Is my Boss an (insert profanity here)?

[mrsleeve]

^
What he said.


That being said I am dealing with similar shit with the management shake up we have had in recent months where I work and in the last 2 months I cant seem to do anything right for the new guy, I have to take orders from. Even though its no different than anything else I have ever done and normally gets me requested by clients.

[delatlanta1281]

Reading your side, it seems like your manager isn't giving you the proper tools to succeed in your current position. The fault, in this case, lies with their leadership abilities. Have you ever been issued a written performance review or probation period due to poor performance?

[mr.vang]

When I was 16 working at McDonald, my store manager was making 50k a year. He quite after 2 years. All I can tell you is fast food suck ass no matter what position you're in. Sometime its less painful to be the lobby boy than the boss. Unless you're the CEO, I would not stay at any fast food chain more than a year.

[gtdragon980]

Can't say there is much to argue. As of now, there is only one side to this story and we cannot imagine your performance. These things aside, from what you are saying, I would keep a close eye on the guy who she replaced you with and study his performance. See if he does things a different way than you, more efficient or less efficient? See how the shifts are ran and if it is going smoothly. Once you gather enough evidence that he sucks at the job, skip your boss and go straight to her boss, Regional Manager? Write a letter stating all of her remarks and actions towards you throughout the day, as respectfully as possible, and bring up the guy who has replaced you and discuss his performance compared to yours. Do all of this correctly and professionally and you may be able to get that position back and possibly get the bitch fired.

[e30lov]

If you're making less then 30k a year doing this job then I would get the fruck out. It's not worth the headache.

[JinormusJ]

So, to start:

I'm a manager at a fast food restaurant
I've been working in the company for 2 years, but I transferred to this store 4 months ago, which is also when I was promoted

I am suspicious that my boss loves playing mind games and minipulates me into "lying", dishonesty, and deceiving me into believing I am doing a "bad job" or being insubordinate. I use those terms loosely, because in my mind, I'm doing the best I can with what I got and the people I have to work with: it is a BRAND NEW STORE, with 60 people who have never been trained before to manage and lead. Granted I am new to my position, I am messing up and screwing up on varying levels in varying ways a lot, but I have, without a doubt, done better and am doing better day by day and have improved immensely compared to the day I first took the position. YES, there have been times when I didnt know my roles, what my reponsibilities were, or what i should have been doing that has made me miss things, forget to do something, or not know I can call other stores to restock our supplies, but I've always learned from my mistakes and come back strong, better, and more well prepared the next day. I am walking through the door every single day, willing to work, with positive energy (which every single member or the team will tell you I am a pleasure to work with and many text me after work asking if I would want to get together). However, my boss's wife doesn't exactly think so

Examples include:
1. I ask if I should do things a certain way, and she replies with "Are you questioning my leadership?" but really I was just looking for guidence and affirmation on how to do a certain task or if it is being done correctly
2. Expecting me to abide by company policies without training me on what those policies are (I am new to the manager position, and I've never held a position of leadership before)
3. Publically yelling and verbally abusing me in front of employees and customers when I "screw up", even though I am doing my absolute best.
4. Heaping unrealistic expectations on me such as running a shift absolutely perfectly without prior training of how a shift should even be run

Get this last one:

5. Telling me I'm doing a great job one day, then demoting me the next day and giving my position to a less qualified individual who works slower than me and gets along worse with many of the team members. Only two reasons she gave was "You're a good worker but not a good leader. Every shift you've lead has never run smoothly" and "Your not doing a good job"



Enlighten me r3v...
I don't think she likes me


/rant