Anybody else have the “Nit-picking, micro manager supervisor from h€ll”? I’m exhausted just from being on edge all day, every day. I’m at the point where if I’m asked “What are you working on now” or “How much longer do you expect that to take” one more time I’m going to snap back “Not sure about what I’m working on, but you’re working on my last nerve, and it’s going to take me approximately 500 “What are you working on now’s” to finish this! 😡 Sigh. ADHD + Micro manager boss = 💩

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I had this. She legit traumatized me, I ended up getting fired and didn't work for another year. I spent that year unemployed and off meds, sleeping a ton and healing. Now i'm back to work, unmedicated for my adhd for other reasons, but i have an incredible manager whos very distant and not micromanaging at all. theyre out there! update your resume and dont give up. apply and get as many interviews as you possibly can.

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I did! Im still traumatized by it over a year later. I quit my job. I couldn't take dreading waking up and opening my laptop every day.

Micromanaging CEO from hell for me. This imbecile called me on Thanksgiving day to make sure I was happy with our Black Friday campaign planning. I was speechless. So happy to no longer be working for that clown. I hope you get to experience that same feeling of freedom soon.

is there something you’d prefer to be asked? i usually ask my team for daily status updates before they log off but if they don’t send me at least one email i gotta check in

In my experience, you can deal with a micro manager by being overly compliant. Give him constant updates for every little thing you do before he asks. If he sends you an email reply just got the email then reply after you read the email. Send him a slack message for every new task you start. It’ll drive him nuts.

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