I am having trouble working with my boss and I know she feels the same.

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October 14,2022 at 12:55AM UTC

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I am having trouble working with my boss and I know she feels the same. I see that I am causing her stress but I feel that she is crazy and micromanages everyone on the team. The boss and I have talked multiple times about the tension yet we still have it. It sucks both of our energy. I have been with this job for 9 months and I’m not sure how to make it work with her. It’s not the industry, the clients, the workload, or even the role. It’s that we just do not seem to mesh. What should I do? We are a small company so we don’t have an HR department.

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Kristie WhiteOctober 14,2022 at 1:40AM UTC
Some people are oil & water - they just don’t mix. If the two of you can acknowledge that you don’t mix, maybe you can structure the work so you have minimal interaction and keep your interactions focused only on the work. At least this method gives you a chance to see if you CAN work together. If that doesn’t work, it will be up to you to change positions because your boss won’t when they have the power to move you out.
AnonymousOctober 15,2022 at 11:41PM UTC
Leave and find another job. If you cannot conform to what she wants you are in no position to change her. As time passes you put yourself in a position from being removed. Spend your time applying elsewhere