In a perfect world, we would all have fantastic managers and supervisors-people who strive to help us succeed, make us feel valued, and are generally nice, kind people. Unfortunately, that is not always the case. However, whether the person you're working for has anger management problems, is someone you consider to be generally incompetent, tends to micromanage, or has any other number of faults; you still need to do your job and make the best of it (unless you want to be miserable as well). Try one or more of the tips below to hopefully find some common ground with your boss-or at the very least stay somewhat sane until you can find a new job.
Bottom Line: Dealing with a terrible boss can be frustrating, but there are ways to "manage up" without your manager even realizing it. This will improve your quality of life and help you learn important skills all at once.
