Feeling burn out
Just joined this company for 2 months, but felt like everything is very messy – no structure/ workflow and workload is crazily heavy.
I’m a manager managing 8 accounts with an assistant (not local) in e-commerce platform. Joined during the most busy period with lots of campaigns to prepare. On top of that, my boss has been bothering me to check on small things here and there which I honestly don’t have the time deal with.
I’ve been OT-ing till 7-8pm and all he said is because I’m not delegating/ prioritising well enough. I understand it’s probably bc he’s not sure about the processes – how much work I’ve to handle and thinks that everything is easy. It’s also hard for me explain cause he doesn’t really listen.
Not sure if I should talk to him and continue staying abit longer after this busy period to see how things go or just leave now?
I’m 35 years old and really like the environment and my colleagues, just not how my boss manage the work.
Here are what netizens think:
- During your yearly appraisal, sit down and talk to him about the issues that you are facing. He may not know how you feel. And then, if he doesn’t want to listen, resign, bang the table and shout, “This Is Sparta!”
- How’s your pay? If it’s extremely good…
- Apparently the tactic when your boss says your work is easy is to throw your hands up and tell them: you don’t know how to do it. Ask them for their approach, ask them questions, and they will rapidly understand the actual complexity of the work. Use quantitative examples to justify the real effort necessary, for instance by highlighting how long the task took previously
- A lot of heart disease due to work stress, be careful. It is just not worth it. If you are gone, they can find another easily