Originally Posted By: Char Baby
Happy New Year!
I am retired however, I have had micro managers in the past.
Learn their idiosyncrasies and what they're anal about and work around them. This may take 6 months/1 year but, pay attention to their likes & dislikes.
Sometimes, reverse psychology is in order. e.g., they(mgr) ask for something to be done a specific way(their way) and just do it your own way so that you remain sane. But, learn what you can get away with and how the mgr reacts to your final outcome. But first, start out doing things their way.
There is definitely a high learning curve in regards to micro managers. You really need to pay attention to them even more than they're paying attention to you. It's the case scenario of; "keep your friend close, keep your enemies closer"!
Or better yet, "hunt the hunter"! And "have eyes in the back of your head"!...w/o getting spastic, over time!
^^^Without making enemies. Sometimes, give less but, with a smile!
Very sound advice! I might add, I've had some of my best Boss/employee relationships with micro-managers once I did what char baby suggested. They are usually very protective once you've won their trust!