My boss sucks

Maybe she can use her gentle voice with me, be a bit more boundaried and less bossypants.

Firstly, she has no boundaries whatsoever. She contacts me about work stuff and what’s happening during the day, first thing in the morning. No sleep ins, no waiting until I’ve had my cup of sanity  coffee, just straight into lots of words, very fast “Right, what are we doing today, have we made a list, why haven’t we checked stuff off yet? have you remembered this? What about that?” Seriously, she may need medication, but I’m not quite sure when is a good time to bring this up with her. A bit of a touchy subject for some, you know?

My boss – being a bit cray cray

My boss sucks because she doesn’t really pay me, as such. I mean, she tells me I do a good job (most of the time), yada yada, and then as soon as I’ve been paid, she takes my money for “expenses”. What the wallet is that about?

AND, no work, no pay. Have you ever?? So far she has avoided discussions about leave of any kind, overtime, or compensation for working from home – for the “odd time that may ever happen.” Which, by the way, is almost all the time.

I’ll tell you something, though. My boss keeps saying “This is so much FUN! I have so many plans and ideas and I can’t wait to see what’s going to happen this year!” And I have to say, I completely agree with her. What we’re doing is completely new and sometimes daunting, but it is a fantastic place to be…re-imagining work and life.

Thinking about how to support parents as they grow their children, connecting with children and seeing if I can help them navigate their own uncharted territories. Creating new workshops and meeting new people. Playing, writing, reading, blogging, slogging. It’s all wonderful!

Snuck in some things that may be happening this year…

Ok, so maybe my boss doesn’t actually suck at all. Maybe she can just learn to stay in her boss box and trust me in the process. Maybe she can use her gentle voice with me, be a bit more boundaried and less bossypants. And if she doesn’t listen to reason, I think I’ll outsource her to a friend for a cup of coffee and ask them to tell her to calm down.

Dedicated to every one of you who are on the crazy wonderful journey of being your own boss.

May you have a beautiful 2022!