Stupid Bosses

December 16, 2008

Not satisfied with insisting he attend every meeting or conference call any of the team re invited to, today hit a new low when he wanted to us both to call back someone together so he could listen in!

He complains about being overworked yet all work requests ‘must’ come through him and he must remain the primary contact. Resulting in week old emails being forwarded when he fall behind.

He must take the lead at every meeting and insists we record all our work on a special database he commissioned.

Is this micro management?

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December 7, 2008

So yeah…I started working in this place just over a year ago and right out of college. I was late getting my degree and had worked in the non-profit sector for years and years, so this job looked great to me not only because of the pay (it pays very well, I’ll give it that), but also because I was guaranteed a work schedule that would accommodate further education. The catch? I had to work a very nontraditional schedule for a few months, six months max, and I would need to work in other departments as needed until my department was fully ready.

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November 21, 2008

My boss yelled at me today, and I DO mean yelled.

He repeatedly said I was a “effing moron”. (censored for online purposes of course). Then he called me an “incompetent moron”.

Then he sent me an email and said he gives me “simple instructions that even a complete moron could follow”.

He accuses me of the most weird random stuff. Things that I did not do at all. Things that are so weird, its almost frightening to see into this man’s mind and anxiety.

I work for a small, privately owned business wherein im the only other person in the office. Times are hard, the economy is horrible and I need this job, but i cannot survive….not with a hostile work environment like this.

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November 12, 2008

Is it legal for your boss to start you at a wage, make you accountable for more and more work, then decrease your wage?

My boss started me at a certain wage which we never really agreed upon. He told me (within reason) to name my wage. He said its easier to pay employees a good solid wage and keep them around for a long time, than to give them poor wages and have a quick turn over.

Well, he started me at a certain wage which wasnt really want I asked for (a bit lower). Then we had a change in payroll and I noticed I was earning LESS than I normally made.

Months later, and I mean months……. I saw a $1 decrease per hour on my pay check and my boss did NOT notify me. This might be legal but its not ethical. I’m glad I actually paid attention to my pay stub. Im sorry but $1 per hour less is significant when you take into consideration gas prices and all.

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