How to subtly confront a micromanager

[cherry123]

If you are being choked at your workplace because of the nature of supervision of your boss or employer. You can subtly confront them to see how it goes.

You can tell them you need an independent work time. you would enjoy the job better.

Ask the micromanager to tell you were you are not doing well so you can work on it than him hovering around you all day

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[Magnus2022]

I think it is better to learn how to be flexible and adapt to the condition of the work. If you find it difficult to cope with the bureaucratic problems, you can then confront them. In this kind of situation, you should not expect a drastic change.

 

[cherry123]

Here patience should be a virtue because everyone should apply patience. you should not expect a drastic change. the habit has been there for a long time so it should avoided

 

[arunima]

The easiest and best way is to keep the communication channel open and convey what you actually feel about the situation and what do you really expect.. The manager might be receptive and try to bring the changes. Or he might be too adamant. In the later case, it might be tricky and more challenging to confront him.

 

[cherry123]

Yesh there are always Two ways to it. The manager might be receptive and try to bring the changes. Or they might be too adamant to change but whichever way we need to move

 

[Niyi Briggs]

There is no way to be diplomatic about this thing. It always ends in confrontation. I had a manager like that, he only stopped that behavior the day a staff beat him blue and black.

 

[cherry123]

Lol, but you just have to give it a try. You can't know if you don't try. We might just assume but it will work better if we give it a shot

 

[Niyi Briggs]

@cherry123 all those micro managers, that thing is a character that they can't easily do with. It's ego driven. Some people just get toxic with power.

 

[cherry123]

j will have to agree with you here a lot is ego driven. they just get drunk with power and become toxic. but violence and confrontation don't cut it though

 

[Niyi Briggs]

@cherry123 you have not heard that war brings peace? Anyways, we don't preach violence. I would walk away from that job if I can no longer tolerate the manager.

 

[cherry123]

Lol@ war brings peace. That must being a peaceful war. Yeah I like your last sentence it is better to walk away from that job if you can no longer tolerate the habit.

 

[Niyi Briggs]

Lol@ war brings peace. That must being a peaceful war. Yeah I like your last sentence it is better to walk away from that job if you can no longer tolerate the habit.

I think I have said it before in this forum that it is better to leave a workplace with your sanity intact than to keep on working with a toxic mindset.

 

[cherry123]

I agree with you I think we need to normalise leaving a job that is affecting us mentally and otherwise. it doesn't make sense staying in a toxic place for a long time

 

[Niyi Briggs]

It is just that so many people are scared of resigning to stay at home. But you should start finding another job when you notice repeated toxicity in a workplace. Please don't stay and manage.

 

[cherry123]

That's the way to go No need staying to manage to preserve ones sanity Yeah I agree when one notice repeated toxicity in a workplace. finding another job is the best bet

 

[Heatman]

If you are being choked at your workplace because of the nature of supervision of your boss or employer. You can subtly confront them to see how it goes.

You can tell them you need an independent work time. you would enjoy the job better.

Ask the micromanager to tell you were you are not doing well so you can work on it than him hovering around you all day

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There are some managers who will not take this approach very lightly with you which is why I will always encourage people to do their job exactly how they instructed to do it and not be looking for another way out.

 

[cherry123]

Yeah you can do the job the way you should buy some might not still be satisfied with it but it will not be out of place to show a little how you feel.

 

[Reedex]

I don't think there is need for confrontationas you can make dialogue with the business manager to make your views known.

 

[uptrendfinancialsignal]

It is always better to make your point known to the manager any passive way.

 

[Springtime]

I think it is quite difficult to change a person's management style. In any case, I would try to tell him/her that I would appreciate the opportunity to work more independently. I would tell him/her my working goals and how I would achieve them. I would proactively report my progress. If I see no improvement on the situation, I would look for another job.