I work for a huge Company and have become close to some of the people I work with. One of my managers would email me (work related usually) but the email would be very informal and would also include a bit of chit chat about her weekend (not to the point of taking the piss in work time though). I sent an email the other day to one of my colleages that was important but lighthearted and I had to copy my new Boss in as it was in relation to something he had asked. I only put the word tee hee in after I had mentioned something about a word document I had problems with. He went absolutely NUTS and said he didn't tolorate chit chat in emails as I was now connected to him and it is unprofessional. I am very good at my job and have never been spoken to about such things. I was fuming. Was he right or is he going to be the Boss from Hell?
2007-09-25 07:59:53 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment ➔ Other - Careers & Employment
Sounds like you have a young, brash, foolish person, who could use a serious inter-personal class!
While your company e-mails should be brief, succinct, and professional, his over-reaction does nothing more than reflect HIS lack of professionalism. Perhaps there is a REASON he's a new manager? People like this tend to create their own problems.
You have 2 options:
1. Handle all correspondences regarding this person in a professional manner. All documents are to be considered company property and may be utilizedd for legal scrutiny.
2. Ignore the blowhard, hope he dies from his own venom and the company replaces him.
Sounds like option 1 is going to be the chosen option. If, later on, this jerk tries to implement a more relaxed atmosphere, DON'T DO IT! Simply inform him that he made it abundantly clear with his first diatribe as to how he manages situations and you prefer not to deal in that manner, with him, again.
People like this think they are setting a standard, that they are taking control. However, what they are actually doing is broadcasting to all the people around them just how foolish they are willing to look, and how extraordinary they will blow a situation out of proportion. Just cross your "t"s and dot your "i"s with this blowhard: it is the safest way to deal with him.
Good luck.
2007-09-25 08:53:48 · answer #1 · answered by SnitchMO 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, the words tee hee don't sound very professional in a company e-mail. Even though your Boss includes chit chat in his e-mails, he is the Boss. But yeah, I think he overreacted a little, he could have handled it with out freaking out.
2007-09-25 15:06:13 · answer #2 · answered by Lucy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it may be too soon to tell. It may be that this is just something he has a thing about. Wait a bit, if he's going to be the Boss from Hell, there's gonna be lots more stuff. Hang in there and see what he's like in other ways. Don't fume over the small stuff, you'll give yourself high blood pressure.
2007-09-25 15:37:29 · answer #3 · answered by gracel313 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋