After 3 years under a clueless boss, Employee feels stuck in his career just because his bosses care only for their own ideas and give him no credit: 'While everyone notices my work, no one really gives me any benefit for it.'

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María Cetra • Writer
Jun 26, 2026 11:15 AM EDT

Having a horrible boss can be reason enough to hate your job.

Bosses sometimes are great leaders who walk you through your career path and teach you how to move forward, and sometimes they just teach you how to deal with awful people by being awful. Managers are a big part of every job, even if they aren't controlling every move you make. They are still the person you report to and your direct line to higher-ups. If you don't only have a job but also want to build a career out of it, it's really important to have a good professional relationship with them. If that is not your case, you need that kind of relationship anyway to avoid getting fired.

In this Reddit story, we are presented with not only a horrible boss who gets changed into a worse one, but also with someone who is misogynistic and a stone in this employee's foot. He is not only not helpful and present, but also he is not sharing important information with this user, leaving him out of the loop and making his career path unable to proceed as it's supposed to. Because that is the thing about bosses: it does not matter if they are good or bad at their job. You still have to obey them and put up with them. The only way out is renouncing, and well, that is not always an option.

But what is it with all these bosses who are really bad at their job? Is this on purpose? Did they get the position because they knew someone and not because of qualifications? Is there a point in your career where you can just give up because you are a manager? Are these people really good at pretending that they are performing well even though this is not true? Maybe all these companies are missing some kind of survey where employees could explain what they think about their managers anonymously, so the people in human resources can be on top of bad bosses. But well, that is only a suggestion. In the meantime, most people still have to put up with useless bosses. 

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    So, I am working in my company for close to 3 years now. Last year I changed my branch and shifted in hopes of better work, better colleagues and promotion.
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    I work with some senior experts (best in their fields) and my team. I slagged my a, did grunt work and basically tried my best to prove my worth.
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    While, everyone notices my work no one really gives me any benefit for it. I was also denied promotion along with another girl in my dept. There was undertones of sexism, and misogyny from these 40 and 50+ men in my dept. I try and ignore..
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    Finally, I was getting some space to grow and endorsement. And then voila, new manager, who is absolutely unimpressive. I thought it would be better since new guy, new energy and since he is in his mid 30s might not be misogynist.
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    He is everything I didnt wanted. He is unprofessional, calls me "Tu", have 0 knowledge about the domain, heavily religious. (He has numerous gods placed in his cabin). And I am okay with it. His faith. But constantly asks of I am religious or not. HOW THE F THAT MATTERS?
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    I have been working on projects and now suddenly he is lopped in all meetings while I work on decks. And I am NOT!
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    PS: I am updating my CV but THIS IS SO UNFAIR.
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    mrsphilbertgodphry ⚫ 1d ago I'm in a similar situation. I don't really know how to handle my situation either. I work from home, and my boss has been with the company for almost 15 years. I work in IT and she has absolutely no idea how to use simple technology. She's always late to any of her meetings - usually about 10 mins. I have
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    one 30 min one on one session with her weekly that she is usually 10 mins late too or doesn't show up at all and doesn't even let me know she will not be showing up.
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    I have been at the company for four years since they first began my department and my boss became the Director, and was also passed up for a promotion within my department this year. I discovered that the new hire to our department WHILE I WAS TRAING SAID NEW PERSON would become my manager.
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    I have been at the company for four years since they first began my department and my boss became the Director, and was also passed up for a promotion within my department this year. I
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    discovered that the new hire to our department WHILE I WAS TRAING SAID NEW PERSON would become my manager. And then the lady quit shortly thereafter.
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    We conduct training sessions for our ticketing system within the company and she is constantly telling VPs and their direct reports the wrong information regarding our process. I get so tired and frustrated that she asks me for things, projects, etc that I have sent to her multiple times. She
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    is like this with everyone. I push back to her and correct her, so I guess that's why she probably doesn't like me. I don't have the patience for this cr p. My co-workers seem to believe that she is just way too busy and forgets things. I don't know. I'm no doctor, so I won't be diagnosing anyone.
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    However, a lot of projects that she is involved in is just because she inserts herself to be involved and is not required to be involved.
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    She doesn't take up for her team and will let anyone and everyone run all over us. So all of that to tell you that I feel your pain. I am also applying to positions internally and outside of my company. My mental health can't take this much longer.
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