How Do You Deal With An Unfair Boss?
Yesterday, an employee — let’s call here Charlotte — e-mailed her boss, Greg, regarding an idea for marketing the company’s services on social media. For the first time in weeks, Charlotte felt truly excited about her job. She had a million ideas, and she couldn’t wait to get started. Later that afternoon, Greg appeared at the entrance to Charlotte’s cubicle. “Those invoices aren’t going to input themselves,” he said, half-jokingly. “Maybe if you spent less time on Facebook and more time doing your job, we could talk about your ‘initiatives.'” He winked at her and strolled away. It’s true: Charlotte had a whole stack of invoices to input. Before the encounter, she was making good progress. Afterward, she couldn’t concentrate. Her stomach was churning. “I’m so stupid,” she berated herself, “Maybe if I was an automaton like Nancy in payroll, or impeccably groomed like Nick in sales, or maybe if I wasn’t five minutes late to
