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mumbling boss

Posted by: mskitty
Date: 8/5/2008 11:24:15 PM

I work at an optometrists office. We only have 4 opticians, 1 office manager and 1 doctor that works in our small office. This manager is the least competent of all of us,even the 'new girl' in the office. but this isn't even what bothers all of us. In one word-she mumbles-incoherently alot of the time. I have told her to her face that we cannot hear her [that she talks too softly, is how i said it]. She said [hatefully] that i should ask her what she said or to repeat herself. I CAN NOT AND WILL NOT do this all day long when we are very busy taking care of patients. i have resorted to completely ignoring her-because im tire of asking her 'what did you say' all the time-but this results in our patients not being taken care of or mistakes, etc, etc. She has of late started mumbling to herself [yes, talking to herself]whenever no one else is around] Everyone in the office, including the Dr. agrees that this is a problem, but the Dr. doesn't deal with her directly and i don't think she's willing to talk to her. All of us opticians actually went above her head to complain about her ineptness and mumbling-we work in a retail optical setting-but they didn't really do anything about it. How would you handle this situation if you had to deal with her 8 hrs a day? Oh, by the way, the manager's personality is negative, a bit depressive, and she sure speaks up when her manager visits. Any suggestions would be helpful, as I've thought about leaving [even though i like my job and my coworkers) because I can't work side by side w/this woman any longer.

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