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Here is the problem. I loved my job, but the owner decided about 6 months ago to bring his wife in to be office manager. Needless to say, she is worthless as far as a manager goes, and she shouldn't be one. She is never here, so nothing gets done that she is supposed to be doing, and no one gets their questions answered. Therefore, the company is going downhill fast and I no longer like my job. Is there a way I can talk to the owner about this even though it is his wife that I am complaining about? Please help!

2007-01-03 09:14:45 · 3 answers · asked by xquis81 3 in Business & Finance Careers & Employment

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Telling him yourself is a high risk move and has a high chance in resulting in trouble. He'll likely take her side and will tell her what you said. People don't want to see the truth and you could end up being fired.

The best thing for you to do now is have him find out in a way that doesn't look like you are complaining about her. For example, you could leave customer complaints on his desk.

If you are feeling truly sneaky you could have a friend send in a complaint about the woman, but have the letter addressed to the owner.

Never, never, never say anything yourself. You have to take care of yourself because no one else will.

2007-01-03 09:32:08 · answer #1 · answered by steven 3 · 0 0

Hmmmm...let me envision this conversation: "[owner's name], I love my job here and I'm just trying to be helpful to you, but I gotta tell you that [owner's wife's name] has the organizational skills of a barrel of baboons and she's sinking this business faster than that iceberg brought down the Titanic. Just thought you'd like to know!"

Can you say...career limiting?

If your boss has the brains god gave a gnat, he probably already knows that his wife is an operational disaster. He probably knew before he brought her in that she was not going to be an asset to the firm.

It occurs to me that maybe he brought her in for other reasons....maybe wifey suspected hankey-pankey was going on, and wanted to be on the spot to either discover or put an end to the hankey pankey. Whatever, it appears that hubbykins probably values her presence on the job sufficient to close his eyes to what it's costing him.

I think those who advised you to get your resume ready and look for a place to jump ship are on the money. When a business is a family set-up and family issues are what's involved, logic, reason, and rationality are all gone bye-bye. It's time to go and let this little family issue implode all on its own.

2007-01-03 17:42:49 · answer #2 · answered by Karin C 6 · 0 0

Sounds like it's time to polish up your resume and jump ship. Good topic for the exit interview.

The owner has to know what's going on and if he's not fixing it, you don't want to be there. If he doesn't, then you don't want to be there.

2007-01-03 17:22:28 · answer #3 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 0 0

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