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Ok I wrote you about the female boss who easedrops on conversations. Dont get me wrong she is very nice but she does not know how to manage people. Today she was out, as well as her assistant so the boss that our female boss reports to asked Steve (a person from another department) to come and help. A few people in my department questioned Steve on how his department is and Steve said very laid back no one has to ask for permission to get coffee during the day or if they want to go into the break room for a ten minute break. That is when Kathy (my coworker) told Steve how we have to ask permission for everything. And maybe Steve could talk to the big bosses about making him head of our department but if Steve does talk to the big bosses Kathy and the others want to be kept out of the picture. Any way later on in the day Bill (of our employees who has some clout) called over the employees to chew them out and said; do you realize now Steve is not talking to anyone and he is going to go back and tell his boss what you said and who in turn will tell our boss and her boss. And Steve does not have to know all the problems our department is having. Also if you are having problems with our boss talk to her; That is when I said; Dont get me wrong, we all like her as a person but she treats us like children. And any type of problems we have you should address to her not us; Bill said; I will not talk to our boss, it is not my place; After this conversation I saw Steve on the computer working on Power Point. Steve said to me; I am so busy doing a presentation for my department that I do not have any time to talk to any one here: SO MY QUESTION WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF HOW BILL IS INTERPRETING THE ENTIRE CONVERSATION THAT STEVE AND MY COWORKERS HAD.
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Office politics is a dangerous thing. I have seen careers ruined over simple disagreements. Once someone has some seniority over others they go on a deranged power trip. I think that is what Bill is doing.
He senses problems in your department and has to stamp down on it before it gets worse.
You shouldn't have spoken to steve about the problems you are having with your boss. It's nothing to do with him. If you want his as a boss, transfer to his department. Don't try and change things as you will only regret it.
If you want rid of your female boss, there are ways to do this.
Evil ways (and you don't even have to go as far as to harm her physically).
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