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Originally Posted by Have Hope
I don't want this to backfire on me - I do have to think about it more.. I know it will be prevalent on my mind for the next 4 days leading up to this meeting with her boss. I cannot help it. When you make a claim that your boss is bullying you and that you may want to submit a formal complaint to HR, it can send off alarm bells. I am conflicted over what to say and/or if I should back down some from my stance and just make a more general statement about how her style doesn't mesh well with mine. I don't know.
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Oh bless you, you are caught in a tricky situation. I really do feel for you.
As you say, you have a few days to reflect, and I would do that. Look at things calmly and professionally - can you present factual evidence of the things that you are unhappy with, e.g. the micro-management. If you can, and you feel confident to deal with it, then go ahead and meet your boss's boss. If not, then you can look at how best to step back a bit from the heat of the situation.
In all fairness, I don't think there's a right or wrong way here - it's a difficult situation with a painful outcome either way, so please don't beat yourself up over this.
Have faith and confidence in yourself. You're clearly very experienced, so take that into account and use that experience to your benefit.
I hope you get on OK. I wish I could offer you more definitive advice, but having been in this situation myself, I know that quite often there's no easy path through. As I said before, with your skills, if you are unhappy, start and look at the wider jobs market.