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How do you handle it when your boss is a complete ass toward you?

JBird · F
I had my share of monster bosses at the first company. They were racist, biased and totally unprofessional.

First one, I moved to other department because I didn't like the work and of course, the co workers were not helpful.

Second and last mean boss was an insensitive, loud and unprofessional. She shout at people and never patient to listen to her subordinate.

Her two assistants were as vile as her. The male assistant sleeps with a pretty co-worker and give her good appraisal while the female assistant loves to make people work day and night without letting them go home. Those three take up a job without analysing much and tells us to complete it within a day which most of the time impossible. They never hire testers or buy a server to cut down expenses. They bully us into working 24/7 without billable hours and in the end they take away the profit leaving us with nothing.

I remember my last week at the office, I was about to leave for an important examination tomorrow in a city 8 hours away and they called me to complete another project. I told them I can't because I will miss the bus and I will do it once I get home during weekends. But they started shouting, calling me unprofessional and threathening me that they cut off my appraisal and they'll report me to the CEO.

But I couldn't care less and I left the office without a word. Next day I received a lot of mails from the dragon lady and her drama queen assistant but I ignored it. Then I got a call that I got the lowest appraisal in the office. Instead of accepting the appraisal, I sent them my resignation letter and that was the end of tyranny of the dragon lady. I got my freedom from the dreadful company and the awful city
DragonFruit · 61-69, M
That happened once....I told him I thought he was being an ass.
MeowsoliniReturns · 51-55, F
@DragonFruit I am going to start looking for another job. She will be left with those with NO work ethic.
DragonFruit · 61-69, M
@MeowsoliniReturns I kept working for him for years, and he improved with age. We’re now both retired and still friends....I called him on his birthday, though I haven’t worked for him for a few years now. If the boss won’t listen to reason, you’re probably better off working elsewhere. Good luck!
MeowsoliniReturns · 51-55, F
@DragonFruit Thanks very much!
SW-User
I be an ass back
SW-User
@MeowsoliniReturns I always figure I was looking for a job when I got this one
MeowsoliniReturns · 51-55, F
@SW-User True!
JimminyChristmas · 56-60, M
@SW-User Exactly!
SW-User
I'd quit eventually as you cannot change that person, they will always return to being an ass.

Why did you create a new profile, can't you log into the other one?
yeronlyman · 51-55, M
I am the boss... so far same staff for years and no one have left beyond normal transition...
xixgun · M
Do my work. Ignore them.
MeowsoliniReturns · 51-55, F
@xixgun I try really hard. She just cannot stand to see anyone enjoying themselves.
xixgun · M
@MeowsoliniReturns Cite studies at her (in front of others). "Happy employees miss fewer days work, are more productive, are healthier, and are more loyal than unhappy employees."
MeowsoliniReturns · 51-55, F
@xixgun 😆 I like it!!!
SW-User
Not good at that kind of thing, usually quit because the anxiety kicks into overtime.
Ask for a meeting maybe between the two of you?
Respectfully say how you feel.
I did this twice,once it changed things for the better, the other time the boss stood up for the person who humiliated me in front of be a group of people.
You'd know where you stood either way,maybe?
JBird · F
I refuse to do work. I quit
SageWanderer · 70-79, M
In my 37 years with the same company I managed to outlast two such asses. Then finally I managed to get their job. Every situation is different though and from what you describe I'd look for employment elsewhere.
JimminyChristmas · 56-60, M
I'm an @ss right back. Yes, it's gotten me temporarily fired. After they realized how much production went down, they fired him and asked me to come back.🤣
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SW-User
Work somewhere else

 
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