http://www.frustratedatwork.org We care when they don't. Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:10:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Dear Sir/Madam,Its been 1 year since I joined this company. My boss has been giving me a hard time i.e tight deadlines,scary emails,messages which demotivates me. But sometimes my boss praises me and then after few weeks, my boss stresses me up.There are no other staff here and its only ... http://www.frustratedatwork.org/?p=91   My boss has offerered to turn the company over to me in 2 years time. The problem is that I can’t stand the way he treats me. What do I do? Dear F@W I am 24 years old, and have the opportunity of a lifetime (I think). My boss, who is a ... http://www.frustratedatwork.org/?p=12 My managers continue to avoid me when it is time for them to send me the information I need to update systems reports. What do I do? Dear F@W One of my primary roles at work is to analyze financials and report on them. I continue to have problems with the ... http://www.frustratedatwork.org/?p=11 I started what I thought would be my dream job about a year ago. But nearly 6 months into it I realized that some things were awfully wrong. My boss started to make fun of me, including the place where I live, my boyfriend, what I wear, and where ... http://www.frustratedatwork.org/?p=13 I work in an organization where I am clearly the smartest person around. Not only do I frequently come up with new ideas, but I also make them happen. My boss loves everything I do, but what do I get in return? Nothing except people dragging their feet, or ... http://www.frustratedatwork.org/?p=14 Dear F@W I manage a group of software technicians who build software for our company. Recently, one of my people made a mistake, and I blew up in her face. Two weeks later she quit. Looking back, I realized that I overreacted. How do I prevent this from happening again? –Megan, ... http://www.frustratedatwork.org/?p=15 Dear F@W I work in a company where organization doesn’t exist. It amazes me how we can still be in business. As the newest person, in the company it seems like many people hand me work which isn’t my responsibility, yet I need to do it anyway as there are ... http://www.frustratedatwork.org/?p=16 Dear F@W My boss is nuts. We work for a nonprofit where money isn’t the only thing absent; ethics are in short supply as well. Some of her duties require my boss to interact with city officials. She went off on the City Manager last Thursday, accusing him of sabotaging ... http://www.frustratedatwork.org/?p=17 Dear F@W My boss is a lush! When she is sober, she is respectful and appropriate – like a pillar of society – but get a few drinks in her and look out! All decorum goes out the window and she starts letting loose with nastiness you wouldn’t believe. No ... http://www.frustratedatwork.org/?p=18 Dear F@W At the beginning of the year, our CEO challenged the sales division of our small consulting firm to come up with new ways to expand our reach. I spent the last three months independently researching and verifying an excellent new revenue opportunity. Well, the boss just trashed my ... http://www.frustratedatwork.org/?p=19