This article was originally published on.cultbyNeil Green.
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The definition of touchy is oversensitive and irritable, which necessarily means they are a poor manager.
Good managers are calm, rational, and are empathetic to the needs of their subordinates.
Therefore, I read your question as, How do I work around an oversensitive and irritable boss?
Touchy bosses tend to focus primarily on the mistakes you make, which can result in unconstructive criticism.
However, your question was not, Should I quit my job?
but How do I work around?
so I assume that you are unable to switch jobs.
It’s free, every week, in your inbox.
Both oversensitivity and irritability point to your boss struggling with anxiety.
A primary source of anxiety for a manager is ironically their boss.
The pressure they feel from their superior can lead to them taking out their frustrations on their subordinates.
It is a profound maladaptive stress reaction that is all-to-common among managers under extreme pressure to perform.
For issues in their personal life, there is not much you’ve got the option to do.
Indeed, if being a bad boss gets them results, why would they change?
However, reducing the ambient stress your boss deals with might improve their managerial approach.
Then again, it may not.
All that I have said previously assumed your boss was touchy with everyone.
If they are only irritable with you, then you must consider if you might be at fault.
The bad news is, only a poor manager would isolate a single employee for mistreatment.
A good boss seeks to improve employees they feel are under-performing, not treat them poorly.
They may subjectively feel you are underperforming, but cant back up that claim with anything objective.
If they have no feedback for you, then their negative feelings towards you are personal.
If they have a personal bias against you, then you absolutely must find a new job.
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