Micromanaging is effecting my ability to do my job!

[JustynaEwa]

I work in a busy NHS team (admin based), where the workload is very heavy.
I'm the only admin person and I'm finding that my manager's micromanaging of everything I ever do, say or suggest is having a detrimental impact on my work. It's eating into big chunks of my time.
For our regular one to one sessions she expects me to compile details of hypothetical situations where I point out potential problems and come up with hypothetical solutions, outlining the pros and cons of each. With respect, it's just basic admin so there's very little that could go wrong or need micro analysing.
These projects are so time consuming they're taking my time away from being able to carry out my actual job. When I make my suggestions she micro-analysing everything and wants chapter and verse on all the potential pitfalls, what might happen, could happen, should happen.. Other staff say it happens to them too and she just likes to test our thinking and problem solving skills.
It's just a basic admin role that I feel confident in, never had any performance or productivity problems. I would just prefer getting on with my work instead of all the micromanaging and pyscho-analysis.
I've worked in the NHS for nearly 8 years and never experienced anything like this before.

I feel your frustration, but something I notice about your post is that you haven't asked for any solutions.

Are you prepared to do something about this problem, even if it means a difficult conversation with your manager (or taking it higher), or do you just need to vent (to MN or to someone in real life)?

It sounds like she’s trying to train you rather than manage you but you don’t like her training style.

Blimey, this would drive me mad! I’m not sure why she needs to do any of this and the fact it’s taking you off your job is rather worrying.
Would you feel comfortable talking about why she needs to do this ‘training’ at your next 1:1 session?

I suspect that she is doing what she has to do to satisfy those managing her.

I'd tell her this is a capacity issue and these time-consuming tasks are adversely impacting your "proper" work. Give examples where you haven't been able to do your day-to-day admin because of it.

Is this on your job description? I doubt it!

Or you could request a specific time slot to perform these tasks and get her to allocate this. And identify which bit of your "normal" duties can be dropped to accommodate her demands.
I'd put it in writing how this is affecting you and your ability to do your job unhindered.