'What a complete waste of my time': Micromanager tries to get employee written up for forgetting to take notes, manager's boss intervenes and fires her

Some managers spend way too much time micromanaging than getting anything productive done. We all know what it's like to have a manager who seemingly has made it their only job to watch you like a hawk. Perhaps that intense vigilance is just in your head… just kidding, you're probably not wrong. Most people with authority like to spend more time flexing that authority than using it for good. In fact, when I have found myself in a position like this employee, I don't even care if the manager uses their forces for good. I just want them to get off my back and let me do my job in peace. Unfortunately, micromanaging people also do not have the greatest understanding of the art of letting go, so you're pretty much stuck with them until someone quits or gets fired.

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