Hi Kiran,
There is an old saying " Fighting with boss is like fighting with pigs, you will get dirty and the pig will enjoy".
Understand who has got the upper hand and build the relation. don't irritate the other, be careful.
When she asks for a deadline dont set a very strict deadline but tell when you are likely to finish the work. But never over commit to impress. always undercommit and over deliver. if you think you can finish in 3 hrs say 4 hrs.
remember learning is not a very enjoyable process till you master it.
Wish you the best.
Regards,
Lloyd.
From India, Bangalore
There is an old saying " Fighting with boss is like fighting with pigs, you will get dirty and the pig will enjoy".
Understand who has got the upper hand and build the relation. don't irritate the other, be careful.
When she asks for a deadline dont set a very strict deadline but tell when you are likely to finish the work. But never over commit to impress. always undercommit and over deliver. if you think you can finish in 3 hrs say 4 hrs.
remember learning is not a very enjoyable process till you master it.
Wish you the best.
Regards,
Lloyd.
From India, Bangalore
Dear...do not worry for such matters...just clear the point with HR that who is your reporting authority & then talk to your reporting authority frankly & if hr/she is also not supporting then talk to the upper management...i know it happens but b cool & calm & tackle the matter wisely...try to make rapo with that lady who is giving you such work...first decide your profile..if it comes in your job profile then with the help of someone try to complete the task & if not then straight forward u cn deny...have some guts...it happens as gals are of more jealous nature....
From India, Vadodara
15From India, Vadodara
Yup ...i m not like other as i always support ...can u plz tell me reagrding Prof Tax...m working in a manufacturing co. & having 4 contractors...we r paying wages to the workers working under contractors on bill but we prepare dummy salary sheet ...hope u understand & in that we are deducting PT of each worker & submitting also ....so i just need to know what is the rule of PT...m i going sumwhr wrong....legally we r maintaining all registers & everything.....
From India, Vadodara
From India, Vadodara
Dear Kiran Amruta is absolutely right. Follow his mantra and do take every thing in writing so that later on it won’t create any problem for you. Thanks
From India, Calcutta
From India, Calcutta
Dear Kiran,
Others have given you sound advice. So, let me ask you a question to clarify the structure? Does the Asst manager report to your boss, the Operational Manager?
My friend worked in a place where the situation was similar. As suggested by some, he wrote a memo to the Assistant Manager (who was from another section) explaining the situation and put CC to his Operations Manager (OM). He did not even send it to the OM. Mere CC note detered the Assistant Manager from raising that topic again.
However, I would advice you to give unoffical suggestions and help her if you have any spare time.
Have a nice day.
Simhan
From United Kingdom
Others have given you sound advice. So, let me ask you a question to clarify the structure? Does the Asst manager report to your boss, the Operational Manager?
My friend worked in a place where the situation was similar. As suggested by some, he wrote a memo to the Assistant Manager (who was from another section) explaining the situation and put CC to his Operations Manager (OM). He did not even send it to the OM. Mere CC note detered the Assistant Manager from raising that topic again.
However, I would advice you to give unoffical suggestions and help her if you have any spare time.
Have a nice day.
Simhan
From United Kingdom
Dear Kiran
My suggestion:
Be very polite and humble to make that Asst. Mgr. realize that you are not answerable to her and if she needs some support from you, she should take prior permission from your immediate boss. This will make your immediate supervisor aware that you are supporting others and this might have an impact on your productivity / timelines.
If you don't revert back, people will take you for granted. So, it's your choice.......
BR/Rakesh
From Germany, Köln
My suggestion:
Be very polite and humble to make that Asst. Mgr. realize that you are not answerable to her and if she needs some support from you, she should take prior permission from your immediate boss. This will make your immediate supervisor aware that you are supporting others and this might have an impact on your productivity / timelines.
If you don't revert back, people will take you for granted. So, it's your choice.......
BR/Rakesh
From Germany, Köln
Dear Kiran,
All the communication suggests following and the same are to be applied professionally-
1. Be always positive in communication and thinking. It creates positive energy internally and help to do the assigned jobs efficiently.
2. Communicate the proceedings and reports to your immediate senior boss with a copy to the next level.
3. Discuss the additional jobs / assignments with the functionaries to learn to handle it. Pay respect by asking for the demonstration to the functionaries and which will involve in doing the right job also. This will also enlighten you as well as to the functionaries the complexities involved in completing in addition to the time requirement.
4. Try not to loose the temper.
5. Be polite.
6. Describe the job in hand on priority basis keeping in mind the benefit / losses in not completing on priority.
As a professional career all these are the part of life. It is the inner feeling and supports of the associates to overcome smartly.
Regards,
SP Maheshwari
From India, Varanasi
All the communication suggests following and the same are to be applied professionally-
1. Be always positive in communication and thinking. It creates positive energy internally and help to do the assigned jobs efficiently.
2. Communicate the proceedings and reports to your immediate senior boss with a copy to the next level.
3. Discuss the additional jobs / assignments with the functionaries to learn to handle it. Pay respect by asking for the demonstration to the functionaries and which will involve in doing the right job also. This will also enlighten you as well as to the functionaries the complexities involved in completing in addition to the time requirement.
4. Try not to loose the temper.
5. Be polite.
6. Describe the job in hand on priority basis keeping in mind the benefit / losses in not completing on priority.
As a professional career all these are the part of life. It is the inner feeling and supports of the associates to overcome smartly.
Regards,
SP Maheshwari
From India, Varanasi
Dear Amruta,
I may have to differ with your opinion on "professional should not react',." as it is contradictory to the rest of your own advice. In other words, your advice is that a professional should be a dummy head and puppet and should behave like a meek slave and always bear injustice without speaking even a word against injustice. A professional becoming a puppet can never be expected to do justice to his/her subordinates, whom he/she leads. However, I admire your other advice besides the aforesaid advice.
In my views, if some one remains passive like that and does not respond to the situations with his/her right reaction at right time, s/he cannot be said to be a professional. In that case, I wonder, what difference remains there between a knowledgeable professional and a dummy non-professional? That way s/he he would just be encouraging some unethical and irrational boss to become autocratic and tyrant with one and all, if not responded appropriately.
I am of the view that a professional must be active and react to the situation, which is non-conforming to the ethical and rational behaviours of the bosses, but in a humble and rational manner just to make him/her aware that s/he is jumping the borderline of his/her authority.
From India, Delhi
I may have to differ with your opinion on "professional should not react',." as it is contradictory to the rest of your own advice. In other words, your advice is that a professional should be a dummy head and puppet and should behave like a meek slave and always bear injustice without speaking even a word against injustice. A professional becoming a puppet can never be expected to do justice to his/her subordinates, whom he/she leads. However, I admire your other advice besides the aforesaid advice.
In my views, if some one remains passive like that and does not respond to the situations with his/her right reaction at right time, s/he cannot be said to be a professional. In that case, I wonder, what difference remains there between a knowledgeable professional and a dummy non-professional? That way s/he he would just be encouraging some unethical and irrational boss to become autocratic and tyrant with one and all, if not responded appropriately.
I am of the view that a professional must be active and react to the situation, which is non-conforming to the ethical and rational behaviours of the bosses, but in a humble and rational manner just to make him/her aware that s/he is jumping the borderline of his/her authority.
From India, Delhi
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