All is not happy in the LELI camp
I went to step and yoga tonight (after my new LBT class last night, and I am planning on going to step’n'tone tomorrow night…).
When I came out I saw a missed call from LELI. This is fairly unusual, we do most of our communication through text, or face to face. In fact, most of the time we speak on the phone is when one or other of us is out of town.
I thought it might be important, so I rang him as soon as I got in the car, rather than wait until I got home.
40 minutes later, and all I had managed were a few, “Yes”, “No”, and “Oh Wow”’s.
It was almost funny.
About 10 years ago, I had someone reporting to me at work who was, quite simply, a nightmare. He was a new graduate who thought he knew everything, and would refuse to take advise on anything. Even worse, when I would ask him something specific, he would often ignore it and do something else.
I spent a lot of time covering his arse, redoing his work, going over and over the same simple things because he just didn’t ‘get’ them. At one point I actually made him cry (but, surprisingly, the Assistant Manager got the blame for that).
Anyway, it was extremely frustrating, and I would keep it all pent up inside me until the ex got home, when I would let loose in a torrent of moaning which could last half an hour, before he’d even got his coat off.
LELI did that to me tonight.
I could see that things were not going to work when I knew she was going to work for him. He is very opinionated, and quite forthright about some things, and if he thinks he is right he will refuse to budge. This I know, and handle him accordingly.
She is very opinionated, extremely forthright, but newly graduated and actually doesn’t know very much.
She is spending most of her time questioning LELI, telling him that her analysis proves one thing, when LELI - who has worked in the rather specialised field for 8 years - quite clearly knows it proves the opposite. They are spending more time arguing over stupid things than anything else.
He is asking her to do something quite specific, and because she doesn’t think it is right, she doesn’t do it. He finds out when he comes out of his all day meetings, after she has gone home, and has to stay in the office until 8.30 sorting it out, when it is needed for a 9 o’clock meeting this morning.
Today he made her cry - apparently for making the changes he had asked her to do.
I know he won’t be the easiest person to work for - and I am sure if I did we would be rowing on a fairly regular basis - but there are times when you just have to do what your boss says. If you think he is wrong, you do it his way first, then make time to do it the way you think is right, compare the results, and if you still think you are right then you present it to him. You do not point blank refuse to do what has been asked of you.
He is quite upset, poor dear.