office frustration

Dear Boss,
I don't understand. When you talk to me like you do, it makes me feel like I should know more of what's going on than I do, more than I could - considering I'm only here a couple of days each week. You make me feel like I should know everything that's coming in and going out of this place. Constantly. When I goof up on something small, the way you bring it up to me, rather than discreetly handling it, makes me feel like crap. It also makes me feel frustrated with you because I believe you are actually a better person than this. I don't understand when you tell me to do certain tasks if this is your way of asserting your authority, or if it's your way of trying to show me you're better than me at this, or if you're trying to teach me to look outside of my box, or if you're genuinely needing my help. I don't think it's the latter because it's things that would take you all of three seconds to do yourself. Yes, I understand the need and importance of delegation. Perhaps the confusion is mine alone. Perhaps these things you ask me to do really are my job even if I don't perceive them to be. I will give you the benefit of the doubt here and suck it up and try to get it all done. I don't know how to actually talk to you about this so I guess I'm venting here.

Signed,
Screaming on the Inside

3 comments:

angie said...

bah! that is uber-frustrating. i'm so sorry, sister. i'm sure the fact that the boss is family doesn't make this any easier. i'd ask farmboy to speak up on your behalf.

erin said...

Boo!
I almost wrote a letter JUST like that yesterday.
Hang in there.

Amy said...

Ugh, it sounds like something we can all relate to. And I can relate more than others because I come from a family business. I don't think a day goes by where my dad and my sister don't get on each other's nerves.