Question Posted Wednesday December 28 2005, 4:33 pm
I love my job and the people I work with. The money is nice too. I don't HAVE to work because I am on a disability pension for having schixophrenia but I WANTED to go back to work because I needed more money and was getting bored. No one at the job knows about my disability by the way.
Well the problem is that even though I really enjoy my job and I'm good at it ( I'm a sales associate in the clothing department) my boss can be very intimidating and downright MEAN. I've heard from the other girls that she has sweared at people when there stuff was in her way. She yelled at me about two months ago for holding the clothing wrong. Well we had been getting along a little bit better the last couple of weeks but on boxind day she blasted me for not getting some work done on time for the boxing day sale. She was really hard on me and I almost burst into tears. Now I'm scared she may fire me.
How can I get her to be nicer to me? I work as hard as I can but nothing seems to satisfy her. She wasnt just mad at me though.
Does anyone have any suggestions?
karenR answered Thursday December 29 2005, 5:17 pm: Since she wasn't just mad at you, but mad at everyone, I am going to guess she was stressing out.
With all the holiday sales and everything she was probably trying to get a hundred things done at once. This is not a good excuse for her behavior but it may be the explanation for it.
All you can do is your best. I think it is probably good for you to be out there working so don't quit. Just do your best.
Don't let your boss intimidate you. She is just another person, she is nothing special. She is your boss and you do have to do what she says. You don't have to take everything she says to heart though.
She is probably either new to being a manager or she is poorly equipped to be doing the job. If that is the case she won't be doing it for long. Just hang in there. :) [ karenR's advice column | Ask karenR A Question ]
FunnyCide answered Thursday December 29 2005, 12:24 am: Your boss probably knows about your illness. I would not call it a disablity. A person with a disibility is someone who can't. You sure sound like you can. Keep that attitude.
Your boss is... a girl. Girls have PMS. Some girls PMS all the time. I can't explain it, it just is.
DeadMemories answered Wednesday December 28 2005, 5:40 pm: Hey There,
Maybe You Should Look For another job in another clothing department store. It possiably could pay more. The hours could be a little longer but at least you don't have to worry about your boss breathing down your neck. But if she ever swears, makes threats, or hurts you in anyway you should call the police. Cause she could probably (on the swearing part) get in huge trouble for it.
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