Having a boss who gives us a hard time is often a reason for leaving. But not everyone can afford to leave a job 1 / loved, 2 / which can serve as a springboard. There is only one solution then:learn to manage your superior... The adaptation strategy will depend on his personality. Explanation.
Known for:Constantly checking your work. And often iron behind you (even when it's good).
How to manage it? :his Achilles' heel is trust, impossible for him to let himself go... The thing to do therefore, in addition to giving him quality work (it's not enough), surprise him by returning your files to him in advance. Then offer your help on small tasks that are not yours but that will fix it. You thus gradually weave a relationship of trust and he will one day end up trusting you (and letting go of you).
Known for:praising yourself privately but denigrating your ideas in public.
How to manage it? :your job is going to be to learn to get inside his head... And to get honest feedback, appeal to his expertise like this:"I have the impression that you didn't like my idea, could you next time please share with me your constructive criticism in advance, what will really allow me to improve? »
Known for:taking credit for your work and ideas.
How to manage it? :Reclaiming your work by saying, "I've noticed that the project I've been developing has taken off, so I'd like to be included in the conversations." » If he persists and signs to leave you aside, next time, send him your ideas with a copy of his boss, on the grounds that you want to get their opinion on both of them...
Known for:letting you work on things that later turn out to be useless
How to manage it? :at the start of a project, ask him for lots of details about what he is looking for, then send an email summarizing the conversation. You will be well set up and keep track of you in case of problems later.
Known for:making you work, calling you on vacation, in short, stealing your personal. It's as if his time is always more valuable than yours.
How to manage it? :Narcissists think they are perfect and they hate criticism. It is therefore necessary to begin the recovery of your personal life with a compliment. Like:"I admire your sense of excellence and I want to do the best job I can, but my job suffers when I'm tired." I need my weekends to recover. Either you challenge it and it works, or... it doesn't work and too bad:you've tried!
