Does Your Superior Suck? 5 Tips To Make Things Better

Does your superior suck? Ellie McDonald narrows in on what to do when your manager is being a major pain in the proverbial.

- Ellie McDonald

You nailed the job interview, got the job, and you’re now six months into a new nine-to-six life. But despite taking home the trophy of this epic work win, you’re finding that your career glory is tarnishing more and more with each soul-sapping day that goes by – and it’s all down to bad-boss behaviour. This is exactly what happened to Linda*, 26, when she landed her dream job in the finance industry. It wasn’t long after she first started that she realised the office politics, driven by someone above her, made for a ridiculously toxic environment. “When someone goes out of their way to deliberately undermine people, you lose confidence,” she explains. “You are always completely on edge.” So much so it has caused Linda to question whether she should stay at this job or leave.

If you can’t deal with your tyrannical supervisor or mean manager, don’t e-mail them in a resignation rage yet. We look at the ways your boss grinds your gears and show you exactly how to deal.

You feel like your boss gives you too much work

Swimming in work is an understatement; you find yourself wading through stacks of A4 paper just to get to your keyboard. Everyone else seems to be able to leave on time, but your workload holds you back from making plans with your pals during the week. With how much work you have to get through, you never finish on time. Plus, you’re so exhausted after work each night, you can barely drag yourself out of the office to go home.