How to Cope With an Irrational Boss

An irrational boss can ruin your working life with excessive demands and a lack of managerial skills. Your boss's behavior can make your morale plummet. As a result, your productivity may decrease or your work may be incomplete or not to your normal high standards. This can cause your boss to be even more irrational, meaning the cycle continues. Knowing how to cope with these poor character traits without upsetting anyone or putting your job in jeopardy is a good skill that may come in useful.

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  Document any times in which you feel your manager has been irrational. This may be useful in the future to back up complaints you may make.

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  Copy your boss into all relevant emails. Make sure you save the email in your "sent" folder. These also may come in useful if your boss becomes irrational.

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  Talk to a close friend about your problems and issues. He or she can offer an alternative perspective and give advice.

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  Speak to your boss in private. Explain to him that his requests and actions are making you uncomfortable and distracting you from your work.

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  Write your boss an email expressing your concerns if the problems continue. Copy your boss's manager.

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  Follow any company guidelines on how to make a formal complaint. Many large companies have external advisers you can talk to in confidence.