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Been there, done that.
I tried doing my job well and anticipating my micromanager's requests for three and a half years, but it became toxically stressful and I had to report him. Unfortunately, I hadn't documented every single request or relevant conversation, so HR didn't (believe me) having enough evidence. So, I used my time off to position myself for a different department in another role with the same company and moved there.
I made this lateral move for my own peace of mind because I seemed to have become my former micromanager's obsession. On his off hours before and after work, he was overly fond of sending me laundry lists of things to do and check on - with the expectation that the lists would be done on or before the next business day, - regardless of what agenda was already on my plate to accomplish. The man tried to treat me like his own personal assistant or secretary. I had spoken to him on several occasions about my expectations versus his and autonomy. The way he kept repeating the word autonomy back to me made me realize he had no clue what I was talking about. The situation reached a head when during the course of several Zoom meetings we were both on, this manager texted me so continuously with questions about the meeting's content and speakers that I had to mute him in order to concentrate on the actual meeting. I ended up letting my manager's boss know about the micromanaging and tipped him off about my lateral move. Because I was around to train my replacement, it wasn't questioned.
That manager still works there, but my replacement quit after less than 6 months and so my former position is still open... Good luck, or have the good skills to seek and get a new position.
You can continue to do your job well and hope your manager will start to trust that you know how to do your job. It is the long game.
There shouldn’t be any games. They hired the individual to do the job. If they felt that they were not going to be the right fit they shouldn’t have hired the individual.
Chief
Sometimes things just aren't fixable. And if you go to his boss, there could be dynamics between them that you won't be able to overcome. So I'd stick it out as long as possible. But if it doesn't change, you might have to look for other employment.