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How do you handle a situation like this?
169 sats \ 4 comments \ @hasherstacker 5 Sep AskSN
When You're Smarter Than Your Boss. How do you handle yourself?
We have all been spoken to at some point early in our own career to listen, learn, and take directions from the person above us. It's assumed that they can see further, know more, and are best suited to teach us the ropes of work. Reality, however, is something else: occasionally you find yourself working for someone who appears not to get things as well as you do.
It's a crummy position to be in—being smarter than the boss you work for.
The Silent Frustration
When you see your boss missing seemingly obvious points, making bad decisions, or struggling with good solutions, frustration just builds naturally. You find yourself thinking: "If I were running the show here, this operation would be better organized."
How do you handle a situation like this?
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21 sats \ 0 replies \ @sav 5 Sep
Respect the position, even if you don’t always respect the decision. And at least learn from each situation.
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221 sats \ 0 replies \ @Entrep 5 Sep
Stay humble, be patient! Time takes care of everything is basically my mantra is such situations.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @stack_harder 16h
Depends how you view the job, if you were younger and in more of a grind phase, maybe finding a better job would be the answer.
if you're older with a prostate like a ticking time bomb, then find a way to deal with it and keep paying your mortgage!
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @adlai 5 Sep
I think there are multiple possible situations. If these outcomes are measurable, then you should bring up the issue, because you can defend your opinion. If there isn't any data that unambiguously supports your judgement, then I suggest avoiding the conflict that is likely to occur if you argue with your boss based purely off feelings and opinions.
You can still bring up your frustrations without directly saying that you feel smarter. Think of some neutral/positive way of framing it, like "I wish I could take more initiative".
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