Wait. That's all. Just wait her out. Oh, I know. It sounds too easy. How could it be that easy? I didn't say it would be quick, but it's a surefire way to get rid of a bad boss.
See, here's the deal that most people don't get: unless the boss owns the company, he has a boss of his own, and she has a boss, and he has a boss, and so on, and so on. And here's the rest of the deal. Someday, at some point, someone with power will come along and look at the job your boss is doing and how your team is performing, and someone will begin to ask questions. Such as, why is the turnover in this division so high? Or why is your output so low? Or even better, why does this manager have 5 EEO complaints against her?
And that's when things get good. Sometimes your bad boss will get fired, or forced to retire. More frequently, he gets promoted to a bigger position at which he will fail spectacularly and everyone will say, "why did we ever hire that guy?" You won't be able to answer that question, but you will certainly smile when asked it.
See, here's the deal that most people don't get: unless the boss owns the company, he has a boss of his own, and she has a boss, and he has a boss, and so on, and so on. And here's the rest of the deal. Someday, at some point, someone with power will come along and look at the job your boss is doing and how your team is performing, and someone will begin to ask questions. Such as, why is the turnover in this division so high? Or why is your output so low? Or even better, why does this manager have 5 EEO complaints against her?
And that's when things get good. Sometimes your bad boss will get fired, or forced to retire. More frequently, he gets promoted to a bigger position at which he will fail spectacularly and everyone will say, "why did we ever hire that guy?" You won't be able to answer that question, but you will certainly smile when asked it.
