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'If it's not in writing, it didn't happen': Employee uses written communication as defense when micromanaging supervisor's tries to get of them

There's a pretty simple rule of management that leaders should follow: Don't mess with something that's working. Whether that's a single high-performing worker, an efficient team, or just a general flow of business, messing with something for the sake of it is always going to end poorly. It's a similar premise to "let sleeping dogs lie," but in this case, it's more of a "let productive workers work." Alas, all too many managers let their egos get in the way and think that they need to have direct control over all the ins and outs of their workforce.

This worker shared their experience with a micromanaging new manager, who, despite their exemplary performance, insisted on controlling their work with unnecessary scrutiny and by leveling unnecessary criticism of their work, giving them needless tasks and arbitrary demands. Thankfully, when their manager sought to get rid of them through the formal disciplinary process, they had plenty of evidence to defend themselves, deflecting the fallacious attack back onto the manager, leading to the exposure that may have caused them to lose their job.

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Posted by Brad Dickson
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