The situation has become unbearable
I know I've complained about my workplace before. The situation here has gotten intolerable. I am at the end of my rope.
My "team leader" (not technically my boss) self-promoted himself to be my manager, and yet somehow he got away with it because upper management doesn't seem to really give a rip.
He's rude, he's obnoxious, he has no moral fiber or integrity. He's got no tact, no class. He's sexist, he's a bigot, he's a total fundie who is constantly preaching about something. If it's not religion, it's this crazy anti-fungal diet he's trying to cram down everyone's throat.
He's a bloated self-important moron who thinks he knows everything, when in reality he knows absolutely nothing.
I've gotten to the point where just hearing his voice sends me into a rage. I want to go over and just take him by the neck and crush. It takes all my self-control not to just lose it and do something I might regret.
One of my friends here at work recently lost her daughter (28) to a massive brain aneuryism. He went to the wake. He knew she was taking the herbal supplements that he preached to her about for days, just like he preached to everyone else here and pretty much shoved the idea down everyone's throat.
The day after the wake, I came in and he was chatting with another friend of mine. He beckoned me over, and then said to both of us: "I was going to tell XYZ (the deceased girl's mother) at the wake, 'Gee - I guess the herbal supplements didn't work. Ha ha.'
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That tore it. I hated him before that, and I loathe him now. I can't stand the sight of him, he makes me want to vomit. I have GOT to get out of this job. He's a sorry excuse for a human being, and I just want him to go away. Get OUT of my life - FOREVER.
Good Luck with the Interview!
Good luck with the interview -- hopefully you get into a better place - even at a pay cut - because its definately worth the sanity! :D
I know what its like to go from working for a bunch of tools to moving to a company where people are good, and the management has a clue -- it makes a huge difference! Ive found that a lot of people get promoted based on how well they can kiss up to the management - which really says a lot about the upper management (ie. are they looking for good, compentent managers to do the job, or kissups who they can control, and who wont stand up for the staff).
It probabally won't make much of a difference, but once you have the new job, try to get an exit interview with your HR department, and tell them how you really feel about this guy (management style, his work performance, how he deals with the team, etc.). Hopefully the more people that leave the company because of this guy, maybe they will start taking a good look at his performance and management abilities.