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Dissatisfaction with aspects of one's job can lead to conflicts between an employee and his or her manager. Taking time to address the problem calmly with your boss is the best way to start trying to correct the undesirable circumstances.
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Tips to help you deal with a problem boss BY BECKY ROGERS
You have had those days when you just wanted to tell your boss where to stick it. Realistically, if you did that you would just be searching the want ads the next morning. If you like your job and want to keep it, you must figure out how to resolve your problems with your manager.
When managers and their employees rub each other the wrong way, most often it is their personalities clashing, says Mary Andrade, assistant director at the University Career and Employment Services. People attach a value to their work style and when their coworker's styles is different from theirs, it leads to
conflict. A good manager will be able to put personality aside. You should too, Dan Miller, vice president of content at Monster.com says. Make sure your problem is specific to your job, such as fair pay or being reprimanded in front of customers. If it is just that you don't particularly like your boss, you won't have much
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