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TC40
TC40

I'm mentally exhausted. My job can be overwhelming  and I am only making minimum wage. My boss is nice, but EXTREMELY high strung, demanding and very unorganized. She expects me yo stop what im doing when im in the middle of something, because that is how she does things. Uggg. And my douchebag landlord recently called me a "charity case".  I feel like putting all my crap on the curb, taking my personal stuff/clothes and leaving town. Noone would miss me. My mother would pretend to be upset cuz she would be losing control if I moved away. I can make minimum wage anywhere. I just want to sleep. I'm not doing so great. Going to bed soon. 



I am physically a mess. 

arfie
arfie
"Nice, but h"igh strung." You one of the employees I have attempted to manage. Alas, when tackling the stress of a management position, I accomplished allot more "high strung" than "nice." I dearly loved/love the folks who can tactfully let me know when the "high strung" is easier to notice than the "nice." I can't always tell while functioning under the influence of management level stress.

And as a mother? My son (36) can go right on ahead and declare it "the loss of control" which causes me to cry when when he sets all his ". . .crap on the curb" and gives up again. A rose by another name still has thorns. I love it when my son (36) sees some of the amazing world we live in. Not so much when he is seeing it from a state of desperation while giving up on the life he is launching from.

Rest well, TC. I have no doubt the conflict causes physical pain. Hope you find the strength to keep going.
Debbalina
Debbalina
High-strung, demanding bosses suck. Nothing is worse then them expecting you to do everything their way when their unorganized themselves. Who wins? Wish you had better circumstances TC40. I'm sure you would be missed if you suddenly decided to split. Don't sell yourself short. I hope you get a good nights sleep. Thinking of you and hoping tomorrow is a better day.
Jenniferswe
Jenniferswe
I've had a lot of bad bosses, too. I'm very sorry you're having a hard time.
OlderCPer
OlderCPer
Have you considered talking to your boss, maybe over a cup of coffee, and explaining that your styles of doing things are a bit different, and see if you could perhaps do things in a way that is more conducive to your doing a good job? Keep it friendly and non-confrontational. Many times, bosses are just waiting for the employees to step up and show that they have other idea's.

That's how I test my employees and also how I evaluate them and give them raises. The ones who just roll along doing things everyone elses' way, never bringing their own suggestions to the table, generally don't get very high evaluations, nor raises. As Managers, in my experience we tend to look for people who want to have their idea's known and used, they don't want to just be stuck at the bottom of the heap. Just an idea...

As for what your landlord said, who cares? Ignore him, what percentage of what that idiot says has anything to do with your life??? Just ignore him.
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