My war on managers continues, welcome to yet another work related behavior of few managers when the organization restructuring happens. They can’t stand the vibrations and then they induce threat perception within subordinates. The beautiful part of this story is that they say this as its Gyan given by his/her super boss (trust me he doesn’t even speak to them)
The work mantra to aspiring subordinates then remains “Look busy, take it easy and don’t volunteer let someone take action then we will join the crowd”. Most of you have listened to this dialogue in Hindi “Yeh Toofan Say Pheley Ka Sannata Hai”. They act as bottlenecks and hamper upward communication and not let the new leader know other strong contenders of the team. These weak creatures are often successful in concealing images of subordinates and mince words and achievements. Aren’t they highly self centric?
Another timely & strongest gossip mantra is the word RECESSION, it’s said as “Market ka condition iss waqt kharab hai jyada khudo nahi” (meaning-market condition is bad don’t jump). Will anyone be fine if one rubs his fear and perceptions on you? Strange, but bigger the organization, more complex is the organization structure and more safe places for these type of parasites to live.
If any one is undergoing these types of stress, then relax there is a way out.
1. Take counseling form your employee relation officer, if HR is strong enough in your organization.
2. Try to reach your super boss.
3. Avoid talking to your peer group about this frustration, since this information can be used to play politics against you.
4. Focus your time and attention on immediate learning objectives.
5. Don’t do ghost authoring of emails and communication on his behalf.
6. Always consult your boss and then do the work. Make it a formal process. Express this as a process to Super Boss.
7. Please clearly communicate either formally or informally (or by making him understand read between the lines) that you are fairly independent and want to avoid career suicide.
8. Do work for your own conscious and not for PEOPLE who assign.
9. Last but not the least, Don’t Look busy, Don’t take it easy and do volunteer to work
