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No hope for dealing with supervisor

Posted by: annie10
Date: 10/21/2005 9:22:08 PM

How do you deal with a supervisor who has a mental problem? I work for a major university and the HR department is useless. There is so much misery in my worplace due to an abnormal supervisor. This person is just plain weird but has a tenured professional position. His thinking is so strange that we all wonder what kind of mental illness he has. He is demanding and abusive while trying to pretend he is your best friend. I cannot go to HR because they support tenured people and care nothing about all the insubordinates. The unrealistic demands are starting to affect my health. I'm not sure what planet he is from. He is constantly critical of everyone around him and no one can do anything right. He complains to others behind our backs about our work performance for tasks that we are unable to complete due to time constraints and due to his constant interruptions. He is so insecure that he has to have me always "ask" some other authority (of which I am not), for advice on solving problems that he is supposed to be the "expert" on. He blames all his poor planning on myself and others. He keeps incompetent people while complaining to me about them all the time. I have been employed for over 10 years and have learned that the HR department will never back you up unless the abuse is sexual or racially motivated. I would leave, but I have a specialized job and there are few positions available in my field. There is no hope for a good relationship with this supervisor because he is unable and unwilling to listen. Is the only solution to get out? I was hoping to retire some day.

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