
 

malbojah

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Dec 6, 2000
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My boss likes to:

Change a persons schedule and then not tell them (happened this week, person took a pix of old schedule so she wasn't fired)

Bring his wife in to "help", even though she makes everyones job twice as hard. And she doesn't speak English.

Is constantly late (perks of being the owner)

Is always in the way (work @ restaurant and boss is a giant speed bump in the kitchen )
 

dank69

Lifer
Oct 6, 2009
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i typically like my boss [she is the IT manager] and get along well with her but:

she is a control freak sometimes
and is ridiculously disorganized

i think the worst thing is that lately she has been asking me to do piddly things she could do extraordinarily easily with all of the technical tools at her disposal. such as:
-look up this user and tell me x, y or z about them [search AD]
-i need to create a wordpress account, come help me with this [enter in email address]
-help me find an email you sent me [search emails i sent her. on her computer]
-can you paste this picture into onenote? [while she stares at one note, and the picture]
-can you remind me to do a thing tomorrow [while she has a new iphone and outlook]

it is getting pretty annoying. i am hoping its just because she is going out of town is 2 weeks and is being scatterbrained.

but i swear, if she starts asking me to place calls for her i am going to go nuts.
Sounds like she is making excuses to interact with you. She probably wants the D.