problem with boss

LegacyUser

I'm at a loss to know what to do so all ideas welcome. I'm a 34 year old male professional and I work for a small company in the southeast.
I've been feeling demotivated for a while, and last week the head of the practice noticed and called me in. She set up some good accounts for me and I left on good terms and feeling motivated. Later that day though my boss called me (he has been on holidays and so was not available to talk before gthen) and in front of the rest of the office told me off for talking to the big boss. I was so angry I left - I tried explaining that she set it up; I didn't initiate it...but no! What should I do?

Winnie

this is not your fault, whay cant you go back to the woman that gave you the accounts and ask her to explain to your other boss that it was her idea?

Rb

I think you should stand up for yourself and have a meeting with your boss.
Humiliating you infront of the whole office is unfair and I *think* but am not 100% sure that theres a law against it.

WhiteWashMan

theres no law against it, its just unprofessional practice.

i wouild ask that the three of you have a quick meeting just to sort out any ambiguity.
most problems like this arise out of simple miscommunication, not out of any evil plot to overthrow the world.

although, it did happen to me once. set my plans back years....

Beruthiel

calyx wrote:

I tried explaining that she set it up; I didn't initiate it...but no! What should I do?

get her to explain that to him

jesus_thats_gre

Go squeel on his ass!

Shoolaboola

get over it

secret_squirrel

Screw him - he's obviously threatened by you. Screw him over the first chance you get.

RicardoSmith

Difficult one to call unless you know the personalities involved. The boss is obviously a power freak and hates being out of the loop. So either you need to pander to that or get tough with him. Its a gamble, you could play it either way.

You could just ignore it, and tell anyone who asks that you're only interested in focusing getting the work done, and are too busy to waste time on petty office politics.

IrishMike

stand up 4 urself for crying out loud
id say something if u were 18 and this was your first job but 34 ?
come on m8, give the guy a piece of ur mind, i know i would

pickarooney

I've no understanding of the original question, but it reminded me of Glengarry Glen Ross. What's the problem exactly with you talking to the boss?

Kêrmêttê

rb_ie wrote:

Humiliating you infront of the whole office is unfair and I *think* but am not 100% sure that theres a law against it.

The events that transpired there are a form of bullying and are in actual fact illegal.
You would be well within your rights to leave the company and sue them on the grounds of constructive dismissal, ie., you were made to feel uncomfortable in your working conditions and felt you had no choice left but to leave your job.