10 Painful Signs Your Boss is Disrespecting You - TheJobNetwork

10 Painful Signs Your Boss is Disrespecting You - TheJobNetworkThere are horrible anfhreres, cruel anfhreres, baboes who hate you and are truly out to get you. And great bosses. There are also a million kinds of bosses in between. Some are perfectly decent. Some just plain do not respect you. googletag.cmd.push(function() googletag.display(div-gpt-ad-1467144145037-0) ) How can you tell if your boss doesnt respect you? Rather than relying on your own imperfect intuition, try checking this list of signs that you are being disrespected.1.Flip FloppingYour boss changes hismind every day about what youre meant to be working on. Your top priorities shift constantly. You cant keep up. He calls you in panic about something that needs to be done ASAPonly to go silent without providing any further instructionsor giving you contradictory instructions later.2. notlage Valuing Your TimeYou get asked to do something vague at the beginning of the day, but you cant seem to get any more clarifying i nformation untilwhammoat the end of the day, a project is dropped into your lap and needs to be done an hour ago.3. Ignoring Your NeedsA good boss will check in a couple of times a year to see how you are doing, whether or not you need anything in the way of guidance or feedback, or whether youre missing any crucial equipment or software to help you get your job done well. This isnt any fault of yoursits just poor management.4. No ExplanationsWhen things change or youre asked to do things you dont quite grasp, you ask a question and are met with stiff resistancethe workplace equivalent of mind your own beeswax or thats for me to know and you to find out. If your boss doesnt think you need to know things, especially things that might be necessary to you completing your work, that could be a sign that youre being frozen out. Your concerns and questions should not be uniformly dismissed.5. You Only Get Grunt WorkYoure constantly getting assigned the mindless tasks that no one else want s to doeven if youre just as qualified or more qualified than your coworkers. Or worse, youre asked to do tedious work that is actually unnecessary for your company or your team.6. MicromanagingEvery piece of work you submit gets over-examinedover by your bosseven if youve never made any mistakes and your work is exemplary. This is particularly worrisome if youre the only one getting micromanaged or over-supervised. Remember, a good boss trusts you to do the job for which you were hired.7. You Feel ReplaceableEven if you have a ton of specialized experience, youre not consulted. Maybe you know a lot more than your boss does. But youre never asked. More than that, your boss seems to think that anyone could do your jobdespite hiring you and your unique qualifications for that job.8. Bad FeelingsYour boss ignores you, avoids you, laughs at your expense, criticizes you disproportionately or publicly for the slightest mistake. Her body language suggests she just cant stand you. She doesn t make eye contact. Sheseems like a totally different and warmer person with everybody elseand a total stern grouchypants with you. A combination of any of these can give you the gut feeling that youre just not being respected. And youd probably be right.9. Lack of Face TimeYour boss is always texting or emailingnever inviting you into his office, never stopping by yours. Not even calling. Technology is great, but you cant forge a real relationship with your boss if you never have any real human interaction.10. Lack of AcknowledgmentDid you just come up with a great idea but your boss cant seem to admit it was yours? Or worse did she steal it? Did you make a big contribution, but its going utterly unnoticed and unremarked?These are all signs that youre definitely not being valued. And quite probably being outwardly disrespected. It might be time to talk to HR or to start looking for another gig.