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Any tips for dealing with a "prickly" boss

  • 03-09-2014 10:25PM
    #1
    InReality
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,374 ✭✭✭


    A new boss I have is a little defensive and I guess "prickly" . Thing is it can be quite hard to figure out what she is talking about, so I generally need to ask a few questions before I can do what ever it is. This applies to things like find this file, search for this document etc.

    Any tips on how to deal with this ?

    Also I can be a bit super sensitive so I might be reading too much into the whole situation :)


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  • #2
    solomafioso
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,095 ✭✭✭solomafioso


    http://lifehacker.com/5969698/how-to-stop-being-an-oversensitive-employee-and-work-with-a-boss-you-hate


  • #3
    Stheno
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,685 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stheno


    InReality wrote: »
    A new boss I have is a little defensive and I guess "prickly" . Thing is it can be quite hard to figure out what she is talking about, so I generally need to ask a few questions before I can do what ever it is. This applies to things like find this file, search for this document etc.

    Any tips on how to deal with this ?

    Also I can be a bit super sensitive so I might be reading too much into the whole situation :)

    Are you unable to find the file/search yourself without help?

    Can you asked more experienced colleagues?

    Or is it a case of your boss expecting you to know stuff you haven't been expected to know before?


  • #4
    KCC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 268 ✭✭KCC


    The examples you provide are very basic tbh. If I asked someone to search for a document or find a file I'd expect they could do so without asking questions of me. Otherwise, I might as well just get it myself.

    You mention that she is a "prickly" boss. Maybe she's just very busy?

    I agree with Stheno - ask a colleague (if you have any) for advice. That would be the norm.


  • #5
    MouseTail
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,663 ✭✭✭MouseTail


    If she is new, she probably cannot advise you where to find the file, that is why she is asking you. A few hours spent familiarising yourself with file management in the office and looking up tips on searching for documents on a computer or server, ideally with the help of a colleague there longer than you will ensure these demands are very simple requests.


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