Get the acknowledgement for your work!

Most of us have hard times with our bosses since they are a complain box and you may feel like nothing when it comes to work. It is very difficult to have your boss on your side, but here are some easy ways to make him realize where he is missing out your potential and hard work.

1- The Nasty Nitpicker

Grump factor: Rashmi Raje, a secretary at a legal firm says, “No matter what I do, my boss always finds some reason to criticise me. Even if I have done more than my share of work, my boss will still point out some tiny error in a document that I have worked on. I spend more time agonising over documents than being productive.”

Smart retort: Psychologist Dr Anjali Chhabria insists, “Do not take every remark, comment or criticism personally as it may just lower your self-confidence.” You must adopt an approach that is diplomatic and that could pint out her flaws instead tactfully.

2- The Lazy Lord

Grump Factor: There are some bosses who are just lazy and leave all their work on their subordinates. Sometimes when they have to leave early, the subordinates put a spring in their eyes till midnight for work’s sake.

Smart retort: If you have such a lazy boss, then you must talk to him and must take his help in various projects that keeps him busy. Dr. Chhabria says, “Your boss may be the one who requires a push. Try involving him in more matters. Present new ideas you and your colleagues may have to motivate him so he can become more active and feels a sense of responsibility.”

3- The Sly Politician

Grump factor: The sly politician boss is the one who is coward and clever. He takes on others ideas and keeps his interests on above the team’s interests. Media planner Sindhu Krishnan says, “My boss appears to be supportive, but I have discovered it’s all a farce. When faced with a crisis and hauled up by senior management, he lays the blame entirely on our shoulders. Even if he has been informed of a potential problem, he pretends to be unaware of it.”

Smart retort: If you have this kind of boss you must keep your communication gap filled with your colleagues and senior management. Dr. Chhabria says, “Email is the best way to keep everyone in the loop about critical steps that can hound you later. Preserve all correspondence that you share with him and stay mum when you can sense that he is inciting you into gossip.”

Well, you may have hard tome bringing your boss on track, but nothing is impossible.