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My incompetent boss

Posted by: tashie
Date: 11/3/2004 11:14:53 AM

I've been in my current job for just over a year, and have thought my boss incompetent from the offset. In a supervision (1-1 meeting) I made a case for a payrise for myself (if you don't ask you don't get!), and she told me there was no point in her taking it further and asking as the answer would be no. I asked her to at least try, and again she said no. I explained my reasons behind it, and she said 'you better just try and find a new job then' - this is completely demotivating. I can't believe a boss would treat their staff like this, and expect them to give 100% afterwards. I am going to try and go above her to her boss, but he is the Director, and as such, doesn't actually do much of the 'controlling' in the office. In short, he will listen, but probably not do anything about it. There is one other person I could talk to, but as she is not invovled in the direct management structure, I'm worried about going out of the proper protocols and going about things the wrong way. Any advice?

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