Upper_Class_SaaS

Account Executive

🤡 How do I tell my boss he SUCKS.... nicely 🤡

I need help yall. My boss legit NEVER does anything to help me. He is just a micro-managing check-in machine. Brings ZERO value to my career advancement and I think he could be a big reason why I won't be able to move up in the company.

Am I supposed to go above him... could end up making my life even more miserable... I feel stuck

HELP!

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lilc

WR Lieutenant

Chief of Staff @ Bravado

https://bravado.co/academy/dealing-with-salesmanager 🤝

Upper_Class_SaaS

Politicker

Account Executive

🙏🏼

hh456

Celebrated Contributor

sales

You hit goal in Q3 by 212%. I don't think he's gonna be able to be uprooted bc he can say his style is causing you to hit 212% to goal each quarter.

What are your career goals? Let's start there.

Upper_Class_SaaS

Politicker

Account Executive

I'm working towards becoming an Enterprise rep at my current company

BmajoR

Arsonist

Account Executive

emojis

CuriousFox

WR Officer

🦊

Could I interest you in a nice gif?

InQ5WeTrust

Arsonist

No marketing, mayo isn't an MQL

Grizzy hit it on the head pretty well.

Your numbers are a pretty good proof point for him even if he munches on the booty.

Have you had a conversation with him about his management style? I.e saying you prefer to be micromanaged less

Upper_Class_SaaS

Politicker

Account Executive

how do you have a conversation about this? lol kinda at a loss on how to deal with him

LordOfWar

Tycoon

Blow it up

"Mr Boss, have you ever heard of the term macromanage? I'd be super gruntled if you looked into it."

funcoupons

WR Officer

👑

Gruntled

LordOfWar

Tycoon

Blow it up

I got some serious jamais vu the first time I saw that word. I was illusioned that I had never heard it before. Fortunately, my ego is quite corrigible when it comes to languages and I find the term wieldy and somewhat couth.

Did I just google a list of uncommon antonyms? Yes. I found a kempt list of ruly words that are now part of my pervious lexicon.

poweredbycaffeine

WR Lieutenant

☕️

Keep your head down and perform despite his bullshit. That's the best way to show leadership that you're capable of more: perform at your current level and with your current challenges.

Chances are if you notice it, someone above your manager does, too.

Upper_Class_SaaS

Politicker

Account Executive

That's true. Im trying to stay focused but it can be an annoyance you know

Diablo

Politicker

Sr. AE

Might want to avoid that as no matter how good/bad ass he is, you might need his help when you change the org.

Focus on your work, bring things that can help you during 1-on-1, try to understand what's in his mind and why he thinks that's gonna help you and blah blah blah.

Bottom line - hit the goal

Upper_Class_SaaS

Politicker

Account Executive

True this. Deep breath and push on

SaaSam

Politicker

Account Executive

Sounds like a lot of sales managers. These days it seems like the only qualification for that job is the ability to spout the words "have you updated your pipeline yet" at an annoyingly frequent rate.

My advice just tell him you feel a bit suffocated, remind him how well you did in Q3 and that he doesn't need to worry about you to the point of checking in constantly.

Olly

Catalyst

Account Exec

If you ask me, reasons for leaving a company would be:
1. Lack of mentoring
2. Lack of career advancement inside the company

If your boss is guilty of not helping you with the above, you can either hope their boss also notices what you describe, or just start looking..

Justatitle

Big Shot

Account Executive

Does he have a boss?

Upper_Class_SaaS

Politicker

Account Executive

He does but he reports to the CRO

Justatitle

Big Shot

Account Executive

“Hi CRO, I realize you have about 65,500 other things going on. I’m bringing this to your attention as it’s not just me he is affecting and I want to do this for the good of the company” explain the facts and facts only and let them do with it what they will. Clearly he isn’t changing.

notsoadultaboutthings

Catalyst

Account Manager

I like to question them on everything that I don't agree with/understand to understand where they're coming from. Most of the time we don't get on with managers because we have different styles of living and we don't understand why the other person is doing what they're doing so it winds us up. E.g. if they ask you to do A, but you don't really agree with A, ask them why are they asking you to do A. Or, question why they feel the need to check-in all the time. Etc.

This could piss the other person off because most people hate explaining themselves, but you'll get a good sense of whether they're just an A**hole or if there's a method to their madness.

JDialz

Politicker

Chief Operating Officer

"With all due respect, ___"

Anything after that first bit is not allowed to be taken with offense. Thems the rules.

Hope this helps!

The_Sales_Badger

Notorious Answer

Account Executive

Light a bag of dog crap on fire and leave it on their porch. You can’t tell a boss they suck. Either you deal, or secretly mess with them.
Nothing says you suck better than watching your boss stomp on dog turds.

WallStreetCasino

Valued Contributor

Regional Sales Manager level 87

Over-communicate with him until he stops. Text him your thoughts on deals constantly.
The day before a 1:1, send him an email with all the answers to all his typical questions.
I took this approach about 8 months ago with a similar manager (unhelpful, micro-managing). I can control micro-managing by micro-reporting.

NoSuperhero

Politicker

BDR LEAD

Quit?

pizzasavage

Contributor

Account Executive, Partner/Client Success

Oh, boy, oh, boy.. have I been there. I can write a book in this subject matter. I wish we had DM... so much I can add to this one. Bad bosses can really you ill, like really. I am sorry you have deal with this jerk. I am curious if you have communicated any of these questions by email to the boss..

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🤡 How do I tell my boss he SUCKS.... nicely 🤡

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