Comments on: Bad boss, bad rules – Part 3 http://reallybadboss.com/2010/04/bad-boss-bad-rules-part-3/ The Employees Strike Back Fri, 27 Apr 2012 17:27:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Dlrturtle http://reallybadboss.com/2010/04/bad-boss-bad-rules-part-3/comment-page-1/#comment-664 Dlrturtle Tue, 13 Jul 2010 07:46:40 +0000 http://reallybadboss.com/?p=4820#comment-664 OMG, this sounds like the nut case I worked for! Sometimes, we needed information from other departments, but we weren't allowed to talk to or email anyone from outside the department for any reason (I was a technical writer). Instead, we had to address the question or issue to her and she would ask the individual. Talk about stupid. Half the time, she got the information wrong. One of the reasons I was fired was because I continued to go directly to engineers, etc. despite being warned repeatedly not to do this. And, I told people this. They were like... what??? <br><br>She also came up with a writing style guide that we were mandated to follow. Problem was, many of her "rules" were wrong and it was impossible to follow the style guide because she kept changing and adding things. This was another point on the summary of my sins that was presented to me on my termination day!<br><br>This woman was promoted twice, and then, suddenly, demoted to a support role. I don't know why they didn't just fire her, but oh well. She's now working for someone who used to work for her! There is some justice in this world! OMG, this sounds like the nut case I worked for! Sometimes, we needed information from other departments, but we weren't allowed to talk to or email anyone from outside the department for any reason (I was a technical writer). Instead, we had to address the question or issue to her and she would ask the individual. Talk about stupid. Half the time, she got the information wrong. One of the reasons I was fired was because I continued to go directly to engineers, etc. despite being warned repeatedly not to do this. And, I told people this. They were like… what???

She also came up with a writing style guide that we were mandated to follow. Problem was, many of her “rules” were wrong and it was impossible to follow the style guide because she kept changing and adding things. This was another point on the summary of my sins that was presented to me on my termination day!

This woman was promoted twice, and then, suddenly, demoted to a support role. I don't know why they didn't just fire her, but oh well. She's now working for someone who used to work for her! There is some justice in this world!

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