Bad bosses: How to work for a control freak 22 Articles

by Christine Zibas

Everyone has a story about a bad boss; some of us have more than one. Having worked in a very detailed business for many years, I've had my share of control freak bosses. In fact, for the business that I worked in, being a...read more

by Dee Belle

Kill Them With Kindness Working with people who have major control issues is sometimes painful and always challenging. I have personally made it my mission to take it as a challenge, a lot of times out of pure necessit...read more

by David Braybrooke

How does one effectively work for a boss who happens to be a control freak? Apart from rushing out to purchase a copy of 'Mein Kampf' in order to study this type of psychological profile you may have to take a deep bre...read more

by Karen Thomas-Lillie

I have spent the last 3 months working for a career-oriented woman who has managed to become a complete and utter control freak. She is a fire-fighter and is gone four times a week on 24-hour shifts, yet she gave birth to...read more

by B.L. Foxxe

Working with Control Freaks Ah yes, the horror of dealing with control-freak bosses, especially on the first job. Not always the easiest way of beginning work. The best thing to do is watch their patterns, while doing y...read more

by MysLykeMeeh

Are you the type of person who value freedom? Who don't want to be controlled? Who like to indulge your independence? But, in the long run someone invade your own time? Even your own energy? Not to mention your salary, tha...read more

by Donald Courtney

Bad Bosses: "Bad bosses are a dime a dozen," to quote an old cliche. During my sixty years in the work field I have seen most every kind there is, from the thief to the tyrant. I have worked for the same company for twe...read more

by Royce Radcliffe

What you must first realize is that working for a control freak can have great benefits. By trying to invade your sphere and exert control, they usually end up doing half your work for you! Now for those of us with pride i...read more

by Lauren Beyenhof

I can't change or control my boss' behavior. I can only change my own attitude and behavior in how I respond to him. This is a lesson I learned about 3 months too late. Three months in which I repeatedly whined to my husba...read more

by maskedromantic

Basically, to master the "art" of working for a control freak, is you need to evaluate this control person. Here are some checklists: 1)How did he/she become a control freak? Try to find out as many background checks ...read more

by Adele Gregory

When working for a control freak, it's useful to bear in mind that this kind of behavior is often driven by a Murphy's Law-type fear - that if anything can possibly go wrong, it will and with catastrophic consequences. To ...read more

by Lauren Russell

It is very rare that you get to choose who your boss is. In most cases, this is just the hand you are dealt and you must learn to make the situation work. Requesting a transfer may be difficult, time-consuming and a signal...read more

by Michelle Powers

Working with a control freak is not only taxing while at work but sometimes can spill over into your home life. A controlling boss is a person who is insecure with their abilities or lack of abilities. Unfortunately you c...read more

by DJ Collingsworth

There are many ways to handle a control freak boss. I have had my fair share of them, and I was one once. Being in the hot seat of being a control freak boss, I have to tell you that I thought I was doing my job to the bes...read more

by Carol Noble

Control freaks are people; they may act differently but understanding why they act this way can help others to work with them. Firstly, realise they are often very immature, insecure people. They have been encouraged t...read more

by loveinvented

Do you work for a control freak? Do you want to keep your sanity? Here are some suggestions on how to work for a control freak: 1. Keep your feelings in check. It's hard, when you are consistently being told that you...read more

by Joseph Hazelbaker

I'll admit it, I'm a control freak. My wife knows it, my daughter knows it, and my employees, undoubtedly, know it. Heck, I know it makes me a bad boss, but it doesn't look like I'm going to change any time soon. So, he...read more

by Susan Roark

I work with a wonderful person who I think with out her really being aware of it is a control freak and a gossiper and brown-nosier all in one wonderful person. This persons takes time out in a busy day to take time to ...read more

by S. James Hawkeye

I confess that for four years now I have worked for a control freak, and I have managed to stay employed longer than any other staff people working for him. There are three different approaches I have observed over the ...read more

by Lisa Bonanno

Working for a control freak requires mental energy and spiritual resilience. Remember that his or her anxiety will increase when you do good work. That translates into pettiness, irrationality, and even sabotage of your wo...read more