Advice: “I told my boss to ‘take a breath’ when they were ranting about the election. They accused me of trying to control their self-expression.”
By contrast, thousands of workers during the “Great Resignation” discovered a new road map to success: being able to recognize and walk away from abusive situations. Unemployment is still at record lows, with many employers finding honey superior to vinegar in attracting talent. Empathy, respectfulness and emotional intelligence are hallmarks of leaders people enjoy working for.All of which is to say, your boss’s “you’ll never get far if you can’t take my ranting” line is snort-worthy.
While it’s true you won’t get far trying to teach your boss those skills — “take a breath” ranks up there with “just calm down” and “throwing water on a grease fire” in terms of unsuccessful defusing tactics — that doesn’t mean you have to stand there and endure a high-decibel filibuster. 'Micromanaged and disrespected': Top reasons workers are quitting their jobs in the Great Resignation
“This is too stressful for me to listen to. I need to step away,” delivered in a neutral tone of voice while backing off, is an effective way to disengage.
By the way, following up is optional. It’s okay to decide the confrontation isn’t worth the risk to you, or that this incident was a rare seasonal occurrence, and future exposure can be managed or avoided — say, by making plans to be elsewhere during the next post-election season.
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