New boss is a total *****

I complained to my VP that my boss is making things inefficient. I used to be able to assign my own tasks to myself in our project management tool. Now she wants control over all task assignments and requires me to first assign my tasks to her which she will then review and assign back to me. I told my VP yesterday that I can't know what my tasks are unless they're assigned to me, and there was a delay in her reassigning my tasks back to me. I also said this is really inefficient since we review our tasks daily in our team call as it is.

WHY does she need SO much control over EVERYTHING?!?

I am so fed up I don't care what comes out of my mouth. I am at a point where I just don't give two shi*ts. I am standing up for what I think is right.

I have a fourth interview with a company tomorrow morning.

My boss told me to assign all my tasks to her first, then she will review them all and will assign back to me. So I did just that.

Then yesterday morning, when I assigned a new task of mine to her, she asked me: WHY are you assigning this to ME? UMMMMM.... BECAUSE YOU TOLD ME TO!!!!!

PLUS, after being with us for over 1 month now, I had to explain my job to her yesterday. She didn't understand that my title, SENIOR STRATEGIST, means I am IN CHARGE OF THE STRATEGY FOR EACH OF MY CLIENT ACCOUNTS. She asked, who devises the strategies? UMMMMMM.... NOT TOO BRIGHT, ARE WE?!? So I sarcastically told her, of course I am in charge of strategy --- this is MY JOB.

I am starting to become just as rude back to her as she is to me, and you know what? I really do not care. Dish it out, and that's what you get back. I have lost all care and concern for how I respond to this lady. They are working me to the bone, they keep piling MORE work onto my plate, and I am breaking as a result. So I just don't care how I come across to my boss at this point. I just don't care. And I know they won't fire me because they need me too much. I'm the most productive member on my team, and my clients love me. Two of my clients gave a lot of praise to my work yesterday on our weekly client calls. So they know I am valuable to them.

My fourth interview with a company is lined up for Monday. I pray I get the job offer next week, which would mean only three more weeks in this hell hole.

My boss actually gave me a "whatever" in response to something I said today

What idiots. Why are idiots in charge of others?

I was just told that I need to pile up 45 people in one room on a specific day. We have to maintain 3ft distance per CDC guidelines. It’s not physically possible as walls aren’t stretchable. Lol they will be like sardines in a can. In the middle of pandemics. I was told “it will be fine”. Can you imagine one of them gets covid. It will be 45 plus me quarantine as we didn’t follow 3ft distance. “It will be fine???”

This lady at your work sounds not right in the head. Seriously

WOW - that's nuts! What's the rationale for gathering in one room only 3 feet apart????

Yes, my boss is not right in the head! SOMETHING is seriously wrong with her.

3ft apart is fine as it’s a guideline now (when masked), but 45 people won’t be able to be 3ft apart. It will be more like 1ft! No one seems to care!

Your boss is so weird

That is really so wrong. Such a huge risk for everyone involved!!!

My boss is off her rocker. She will dig her own grave, I do believe.

So, today she YELLED at me on the phone. She actually yelled and came down on me really hard. Then she practically hung up the phone on me! I can tell she's totally overwhelmed and exasperated. I told her that I didn't like the way she was speaking to me and that I didn't appreciate it. I spoke up. My husband thinks I will get fired now.

If she was yelling and you told her you don’t want her to yell, then I don’t see how you could be fired. Were there witnesses to her yelling? Guess not if you all work from home. What was her response when you said she should stop yelling?

No witnesses, as it was just the two of us on a call. She became very quiet for a minute when I said that to her. Then she proceeded to speak over me while I tried to defend myself against her bogus accusations. She tried to tell me I ask too many questions and don't listen - SHE doesn't listen - that was a projection. And I ask questions because her instructions are too vague. And what's wrong with asking questions, anyways? There should be zero wrong with that. Clearly she cannot handle the job.

I cannot even believe this woman somehow is our Director. SHE'S the one who should be fired.

To me, if someone asks me a lot of questions, it's because I didn't make what I expect clear enough. That's MY failure. Lots of questions is a clue to someone in a leadership role that instructions/expectations given to subordinates are too vague, too broad, etc. You did nothing wrong and you are allowed to state what is and isn't acceptable communication in the workplace. Yelling is not it.

@Molinit, thank you.

I agree that it was Ok that I said this to her. She needs to know where my limits are and what I will and will not put up with. I also agree that if her instructions are not clear enough, it's on her to make it more clear. She's impossible, I've realized - utterly impossible.

So, another employee, Evan, is leaving my department and the company. He's only been with us for five months, and now he's bailing too because the company is such a mess. He gave his notice two days ago and told me yesterday.

This now leaves only two of us in my entire department with an insanely bad boss, when my department used to be SIX people PLUS a boss. The other employee who is left I think is inept and cannot carry clients. He refuses to write the monthly reports, and he refuses to get on client calls to review reports, so what good is he? This means IF I have to stay, that the brunt of all client responsibilities will fall on my shoulders, unless they hire two more people quickly.

And this other guy who is left apparently is now buddy buddy with the witch (ie, my boss) because the witch told him that Evan is leaving the company, yet the witch did not tell me (of course!).

I am crying and I am praying for a job offer with this company. Hopefully, I will hear something by tomorrow and the end of the week. If I don't get the offer, I am seriously worried about my mental health if I have to stay in this company one second longer.

I don't even know what to say about this lady except what was said earlier. She's a total WEIRDO!

I think she has mental issues... I really do. She seems unstable, at best.

So the latest is that my colleague wrote a quarterly report for a client that has not been assigned to anyone on our team since the last strategist left. This same colleague has also worked on side projects for this client.

So he interpreted and analyzed the data and wrote the report. Yet, somehow, my boss is telling me I have to review this report with the client on the monthly call, even though I did not write it, I have not been in the data to understand what's happening on this client account, AND, I have not worked on any projects for this client! So, I reviewed my colleague's report notes, and there were 2 points that I 100% disagree with, which are false statements that cannot be stated.

My boss told me that if I have an issue with this assignment, to go to the VP. So, since I have an issue with it, I took it to the VP. The VP then told me to go to my boss about it. So I did.

She deferred or delayed replying by saying "I will speak with you when the client call is scheduled". NICE, huh?!?

I had expressed my concerns to her and asked point blank: WHY am I reviewing this report with the client when (1) I did not write the report; (2) when I have not worked on this client account and (3) when I disagree with 2 points made in the report? She had NO response for any of the concerns I brought forward!

I mean, seriously. How much does this woman SUCK???????

I snapped at my new boss yesterday. She was having trouble understanding some work I did and I had to explain it to her so I snapped. And I snapped because I am super annoyed she is reviewing every single piece of work I send to my clients in addition to my daily tasks. I do not feel trusted, and I feel babysat and seriously micromanaged instead. It's not right. I am a senior in the department, and I am a senior in the company. I should be trusted to send quality work to my clients at this stage in my career and within the company. And on top of that, I produce positive results for my clients. So why am I not trusted? This stinks. I am SO unhappy.

WOW. Just WOW.

So, right now, there's only two of us left on my team to carry and manage work for 18 clients. I manage many clients of my own right now, and my more junior colleague does not. He's been doing projects for clients since coming on board two or so months ago.

So it's reporting week, in which I have 12 reports to write within 8 business days. I am almost done with my reports and will be done on day 6, Monday. I have other client worked lined up to accomplish all of next week, including side projects for clients that are not my own.

So, last week, I was given 3 projects with a tight next day turnaround. Everyone throughout my department was getting these tight deadlines from account services and were complaining to our boss about it since we have reports to write and other deadlines to meet.

My boss was collecting a list of these tight deadline/fast turnaround projects from the team to bring to the VP's attention as an issue. Well, right AFTER I gave my list to my boss of such projects, she then assigned me THREE MORE on Friday, all DUE ON MONDAY.

So I blew a gasget on her and was basically like, WTF??????? I mean, I didn't swear, but that was the gist. She said to take the issue to my VP if I have an issue. So I point blank told her "I don't want to go to the VP with this. YOU are giving me TOO MUCH".

I am blown away - literally blown away. JUST AFTER saying to me that these tight deadlines are unacceptable (essentially), she gives me three more with a 1-day turnaround????? When I am STILL writing my reports, when I have other client work to do for my own clients, plus competing deadlines?

I am beside myself and truly HATE this woman! It's like she doesn't listen AT ALL, OR she just pays lip service to my concerns and then does what she wants regardless!

So, I sent these 3 tasks back to the account manager, telling her I cannot do them on Monday, that I have other client work ahead for my OWN clients, and that perhaps my colleague can take these projects on. I am completely exasperated with not only this woman, but with account services.

This job SUCKS. I HATE it so very much!!!!!!! It's making me ILL.

I have interviews Monday and Tuesday, the ONLY silver lining.

Good luck on your interviews today and tomorrow!

Thank you.

And..... Drum roll please.... My boss was fired!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am beyond happy and thrilled.