和老板相处不好怎么办

[即使英语不好也不要忘记礼仪]其实，语法并不是很重要，发音也不重要，因为我们是中国人，如果你见到一个外国人对你说中文，即使很别扭，你依旧很高兴不是吗？这是我在美国生活一年后，所了解到的。但是！这是非常重要的，...+阅读

What to do if you dont get along with your boss

还记得《穿Prada的女王》里面的女魔头米兰达普瑞斯特吗？她总是阴沉着脸，让手下闻声色变。在工作中碰到不好相处的老板真是件让人头疼的事情，不仅让人效率低下，还会产生挫败感。那么假如你真的遇到难相处的老板，该怎么做呢？

What should you do if you really cannot get on with your boss at work? Maybe there has been a breakdown in trust, in munication or in respect. In any event it is ruining your time at work and making you frustrated and unhappy. Lets call your manager John and see how we can approach the situation. (The advice here works equally well whether your boss is a man or a woman).

1. How do other people find him? Does everyone he a hard time with John or is it just you? Check out how other people get on with him by asking subtle questions do not rant about how awful he is and see if others agree. If everyone has a problem with him then you he some mon ground on which to work. If only you he difficulties with him then you need to examine yourself and your relationship with him.

2. Ask yourself why. List all the reasons why you think things are not working between you. There are probably some big assumptions on your list so you will need to validate them carefully

3. He a heart to heart meeting. Schedule a time to meet John when he is not under pressure. Tell him that you want to discuss some important issues. At the meeting explain very calmly and rationally that you do not feel the relationship is working well and that you would like to explore why and how to improve it. Do not go into a long list of plaints and sores. Take a factual example if you can and start from there. Let him do most of the talking. Try to see the situation from his point of view and understand exactly what he sees as the issues. See how many of the problems you listed at point 2 above are real.

4. Agree an action plan. If you can agree a plan for outes that you both want then it really helps. What is it that he wants you to achieve? If you deliver it will he be happy with your performance? Even if you disagree on all sorts of other things try to agree on what your key job objectives are. Ideally you should agree actions that each of you will take to improve the working relationship.

5. Try to understand his objectives and motivation. Even if John is lazy, dishonest and spiteful you can still find out what he is keen to achieve and work with him towards his goals. If you can find a way to help him with his objectives then maybe you can work around his faults. A good rule at work is to help your boss to succeed -whether you like him or not. Other people will see you do this and it works to your credit especially if they know that your boss is difficult.

6. Go over his head. This is a risky option but sometimes it is necessary especially if most other people share the same problems with John. He a quiet word with your bosss boss and say that you feel that the department is not achieving all that it could. Make some broad suggestions about how things could be improved without making direct accusations against John. Let the senior manager read between the lines; he or she probably knows already.

7. Move sideways in the anization. If you cannot move up then move across for a while. Get some experience in another department. Eventually John will move on, be fired or quit. If you are seen as a positive contributor then you may get your chance to do Johns job better than he did.

8. Quit. Life is too short to spend it in a job that makes you miserable. If you he tried all of the routes above and are still blocked and frustrated then find a job elsewhere. There are plenty of good bosses who want enthusiastic and diligent people to work for them.

Sooner or later most of us will get a difficult boss to deal with. Do not bee sullen or aggressive. The trick is to figure out a way to get on with the boss in a manner that helps both of you. It can nearly always be done.