A good manager should be helpful, be able to listen, be effective at their job and be open to ideas. He should also be approachable and easy to get on with. Some managers however do not fit this description. Some may be power crazed, uninterested in people or want everything done in a certain way. The reason is micro management. Micro management is a term for a manager who wants to know everything about what you’re doing and the reasons why you’re doing it in a particular way. This is counter productive, leads to poor morale and resentment among staff members and causes high staff turnover.

The reasons for micro management are varied but it’s usually a combination of wanting to have control over people, power trip ecstasy and insecurity that someone lower can do a better job than you can. A person like this should not have authority over a group of people and should never be in a position where he or she could have authority. To do so is dangerous for employers who will have to deal with high staff turnover, excessive training and lay off payouts and high level complaints against the managers in question. For workers it makes for an unpleasant working environment and being afraid to speak up for fear of reprisals or punishments.

There are ways to spot the type of person in question. Does he or she make belittling comments? (This a gross misconduct offence and the person should be sacked immediately) Does he or she demand a higher workrate from you even though you are doing the best you can do? Do they make unreasonable demands? If the answer is yes you have a micro manager on your hands. The best way to deal with them is to stick to your own way of working and try to ignore them. Eventually they will be sacked as a result of their incompetence and unsuitability as a manager. Just ride the storm out. If there are issues you just can’t be bothered to put up with, then get out of that job ASAP. It really is not worth a pay packet and stress. Be sure to keep a list of all the actions the person took that made you feel uncomfortable or gave you reason to believe that he or she was hopeless, and be sure to get yourself heard by other, more sympathetic members of staff.

There are various trade unions you can join to get support and information from. It’s worth joining them as they have the right to step in whenever they like. The law is very clear on such matters and the legal system takes a dim view of these sorts of people. You are not alone.

Thanks for reading.

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