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Boss is a prick

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Primmyhill · 25/09/2025 12:27

Right. I’ve had enough. Boss of 6 months is a micro-managing, controlling, arse licking (to higher ups) prick. I get a non-stop barrage of teams messages, emails etc every day which stop me from doing my work with his last minute ‘urgent’ tasks he has clearly forgotten about which them become my issue, things that come into his head on a whim and generally treating me like a PA. He micro manages, wants constant updates and cc’ed into everything. I’m convinced he reads my emails too. Short of telling him to F off I need to consider my options. I like the job, just not him. I think others might be in the same predicament so I don’t think I’m being singled out. I think it would be unprofessional of me to ask others what they think of him as we don’t have that kind of culture and I don’t want to seem like I’m ‘ganging up.’ I have tried to raise it with him before and nothing much came of it. I think it’s all about control. He’s newly promoted and trying to make a name for himself and ruthlessly ambitious. I’m not killing myself off the back of his ambition. What do I do? Leaving not an option without a job to go to and I don’t see why I should be pushed out. I’m good at my job and have years of experience but feel totally stressed, demotivated and doubting my own ability.

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InSpainTheRain · 25/09/2025 13:40

Could you meet with him and take the approach or "all the last minute requests mean i cant manage my time so effectively can we have 10 mins at the start of each week and go over what's needed for that week?" Then if he adds something else on ask him the priority over the list he gave you.

HelplessSoul · 25/09/2025 14:40

Email the idiot back on his last minute demands, copy in his manager and say:

I'm not your PA and I cant do your urgent work with 10 minutes fucking notice.

So either you send your work to me with ample time so I can reassign my other work or I cant do it as I have a day job. I cant do both you cunt.

Something like that.

Push back, but CC in his manager.

Every. Single. Time.

Lets see how he likes micromanagement.

YorkshireGoldDrinker · 25/09/2025 14:44

HelplessSoul · 25/09/2025 14:40

Email the idiot back on his last minute demands, copy in his manager and say:

I'm not your PA and I cant do your urgent work with 10 minutes fucking notice.

So either you send your work to me with ample time so I can reassign my other work or I cant do it as I have a day job. I cant do both you cunt.

Something like that.

Push back, but CC in his manager.

Every. Single. Time.

Lets see how he likes micromanagement.

Nicely written, but keep it professional (no swearing).

Shedmistress · 25/09/2025 14:57

Every time he would ask for updates id point out the constant updating and last minute dot com stuff stops me from doing my job. I'd also push back with everything id have to move to accommodate with 'please let me know which other thing you want me to push back to do this new thing'.

And id probably put a running appointment in my visible diary entitled 'prick boss' last minute dot com emergency issue' every morning and plan for it every day.

Primmyhill · 25/09/2025 18:12

Thanks all. Some good suggestions there and I’ve got to the point where I’m going to look for another job as I can’t see myself working with him indefinitely. I’m worth more than being at the sad wanker’s beck and call. In the mean time, I’ll take him to task, (will try not to swear) and irritate the hell out of him with some of your suggestions.

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