Im working in an odd situation.

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May 13,2022 at 9:27PM UTC

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Im working in an odd situation. My boss is new to the company and position and seems to be having allot of trouble getting things done. Add into this they hire another manager working under her who seems to really wanna take the boss job. Bad mouths everychance she gets. At this point they both blame eachother for all their shortcommings. Meanwhile I work in a different dept but they are above me, so I have interaction with them but am mostly away thankfully. Anyways my question is what do you do when your superiors expect you to defy and or teach or overstep your Boss when they are not getting the job done, or done right?

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AnonymousMay 13,2022 at 9:38PM UTC
Try your best to not get involved. Stay as neutral as possible. If you end up catering to the one who may be fired in a few months, you may be next on the list. So play it neutral. If they start gossiping with you, do your best to pivot the conversation. You have to be extremely careful bc if someone witnesses one of them talking to you about the other person, it can spread even if you kept your mouth shut the entire time. Find excuses to either end, or pivot the conversation to protect yourself. Pray onsite every time the situation comes up so God can guide and steer you out the drama that gots nuttin to do with you. You never want to become a casualty of war so to speak.
AnonymousMay 14,2022 at 1:32AM UTC
This is not something you can solve.
You are a professional and clearly understand your responsibilities and what is expected of you.
Stay your course and try not to get involved. Insist on doing what you know to be right and let them know their issues are not your issues. If things get out of hand go to HR