I'm dealing with this right now. New institutional leadership at the most executive level. This person believes
a) if you're not moving up you should be moved out;
b) there is zero value in the historical operations of any department; and
c) the only way to tell if someone is a good employee is whether or not his gut tells him he likes them.
These are three things I disagree with vehemently. He has no use for me.
It has been difficult, to say the least, to work with this person. If it weren't for the layers between he and I, he would've fired me by now.
This is a place I have never been. Ever. And it's massively frustrating. No amount of ability or intelligence can overcome this man's gut instinct. And he's in charge now.
I have zero idea what to do here. I have never worked with someone who so explicitly wants his employees to kiss his ass (HR literally said to kiss his ass when I went to them for guidance on how to improve myself to fix this situation).
I don’t have advice for you, as I am just as bad at kissing ass. Maybe try to elevate your perceived image/worth by liking what he likes outside of work: trying out a <sport> that he plays. Watching a <movie> that he likes. Wearing the same shoe <brand>. That stuff might be easier to do yet might buy some credit.
a) if you're not moving up you should be moved out;
b) there is zero value in the historical operations of any department; and
c) the only way to tell if someone is a good employee is whether or not his gut tells him he likes them.
These are three things I disagree with vehemently. He has no use for me.
It has been difficult, to say the least, to work with this person. If it weren't for the layers between he and I, he would've fired me by now.
This is a place I have never been. Ever. And it's massively frustrating. No amount of ability or intelligence can overcome this man's gut instinct. And he's in charge now.
I have zero idea what to do here. I have never worked with someone who so explicitly wants his employees to kiss his ass (HR literally said to kiss his ass when I went to them for guidance on how to improve myself to fix this situation).