How to Deal with a Manager on a Power Trip
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@thanksajdotcom Sounds to me like the problem is you.
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@thanksajdotcom Here is my honest opinions and advice.
Scenario 1
I wouldn't take this the manager not thinking you know your stuff. You have to remember you aren't the only one that works there. It may be a friendly reminder he says to everyone. I would not take any offense to that at all. What you said in response definitely came off as aggressive. Nowhere did I see him questioning your experience and/or your ability to do your job.
Scenario 2
In your response your qualms seem to be circumstantial. You say he is LITERALLY doing nothing, He hits on girls in their 20s, and does not help the older women. All this is going through your head and pissing you off. So you go and make a big deal out of the smallest conversational piece. Your manager and the other co-worker have no idea why you are going off on them about something so trivial. The real reason is all in your head. How are they supposed to know? Then you get upset when he just mirrors the same type of thing you did to him. I don't understand how this is his fault?
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Seems to me the real problem is a lack of respect for authorities.
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@thanksajdotcom deep down you are the one that has the pride issues. You are a smart guy that continually shoots yourself in the foot. You feel you are underpaid, misunderstood, and underutilized. However, you keep going out of your way to sabotage yourself.
You CAN'T always say what you're thinking. Life has politics and work especially has politics. You have to bullshit and sugarcoat things sometimes. You have to learn to be your own PR manager. Think about what you say and when you say it.
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This is going to sound mean.. But please don't take it that way. I mean it to be helpful.
Have you thought about going to a Counselor/Psychologist? I think that could help, there is some reason you are making a bigger deal out of nothing.
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@thecreativeone91 said:
This is going to sound mean.. But please don't take it that way. I mean it to be helpful.
Have you thought about going to a Counselor/Psychologist? I think that could help, there is some reason you are making a bigger deal out of nothing.
Have in the past. It didn't help at the time, but I'm looking into going again.
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You might actually want to look at a Job Coach as well.
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@thecreativeone91 said:
Seems to me the real problem is a lack of respect for authorities.
How long until someone posts a Cartman meme?
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