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<blockquote data-quote="trinityroyal" data-source="post: 242540" data-attributes="member: 3907"><p>Ah...corporate life.</p><p></p><p>Sounds like this fellow is the proverbial toxic boss, and more than a bit of a control freak.</p><p></p><p>I can understand your wanting husband to stand up for himself. But, there are some significant disadvantages to doing so...</p><p></p><p>If husband stands up for himself with this sort of boss, the boss will find a way to make him pay for it later, either with worse working conditions, loss of a plum assignment, or some other thing.</p><p></p><p>If the boss is getting results, then the company exec is not likely to do much about it either. They're too far removed from the daily grind of people's jobs to see what's happening. If the manager's bottom line looks good in the quarterly reports, then the exec aren't interested in making changes.</p><p>A few strategies to think about...</p><p></p><p>Can husband transfer to another department where he doesn't fall under this boss's responsibility? </p><p></p><p>Does husband have a unique skill that no one else in the company have, one that's valuable to the company? Often, "star players" are given a lot mroe leeway with what they can get away with, because the boss can't get things done without them.</p><p></p><p>Can husband take on a project that will get him noticed by other departments? If he gains some visibility and is seen as a star player, some other non-toxic manager might just want to snap him up.</p><p></p><p>Sorry that your husband is having to deal with this Susie. It's a horrible situation to be in, and often the only solution is to grin and bear it, and quietly look for an exit door.</p><p></p><p>Sending hugs to you and your husband, and a brickbat or two to the Toxic Boss.</p><p></p><p>Trinity</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="trinityroyal, post: 242540, member: 3907"] Ah...corporate life. Sounds like this fellow is the proverbial toxic boss, and more than a bit of a control freak. I can understand your wanting husband to stand up for himself. But, there are some significant disadvantages to doing so... If husband stands up for himself with this sort of boss, the boss will find a way to make him pay for it later, either with worse working conditions, loss of a plum assignment, or some other thing. If the boss is getting results, then the company exec is not likely to do much about it either. They're too far removed from the daily grind of people's jobs to see what's happening. If the manager's bottom line looks good in the quarterly reports, then the exec aren't interested in making changes. A few strategies to think about... Can husband transfer to another department where he doesn't fall under this boss's responsibility? Does husband have a unique skill that no one else in the company have, one that's valuable to the company? Often, "star players" are given a lot mroe leeway with what they can get away with, because the boss can't get things done without them. Can husband take on a project that will get him noticed by other departments? If he gains some visibility and is seen as a star player, some other non-toxic manager might just want to snap him up. Sorry that your husband is having to deal with this Susie. It's a horrible situation to be in, and often the only solution is to grin and bear it, and quietly look for an exit door. Sending hugs to you and your husband, and a brickbat or two to the Toxic Boss. Trinity [/QUOTE]
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