—u/BlameTheLada “I would not be passive-aggressive or weaponize incompetence. Try to figure out what is making the manager behave this way, and tackle it from that angle.” —u/Responsible_Candle86 —u/Unique_Luck_817 (a) minimum interaction (one or two messages a day where we share things or update each other). (b) independent working. I like to do things on my own. I am very particular with my work, so my employer knows bugging me won’t make a difference. I have never never been micromanaged." —u/Flora “I filter all unnecessary suggestions to do my work and ignore them. If they pester me about that, I speak to them once. Set my boundary, firmly, then tell them that if they continue to distract me from my work, they’ll be the cause of my lack of productivity.” —u/Tathanor —u/kaoutanu —u/After11Hours “10:05 a.m. went for a wee. 10:07 a.m. washed hands thoroughly. 10:09 a.m. returned to the desk, team leader spoke to me about his weekend. 10:11 a.m. filled in this PIP plan in detail. 10:15 a.m. updated whiteboard, etc. I did that from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and handed it to her. She was bewildered! It was so funny. I said, ‘No worries; I can do the same tomorrow if you need?’ “‘NOPE, I’m good,’ she said. Was taken off immediately.” —u/Crafty-Ambassador779 Make sure you bring concrete examples of the micromanaging behavior and how it negatively impacts your and your team’s productivity.” —u/BlackShieldCharm
“I’m fortunate that I’m not hurting for money, so I can make my manager’s life hell. But I’m of the vengeful sort.” —u/senorsondering —u/triplebarrelxxx “It may seem petty, but I like to talk to them about what I actually do as my job and the specifics and ask them questions, and they really quiet down when they don’t understand what I’m talking about or know the answer. “I also talk to my boss in front of them about my extra responsibilities and how I’m working on new stuff. “It gets me temporary respect.” —u/ADHDConsumesMe “I mostly just waited until she was busy with something else, and then I did what I wanted.” —u/KnockMeYourLobes —u/StevieMcGhoul “If someone wants to act like I can’t handle my job, then I make them handle it for me.” —u/valerieswrld “I just started ignoring what he told me to do or how he wanted it done. I was perfectly capable of keeping track of what I needed to do. I had more work than could fit into my work week, and was often required to stay late or come in on weekends (unpaid, because I was management). I would constantly re-prioritize my tasks to try to get the most critical things done. No matter what, there would be some comment — it was never good enough. Meanwhile, the staff the boss liked and the male workers could get away with everything… “Eventually, I infuriated him so much by challenging him that he stopped talking to me. This was my direct supervisor. He’d go weeks without acknowledging that I existed. I would email questions if I had them or updates that he needed to be aware of, and he wouldn’t respond. It was extremely petty, and he remains the same today. I started a new job a year ago, but still have to interact with the old boss. He still refuses to respond to me.” —u/ClevelandNaps —u/JustMe518 “I would reply to each email with ‘I will let you know when it is relevant to your role.’ And if it is relevant, ‘This information will be provided to you [date you intend to advise them]’ and start replying with ‘You have already been advised of this, do you need to be reminded?’” —u/MyPacman “No.” “Then, please stop micromanaging me, and let me get on with it.” “This has been effective both times.” —u/Monarc73
