Hi everyone, I am a store assistant in a clothing store. Recently the store manager left and the supervisor wanted me to take over, but I politely declined because I was preparing for pregnancy. As a result, my colleague who is the second best performer became the new store manager. When she was an employee, she was very directive, always telling me what to do and what to do, and I have long been disgusted by her behavior of being in charge of everything. What's even more upsetting is that she herself is quite lazy and often doesn't do hygiene, but likes to pick on others. Now that she's the store manager, she's just getting worse and worse. All day long, she's neurotic, asking us to organize the store, this way and that way, and she's annoying as hell. She can nag the same problem several times, and her attitude is still bad, and she feels like a completely different person after she was promoted. I'm particularly depressed at work now, and every time she talks I'm holding a fire, so I really want to have a fight. But I don't want to quit my job for the time being, what should I do? Who can help me?
Hi, my friend! It's really quite hard for us to work under a store manager who has such an uncomfortable management style, and we are stressed out every day and have to hold our emotions in. It's not easy for us to keep our emotions bottled up. This kind of oppression is sure to put us in a bad mood. Before and after the promotion of the store manager has changed a lot, before the love of people, and now it is even more excessive, the management style of nagging trivial, the attitude is also poor, seriously affecting our work experience and mood. In fact, some people change as soon as they have the power. She may have just become a store manager and wants to prove herself, so she shows her authority by telling others what to do. But she herself is lazy, but demanding of others, which of course will upset the team. So what can we do? We can find a suitable opportunity, such as when the store is not busy, calmly talk to her. Compliment her on her dedication to the store, and then politely say that her management style bothers us a bit. Let's say, "Store manager, I see that you work especially hard to make the store better, and you schedule many tasks every day. But sometimes the problem is repeated, I will feel stressed, affecting efficiency. Can we set a standard and not remind repeatedly when we reach it?" At the same time, as employees, we can be more proactive and ask for her requirements in advance. For example, before organizing the store, take the initiative to ask her what effect she wants to achieve, according to what she said to do, to reduce misunderstanding and criticism. If her requirements are unreasonable, don't talk back directly, but make suggestions. For example, if she says she wants to organize a certain area frequently, you can say, "Store manager, I know this area is important, but there are a lot of customers now, let's serve the customers first, and then organize it properly when it's a little bit free, okay?" Also, talk to other coworkers who feel the same way and work together to come up with a solution. Team action may make the store manager listen to us and make changes.
