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Navigating a situation with a boss who may be crossing professional boundaries can be challenging. Based on the WSO threads and discussions, here are some steps and considerations that might help you deal with this situation:
Document Everything: Keep a detailed record of instances that you feel are inappropriate or unprofessional. This includes the excessive personal calls, comments made about you or others, and any unreasonable work expectations. Documentation can be crucial if you decide to escalate the situation.
Set Boundaries: If you feel comfortable, try to set clear boundaries with your boss. For example, you could request that calls outside of work hours be limited to urgent work matters only. It's important to communicate your boundaries clearly and professionally.
Seek Advice Internally: If your company has a mentorship program or if you have a trusted senior colleague, consider seeking their advice on how to navigate this situation. They might offer valuable insights or strategies based on their understanding of the company culture and dynamics.
Consult HR: If the behavior continues despite your efforts to set boundaries, or if you feel uncomfortable addressing the issue directly with your boss, reaching out to HR may be a necessary step. HR can provide guidance on how to proceed and can intervene if necessary. When approaching HR, bring your documentation to provide a clear picture of your concerns.
Evaluate Your Options: While looking for a new job is an option, it's important to weigh this decision carefully. Consider the impact on your career, your financial situation, and whether there are internal opportunities to transfer to a different team or department.
Professional Support: In some cases, seeking advice from a professional career coach or a legal advisor might be beneficial, especially if the situation involves harassment or discrimination.
Remember, it's important to prioritize your well-being and professional growth. If the work environment is toxic and affecting your mental health, seeking opportunities elsewhere might ultimately be the best decision.
Sources: Dealing with an incompetent boss, My boss just tore me a new one and I don't know what to do differently, Bad experience with my boss... HR might have made it worse... What should I do?, https://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forum/investment-banking/my-director-hates-me-should-i-quit?customgpt=1, Boss/PM tosses heap of personal insults upon resignation
Look I don’t know if this is out of line or not, but a couple of things. How do you not have unlimited? Secondly, hate to say it he controls your destiny. If he calls you randomly for no reason you really can’t tell management sadly because they always take your bosses side over yours.
Hope it works out! Boss sounds lonely.
Absolutely moronic advice.
Report his ass to HR. This is harassment/completely unacceptable behavior which has no place in today’s workforce. The days where you have to suck your bosses dick just to survive are over for good reason.
Sorry you have to put up with this. Report him to HR before this unstable idiot turns on you…protect yourself
I think you can be polite in the former example, and if the call is dragging just say something like "I really need to work on XYZ so can't chat right now." On the second, that's kind of the norm in many cases - as sad as it is. Perhaps you can ask about how the deliverable was received in ABC meeting and thus give your boss some culpability in actually using work products.
lol the rude comments thing is hilarious get thicker skin. Also making you work hard is part of the job. Only grey thing is random calls. Id just say it's interfering w work and you are busy so can't chat etc and just don't pick up outside work hours
I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say embrace the time he invests with you. If he is willing to deposit so much into you, go with it. Also, if you have to depart on a phone call, just say you have to go. Some people are talkers and they will go on forever. Let him talk a bit then say you gotta go.
Unsurprisingly, most of the advice in here is garbage. He should not be forcing an outside of business relationship and the questions about whether you plan to get pregnant soon or not is ridiculously inappropriate. I would escalate to senior management, and then HR.
Does he happen to make you eat Arby's for lunch with him every day?
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