Having problems with the boss...need advice

Pineapple1

Hi there. So as the title suggests, I feel like relations with my boss lately have become strained. I honestly do not know why though. My boss is the type who will have her "flavour of the month" for a while, then completely turn on that worker for no reason. I feel lile this slowly starting to happen and I want to nip it in the bud asap. The problem is, sje can very volatile when confronted. She does not like constructive criticism. She thinks because we are below her, we do not have the right to question her. I feel like she is constantly picking on me and pulling me up over the smallest of things. Meanwhile, coworkers get away with a lot worse, such as coming into work 2 hours late hungover. I feel like because I am quiet and just like to get on with things I am seen as the easy target for her to vent her frustrations out on. I can feel a bad attitude brewing inside me and I honestly dont want it to come to the point where I tell her where to go. She is always giving out to me in front of customers. There is so much other stuff aswell but I don't want to make this post too long. She is texting me at 6am on my days off to give me hassle about things I didnt do the previous day at work. I am in college and have exams coming up and I have lost days i could have spent studyig because I was in floods of tears over the hassle and pressure she is putting on me.

theballz

What industry do you work?

Samuel T. Cogley

Giving out to you personally in front of customers is just wrong. If you feel you can't speak to her informally then it might be worth involving HR. As for the texts out of hours that's illegal and needs to stop. Other than that if you're doing something wrong and she pulls you up on it, you've not much recourse.

theballz

Samuel T. Cogley wrote: »

Giving out to you personally in front of customers is just wrong. If you feel you can't speak to her informally then it might be worth involving HR. As for the texts out of hours that's illegal and needs to stop. Other than that if you're doing something wrong and she pulls you up on it, you've not much recourse.

Wow. I didn't know that.

Samuel T. Cogley

theballz wrote: »

Wow. I didn't know that.

I forget the case as I always do but there are various cases on point. It undermines the rest periods in the Working Time directive.

Wabbit Ears

If it's a work phone then turn it off outside of working hours. If it's a personal phone just block her number.

Never go mad at someone but also assert basic ground rules. It's not ok for anyone to call at 6am unless it's a proper family emergency. I'd have politely said it to the person that that's not cool and not to do that again. You can be direct without being confrontational. Now she may get pissed and take it as confrontational but she wont ring you again at 6am.

So yes. Establish boundaries, it's your job to manage other peoples perception of your boundaries and they only know they've crossed them if you tell them.

Charles Ingles

Sounds like jealousy, id be willing to be bet you are younger and better looking than your boss.
Don't accept this bullying

OMM 0000

Could you get a different part-time job?