Comments on: How Do You Deal With A Micromanager? http://beatyourowndrum.com/career/2005/09/how-do-you-deal-with-micromanager.html Surviving and Thriving (At Work and At Home) Sat, 06 Sep 2008 02:35:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: JP http://beatyourowndrum.com/career/2005/09/how-do-you-deal-with-micromanager.html#comment-17772 JP Sat, 01 Dec 2007 19:28:26 +0000 http://beatyourowndrum.com/career/2005/09/how-do-you-deal-with-micromanager.html#comment-17772 Hey I know this advise is quite old, but the only one I agree with is #1. All of the rest are just asking for trouble. If you follow Rules 2, 3 and 5 you are just begging for retaliation. If your boss is a manipulator, it is only a matter of time before you get canned. HR is a tool of management, complaining to them is basically pointless as their job is to enforce management policies (even if they are ridiculous and completely lopsided towards management's advantage). Hey I know this advise is quite old, but the only one I agree with is #1. All of the rest are just asking for trouble. If you follow Rules 2, 3 and 5 you are just begging for retaliation. If your boss is a manipulator, it is only a matter of time before you get canned. HR is a tool of management, complaining to them is basically pointless as their job is to enforce management policies (even if they are ridiculous and completely lopsided towards management’s advantage).

]]> By: Steve Roesler http://beatyourowndrum.com/career/2005/09/how-do-you-deal-with-micromanager.html#comment-2627 Steve Roesler Thu, 02 Aug 2007 00:23:06 +0000 http://beatyourowndrum.com/career/2005/09/how-do-you-deal-with-micromanager.html#comment-2627 Eric, This post amounts to a "clinic" in how to have that kind of conversation. And your #5 is such good advice: treat your manager fairly even if you aren't being treated fairly. If you have to leave, leaving with a clear conscience and a solid reputation will follow you for a lifetime. Eric,

This post amounts to a “clinic” in how to have that kind of conversation.

And your #5 is such good advice: treat your manager fairly even if you aren’t being treated fairly.

If you have to leave, leaving with a clear conscience and a solid reputation will follow you for a lifetime.

]]> By: Mark http://beatyourowndrum.com/career/2005/09/how-do-you-deal-with-micromanager.html#comment-1680 Mark Sun, 01 Jul 2007 03:31:18 +0000 http://beatyourowndrum.com/career/2005/09/how-do-you-deal-with-micromanager.html#comment-1680 My boss just had a "chat" with me because I blew up at my team lead, but I "blow up" because they are constantly in my face I think they are doing it on purpose. I can't leave because jobs are hard to find I'm just at my wits end. My boss just had a “chat” with me because I blew up at my team lead, but I “blow up” because they are constantly in my face I think they are doing it on purpose. I can’t leave because jobs are hard to find I’m just at my wits end.

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