Work Advice

Kapitan_Phillips · 07-03-10, 06:04 AM

Ahoy guys, I need to ask some advice, but first, let me park.

Anyway, I'm working for a boss who has a severe problem with communication. He has hired me and several others to administrate certain aspects of the business, and has a tendency to throw his toys out of the pram when people make suggestions.

I'm starting to get very annoyed with this attitude, and in a recent e-mail, he stated he's getting "very frustrated at Richard stating the obvious, considering his 'system' for the community gardening has failed to produce any money atall)

Firstly, the 'system' I devised hadn't even come into effect yet. We work with young guys who do the work to get on a training course for rural skills. They haven't been submitting their timesheets, so I can't send out invoices to community gardening customers telling them how long the guys were there for, and how much they need to pay us.

I'm also plagued in the mornings with e-mails forwarding contact information for people who are supposedly booking a stall at a large event we are holding in September; but most of this information is incomplete, and none of us have any idea if they've actually paid yet.

We have an online booking system using Paypal, yet I have no access to it, thus I can't check the statements, and thus I can't check that new bookings have paid online.

I know I'm not the only one who's starting to get their patience very very tested by this attitude; we're doing the best job we can with the information provided. I'm tempted to tell him to shove it all where the sun don't shine and take my skills elsewhere.

Do any of you have any tips on how to deal with a situation like this?

07-03-10, 06:04 AM	#1
Kapitan_Phillips Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Swansea Posts: 3,903 Downloads: 204 Uploads: 0	Work Advice Ahoy guys, I need to ask some advice, but first, let me park. Anyway, I'm working for a boss who has a severe problem with communication. He has hired me and several others to administrate certain aspects of the business, and has a tendency to throw his toys out of the pram when people make suggestions. I'm starting to get very annoyed with this attitude, and in a recent e-mail, he stated he's getting "very frustrated at Richard stating the obvious, considering his 'system' for the community gardening has failed to produce any money atall) Firstly, the 'system' I devised hadn't even come into effect yet. We work with young guys who do the work to get on a training course for rural skills. They haven't been submitting their timesheets, so I can't send out invoices to community gardening customers telling them how long the guys were there for, and how much they need to pay us. I'm also plagued in the mornings with e-mails forwarding contact information for people who are supposedly booking a stall at a large event we are holding in September; but most of this information is incomplete, and none of us have any idea if they've actually paid yet. We have an online booking system using Paypal, yet I have no access to it, thus I can't check the statements, and thus I can't check that new bookings have paid online. I know I'm not the only one who's starting to get their patience very very tested by this attitude; we're doing the best job we can with the information provided. I'm tempted to tell him to shove it all where the sun don't shine and take my skills elsewhere. Do any of you have any tips on how to deal with a situation like this? __________________ Well, here's another nice mess you've gotten me into.