How to deal with an unprofessional boss. I work for a well known "coffee shop," and it's not starbucks, but the owners and my co-workers are so hard to work with. I feel like they enjoy playing mind games, nitpicking, and gossiping about each other endlessly. You would think I would be referring to immature individuals, however the majority of them including the owner are adults. Example, after listening to hearsay by managerial employees the owner makes judgements purely based on the hearsay she is fed. Rather than talking with an employee to explain their expectations and possibly listen to the employee to see if there could be an explanation....she "immaturely" doesn't schedule you to work, or transfers you to work at a different location as a "punishment." Or, after being scheduled to work she leaves it up to a co-worker to let you know you're leaving early, and my all time favorite which I was told 10 minutes before leaving work..."you won't need to come in tomorrow after all"....No explanation. My response was..."when was "(the owner)" planning on telling me that?...
I just don't understand why the owner avoids talking with individuals one on one, it's so childish and unprofessional. I worked for 20 years in a professional environment and I guess I am use to being treated with respect and dignity. Where there are policies in place for the protection of the employer and employee. At my age, I don't need to be treated like a child, and certainly don't understand the motive behind it.
