From the course: Bad Boss: Dealing with a Difficult Manager

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Their promises never come true (promotion, pay raise)

Their promises never come true (promotion, pay raise)

From the course: Bad Boss: Dealing with a Difficult Manager

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Their promises never come true (promotion, pay raise)

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- The next problem that I've certainly had with bosses in the past is jam tomorrow. They keep saying, Oh, you'll get a pay increase next month. Or next year you'll get your new office or we will have some money to spend on machines. It's always just promises, promises. And it just never seems to happen, and it's really frustrating. And of course, you can see why bosses do it 'cause it's dead easy just to promise they're gonna sort it out at some point in the future. And maybe they will eventually. So what can we do about that? I think the first thing to do is keep records. So on the day when they say it's gonna happen, make a note. Just keep a little book somewhere of the promises. Don't tell your boss you're doing it. Just start keeping records. And you need to do that from the first time they promise anything, really. You could use an email thank you as an excuse to put it in writing, as well. So you could email and say, Oh by the way, while I'm emailing about x, just to say it's…

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