New job work worries

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I’ve been given a promotion at work. The new job is great but the boss is awful. Micro manages and puts people down at the slightest opportunity. Comments like ‘what gives you the right to…shussing people of front of other staff and let’s put the cat amongst the pigeons by doing…’. Other people have left or been moved on when taking the issues to higher members of staff. I have worked here a long time with no issues. I am starting to keep a log of the daily incidents/comments. I am in a union in case needed but as previously said like the actual job and other people around me. Why else can I do? Thank you.

That sounds awful. Continue to keep records of absolutely everything.

If you still enjoy a promoted post, maybe look elsewhere.

Never tried it, but one approach with work place arseholes (so may not be 100% applicable)like this is to mirror back what they say as a question/clarification. Not in a "challenging" way, which could get their back up and cause you personnel more grief, but just calmly, politely as if you are just confirming what they want.

"You would like us to get tutors to redo all seating plans with a boy/girl/boy/girl from September and mix up existing friendship groups?"

"You would like the department to remove this set text before September and start a new lesson plan for that paper?"

Often when idiots hear back what drivel they have spouted they will back track themselves...and tend to avoid pontificating/demanding the crap in front of you.

You could then follow up with an equally calm question, again, calm, polite.."If tutors or parent have issues would you prefer to speak with them? Or would you like me to? I am happy either way."

Again, you are doing nothing they can "tell you off" for. Tis almost malicious compliance. But by vocalising back to them what their demands are it makes them think.