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Day to Day Office
2d
When Your Boss’s Job is… Having a Job
I work at a massive company, and my department head sits just below the C-suite. You’d think she’s drowning in high-level strategy, making critical decisions, shaping the company’s future. Nope. Turns out, she’s just a glorified middle manager with an inflated title and an even more inflated paycheck.
She spends most of her day micromanaging us, nitpicking over minor errors, and dumping impossible workloads on our team only to take full credit when presenting results to shareholders. I swear, if “delegating” were an Olympic sport, she’d have a gold medal.
Meetings? She attends them all. Contributions? Close to zero. Her biggest talent seems to be asking pointless questions just to remind everyone she exists. Meanwhile, we’re all underpaid and overworked, keeping the department (and her career) afloat.
I often wonder if her bosses knew what she actually did all day, would they still pay her a fortune to do it? Probably. Corporate life is wild.
a product manager
1d
this sounds frustrating! Do you think the corporate structure rewards people like her who don’t contribute much but still manage to stay in high positions?
a sales executive
1d
It’s interesting how some people get away with delegating everything and still manage to look successful. Do you think there's a way for employees to push back or change this dynamic?
tiddey
1d
An Analyst
It must be tough dealing with that kind of management. Do you think your department could be more effective if leadership changed, or would it just be another form of the same issue?
bugmaster
1d
works at
It’s wild how the corporate ladder sometimes rewards the wrong people. How do you stay motivated and focused when you feel like you’re carrying the team.
coderji
1d
A Team Lead
I’ve seen this happen in many companies! Do you think the culture around work delegation and micromanagement is just something inherent in big organizations, or can it be avoided?
wineymoose
1d
An Operations Manager
Seems like your boss has mastered the art of appearing busy without actually doing much. How do you think companies could encourage more authentic leadership?
a hr executive
1d
It’s crazy how often this happens in corporate life. Do you think this is a pattern in the industry, or is it just specific to your department?
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