At one of my past jobs, long ago, I had a new boss every 6 months.

This went on for years. Re-org after re-org, and leaders coming and going. Selling myself to a new leader got real old, real fast. And things seemed to be getting worse.

The arc of my experience reporting to those new bosses:

* Okay boss

* Good boss

* Great boss

* Bad boss

* Horrific boss

It was clear the negative trend line was going to continue at that company, so I left. There are times you can manage the situation when your boss is less than stellar. But sometimes, you can’t salvage things, and you need to move on. I’ve written about bad bosses before and how to handle that situation:

This Episode

In this episode, I talk more about what to do when you have a terrible boss. The short answer is: it depends. The long answer, which I share in the audio ⬆️, is that it depends on various factors.

For example:

* How bad is bad?

* What is happening? What are they doing?

* What kind of bad boss are you dealing with?

* How much can you influence them to improve the situation?

* How long do you think this issue will last? Can you wait it out?

* Can you move to a new team within the company to report to someone else?

I share more factors and advice in the audio for this episode. So scroll up, hit play, and check it out. ⬆️

📞 NOTE: Although I no longer work with people on their job search, I do still offer one-off calls and retained advisory services (for career, self-employment, and life).

If you’re interested, you can always set up a free call to discuss things with me!

Larry Cornett, Ph.D., is a career coach who spent 20+ years in Silicon Valley at Apple, IBM, Yahoo, eBay, and several startups as a designer, leader, and product and design executive. Whether you're fighting for a promotion, navigating a layoff, or planning your exit to independence, he combines executive experience with psychological insight to help ambitious professionals reclaim their power and build an Invincible Career.

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