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I have a boss who seems clueless and doesn't seem to understand what I tell her. Should I look for another job?

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I have a boss who seems clueless and doesn't seem to understand what I tell her. Should I look for another job?

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  1. Anonymous

    The problem she doesn't seem to understand certain processes no matter how many times it is explained to her. I am afraid this could hurt me negatively in my career.

  2. Anonymous

    I would develop your leadership skills so you can support the various processes and merely report on your progress. Trust me she doesn't need to perform the tasks.

  3. Anonymous

    First think of this person as your Manager not a boss. The word has negative connotations and should not be used in this modern age. Secondly, in your next 1-1 perhaps educate her on how you take direction, let her know what you need from her and how you also take corrective action. Ask her what she needs from you and in what format and style. Setting expectations both ways is the surest way to have a strong foundation and relationship when working together. This goes for peers as well as no one comes with an instruction manual and you need to learn how to work together and collaborate. You need to change your thinking about this because if this is enough to trigger you to think about changing jobs you should work with a coach or mentor to help you learn how. Work does not revolve around you, you need to adapt to work. Good luck.

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  5. Anonymous

    What makes you think you need to find another job? Is your job in jeopardy? It doesn’t sound like it is. If your manager is less experienced or educated about certain things about that job than you are it sounds like job security. Newly hired managers, especially if they’re external hires, can often be less informed than the people they manage who may have been doing the job for a long time. If you find yourself training your manager you may want to send follow up emails with the things you went over. You can send it as a “note” she can have for her reference. But it’s also a CYA to show that you’re knowledgeable & doing your best to help her learn.

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