Having a difficult boss can make even the best job feel like a daily obstacle course. Whether it's micromanagement, mood swings, or impossible expectations, a bad boss can drain your motivation faster ...

When your boss is really egregious — say yelling and screaming — it can actually be easier to figure out what to do. Quit. Call the boss on the egregious behavior and insist it not be repeated. The ...

Do you work for a “difficult” manager? Maybe they change priorities every other day, need to approve every comma in your emails, or give feedback so vague it might as well be written in hieroglyphics.

Consider the path to management or leadership in most organizations: Be technically good at something, work hard and excel in that competency, and then – as a reward – be promoted into managing other ...