Want to leave my great job because of my boss!

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I need advice ! I feel like leaving my job ! but I love it so much ! its my boss who is a a**hole, he takes my lime light all the time, keeps me where he wants me beacuase he is afraid I am going to take his job ! and I can , If I can just get out of his shadow ! but he keeps me far away just to let me look bad and not giving me all info so that I can do my job better ! I sent my CV to allot of people ! but why should I leave ! I love it here ! but I just feel now that I go home and I have done nothing all day ! its frustrating and I hate it ! what do I do ! .. I know I can learn faster , be more involved and do more .,.. but he just lets me do the paperwork !

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  • Jim_Pfoss
    15 years ago

    It is just as important to "manage up" as well as down (and sideways). You may be sitting on a golden opportunity without knowing it. If you are right about your boss's insecurity and your ability, you should be able to find a way to succeed by helping him to succeed -- get him promoted to a position where he will need you even more!
    Your enlightened self-interest is to make the company successful regardless of individual credit. Don't be afraid take the blame for everything that you can (only people who actually DO things can make consequential mistakes!). Eventually, your individual professionalism should be recognized.
    Of course, it may be hopeless. Only you can be the judge of that. You might be better off changing jobs because it is so risky to stagnate in a job too long if you really don't have the chance to perform to full potential. You're not getting any younger, and your potential only has so much shelf life.
    Unfortunately, and you may have an insecure boss at your new job as well!

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    • daydreamer394
      1 year ago

      Wrong

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  • horsefeathers82
    14 years ago

    I understand how you feel. I come up with good ideas to improve workflow and do all kinds of projects. Then the higher ups love it and my boss takes all the credit for everything. I've actually heard her tell them she did it all. She will also shoot down my ideas and then the next day go around telling everyone about her wonderful idea.. and it's exactly what I told her the day before! She does it to other people in our unit too. I have just been putting up with it but now I'm interviewing for a job that is equal to her in another unit.

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  • lawlawl
    14 years ago

    Well it is normal but you need some fucking tolerance.

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  • lwinnchick
    14 years ago

    if hes really terrible, give yourself the respect you deserve and quit. no one deserves to be treated like that.

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  • antchris
    15 years ago

    Sometimes the only way to go up the job ladder is by applying for a position at a different employer one position higher than you previous were and do that throughout your career (very much depends what industry you work in), but at a different company every time, good for experience too.

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  • [Old Memory]
    15 years ago

    Those are the downside values of corporate culture: ruthless competitiveness, waste, plagiarizing, subordination... Is that where you want to be?

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