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MrSoul | 19:41 Fri 12th May 2017 | Body & Soul
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Does anyone have horrible managers ? How do you deal with them ?
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why are they horrible?
I'm lucky enough to have lovely managers.
I have plenty of tactics, but would need to have a couple of examples of what your manager does to make him/her horrible.
This probably follows on from MrSoul's previous thread here

http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Jobs-and-Education/Question1541527.html
Have they done the whole 'hallmarks, brand names, snagging people, core values, "I've just come out of Mangement School but I don't have any experience of the company or this industry" thing? If they have then do what I do - treat them with contempt and ignore them.
My manager was a nightmare. She was paranoid that we were talking about her. If I had to speak to a colleague she would stand up and ask "have you a problem" we couldnt go out to together at lunch time. We had to go out separately and meet up later for lunch. I loved my job but couldn't cope any longer and retired when I was 60.
I just let one of my managers think she was in charge, but only for one week in four.
My boss is a right *** ....makes me work hard and always watching over my shoulder.
Oh hang on ...... I'm self employed ...... I really should learn to stop calling myself like that :P
I have a complete *** of a manager, he micro manages, after a recent op he was badgering me to come back until I did earlier than recommended.
But, I have some good friends at work and on the whole I love my job, the salary is OK and the benefits are better than some.
So I suck it up and just keep reminding myself that he does not impact on my whole life but just a small part. On days that does not work I just imagine myself telling him to take a long jump of a short pier!!
I'm the manager & what I say goes......in one ear and out t'other ;(
From 2003, until 2008, I had the worst possible Manager imaginable. He was a bully, and was controlling in the extreme. Over those 5 years, he steadily reduced my self esteem to almost zero. I left in October 2008, by which time I was on the edge of a mental breakdown.

Only after I left, was he found out and sacked. I blame myself, for allowing his truly awful behaviour to flourish. I vowed I would never let that happen again.

My advice to anybody in the same position, would be to tell and a similar Manager to **** ***, very loudly and very publicly, and leave.

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