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trinigirl722 -> Passive-Agressive Boss (5/31/2009 12:53:26 AM)
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Seven months ago I was reassigned to a new supervisor, and I don't think I've ever worked with someone who communicates so poorly. I asked not to be put on her team because of previous conflict, but our director told me to give her a chance. I'm trying to get along as best I can, but it's really difficult. One reason I was reluctant to be on her team is that I had heard through the grapevine that she had misunderstood something I said and complained about me to management.
I've come to believe that she is uncomfortable with face-to-face conversations (at least with me), and most of our commuication is via e-mail even though she works just three doors down from me. Days can go by without my ever hearing from her. Recently there were a couple of situations where I think I didn't handle things like she wanted. I haven't heard anything from her at all about those situations, but I've noticed she has started speaking to me in a stern, irritated tone, and glaring at me and snubbing me in meetings. I left a meeting the other day almost in tears because of the obvious put-downs.
I realize I need to ask her what's wrong to clear the air, and I plan to try to do that next week, but it's just so frustrating, and I have a feeling the cycle will continue. She acts like she is above me because she is management and I'm not, so I'll have to tread very lightly when I ask what's wrong. It's gotten so that I'm scared to go to work and have difficulty sleeping because I'm so uptight over it. I almost suspect that she has an agenda to get me fired, but I hope this is my own paranoia. In today's economy, that's a scary thought.
Has anyone else had experience with a supervisor who acts in passive-agressive ways like this, and how did you deal with it?
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