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What do you do if you have a bad manager / team lead?

Survey period: 1 May 2017 to 8 May 2017

Bad = behaviours and personality traits that make working a living Hell.

OptionVotes% 
Quit and look for a new job / role11010.62
Look for a new job / role then quit53751.83
Try to work with him/her34032.82
Try to work around him/her36034.75
Try to fix him/her or the situation20719.98
File complaints and let those above you deal with it13012.55
Undermine him / her and/or make them leave434.15
Suck it up and just deal with it25524.61
Other424.05
Respondents were allowed to choose more than one answer; totals may not add up to 100%



 
GeneralRe: Progression for me Pin
Gandalf_TheWhite8-May-17 2:58
professionalGandalf_TheWhite8-May-17 2:58 
GeneralThey'll never find the body... PinPopular
  Forogar  1-May-17 3:38
professional  Forogar  1-May-17 3:38 
GeneralLook for a new job then quit PinPopular
Slacker0071-May-17 1:57
professionalSlacker0071-May-17 1:57 
GeneralRe: Look for a new job then quit Pin
Hollerith2-May-17 8:06
Hollerith2-May-17 8:06 
GeneralUsed to have one Pin
W Balboos, GHB1-May-17 1:51
W Balboos, GHB1-May-17 1:51 
GeneralTry to fix them Pin
Afzaal Ahmad Zeeshan30-Apr-17 23:17
professionalAfzaal Ahmad Zeeshan30-Apr-17 23:17 
GeneralDepends... Pin
Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter30-Apr-17 20:04
professionalKornfeld Eliyahu Peter30-Apr-17 20:04 
GeneralFile Complaints - Sort Of Pin
Tony Foo30-Apr-17 19:02
professionalTony Foo30-Apr-17 19:02 
I've had to deal with sexual harassment from a female boss and I put up with it for well over a year. Eventually with pages and pages of documentation, the uppers were notified. The result was nothing. Actually, it didn't go away, she began saying nasty things, such as, I'm violent towards women. And that is the nice stuff. The results of that was she received a suspension and counseling, but she is still my boss.

You wonder why I would not get another job? At 50 years old, it would be scary to find another programming job. I need another 5 years or so before I am comfortable enough to move on in life and not worry about money. Unfortunately, I have to worry about medical expenses and in America, there is no free medical unless you're completely broke.

My next step is to find another position in the organization or transfer into a different department. The problem with this is at 50 years old, that is not the easiest thing to do.
GeneralRe: File Complaints - Sort Of Pin
W Balboos, GHB1-May-17 1:54
W Balboos, GHB1-May-17 1:54 
GeneralRe: File Complaints - Sort Of Pin
AndrewDavie2-May-17 2:37
AndrewDavie2-May-17 2:37 
GeneralRe: File Complaints - Sort Of Pin
Jeremy Falcon1-May-17 8:52
professionalJeremy Falcon1-May-17 8:52 
GeneralRe: File Complaints - Sort Of Pin
Tony Foo1-May-17 17:04
professionalTony Foo1-May-17 17:04 
GeneralRe: File Complaints - Sort Of Pin
W Balboos, GHB2-May-17 2:39
W Balboos, GHB2-May-17 2:39 
GeneralRe: File Complaints - Sort Of Pin
Jörgen Andersson2-May-17 3:38
professionalJörgen Andersson2-May-17 3:38 
GeneralRe: File Complaints - Sort Of Pin
W Balboos, GHB2-May-17 3:41
W Balboos, GHB2-May-17 3:41 
GeneralRe: File Complaints - Sort Of Pin
Tony Foo2-May-17 11:01
professionalTony Foo2-May-17 11:01 
GeneralRe: File Complaints - Sort Of Pin
W Balboos, GHB3-May-17 0:13
W Balboos, GHB3-May-17 0:13 

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