Today, my boss accused me of pursuing a project without his permission that he "wouldn't have approved." I DID get his permission, but he has early Alzheimer's and doesn't remember. He gets upset when anyone suggests that he's misremembering, so all I could do was apologize for not doing something I definitely did. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, my boss reprimanded me for a huge screw-up that he was responsible for. FML
Today, I got in trouble with my boss for doing what she wanted me to do. I guess she didn't think I would do it, so she did it herself. FML
Today, like every day, my boss was complaining about something or other, but this time it was work that I knew he'd done himself, and he still blamed me. FML
Today, my boss called me into his office. After yelling and firing me, his assistant comes in telling him he had mistaken me for someone else. He did not give me my job back, as he claimed it would make an awkward work environment. FML
Today, I found out that whenever a mistake is made at my work, my boss assumes that it was me, unless indicated otherwise, but he has never said anything to me about it because of my 'learning disorder'. I don't have a learning disorder. FML
Today, my boss fired me because I corrected him after he misspoke during a meeting. FML
Today, I finished a huge project for work. It took 3+ days and I was very proud of it. Except when I submitted it to my boss, he said that he'd already asked another person to do it. He used that person's project, not mine. FML
Today, my boss yelled at me for leaving on time. After months of management hounding us about our overtime, I get in trouble for doing what I was supposed to do. FML
Today, my boss gave me a lecture accompanied with a formal warning because I failed to take notes during a client meeting. I was never at this client meeting, in fact, I had a call with another client at the same time. Regardless, he insists I was there and refuses to listen to reason. FML
Today, I shouldn't have told my boss that I was interested in management. She now throws any problem she doesn't want to solve at me and either gets mad when I can't work it out or takes credit when I do. FML
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Anderling 33
Does your boss have a higher-up? Can you collect evidence of stuff like this happening and bring it to them to cover yourself? It sucks for your boss that he’s deteriorating this way and all, but if it’s impacting his job and/or yours you need to take care of yourself.
mike3775 39
So start getting everything in writing with his signature. That will eliminate some of the problem
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RichardPencil 32
You need to tell him you're the CEO now and you are calling the shots. He must have forgot about your promotion.
Anderling 33
Does your boss have a higher-up? Can you collect evidence of stuff like this happening and bring it to them to cover yourself? It sucks for your boss that he’s deteriorating this way and all, but if it’s impacting his job and/or yours you need to take care of yourself.
mike3775 39
So start getting everything in writing with his signature. That will eliminate some of the problem
JasonThorn 23
Reminds me of the short-lived DILBERT animated series where someone had the foresight to record the Pointy-Haired Boss's voice authorizing a decision and played it back for him when he denied it. He responded, "I think that just proves I have a FINE speaking voice."
Chazzster 32
OP, the only good choice is to look for another job. But don’t quit until you get the job you need… In the meantime document everything important - Get boss to follow up with a text or email or voice message. My wife has memory problems (due to a stroke much earlier in her life) and like your boss she can be absolutely wrong about something she thinks she remembers but have no doubt of her version… By the way there are two different interpretations of your boss’s actions - Either they have memory problems they don’t acknowledge or they are a sociopath and you are being used. Either way you can’t “fix” you boss nor will you get his boss to acknowledge there is a problem because they they would have to admit having and keeping your boss in that position was a mistake.
Brightside86 31
YDI, As a professional you really need to have documents for anything that may fall into question. At least communicate through email so you have record. Probably would be useful for him as well.