Working for a bad boss can be an ongoing problem especially if it starts to affect your not only your work life but your personal life, too.

Certainly, the most drastic measure you could take to rid yourself of a bad boss would be to get a new job but luckily there are other options you might consider before taking this route.

Here are some things you should consider before taking any action:

1. Keep doing your job and dont let your emotions get the best of you. Remain professional and dont do or say anything you may later regret.

2. Document your work and any positive comments others in the company have made about you in case you ever need to refer to examples of your track record with the company should the need arise ie. if you get fired and your boss blames you for the problem(s).

3. Remember that when you start talking to others in the company about the problems you have with your boss, your comments could end up reaching your boss and causing even more trouble.

4. Depending on the actual problem with your boss, you might consider speaking with them directly about it as they may not even be aware it is a problem. First, make sure the problem is real and that youre doing everything you could be doing so that your boss cant put the problem back in your lap.

5. Consider approaching a member of Human Resources to confidentially discuss the problem. If the treatment you are receiving is illegal (ie. harassment) you might consult directly with a labor lawyer especially if you dont feel comfortable going to HR.

6. Find examples (ie. on Internet career websites, from labor organizations) that specify options for handling your specific problem. Dealing with a mean manager would be quite different from dealing with a manager who doesnt delegate properly so look for examples of similar situations that other people have faced and how they handled it.

7. Going above your managers head and speaking with someone above them (ie. their manager) is probably not a good idea especially if it gets back to your boss that you did this.

8. Keep your eyes open for opportunities to transfer somewhere else within the company and short of that, look to see what jobs are available outside the company just in case it comes to this.

At the end of the day, no job is worth keeping if you have a bad boss who is making your life hell and if it appears they arent going to change or leave the company.

Carl Mueller

My name is Carl Mueller and I'd like to thank you for learning a bit more about me!

I feel that I have numerous relevant experiences during my career that come in useful when helping people with their careers:

I know what it?s like to work internationally, having worked overseas (in New Zealand, from 1994-1998).

I've survived several corporate downsizings while many of my colleagues were being laid off.

I have also experienced being laid off twice myself during corporate downsizings.

I know what it?s like to be self-employed.

I've helped many people find better jobs. I started to work as a professional recruiter in 2000 first as an Information Technology (IT) recruiter and then in general recruitment across many industries including IT, manufacturing and marketing. Since this time, I have helped many people find their dream career and it?s a great feeling.

I experienced one of the slowest hiring periods in recent memory especially during the general hiring slowdown that followed the Y2K frenzy in 1999, the bursting of the dot com bubble in early 2000, and then the employment market bottoming out following September 11, 2001.

These were certainly not great times to be a job searcher in most industries nor was it a particularly good time to be a recruiter.

Following this, I began running the day to day operations of an Internet-based company in early 2003 that focused on developing online software and subscription-based websites for consumers. It was then that I fully realized the power, usefulness and potential of the Internet which really spurred me to set up my own website which you can view in my Personal URL section below this bio.

I?m also a Platinum Ezine Articles Expert as recognized by EzineArticles.com, one of the most visited websites on the Internet. This special designation is earned by having consistently high-quality articles published and viewed on their website. All of my submissions are related to helping you find your dream career and many of my articles get reproduced on other websites by their webmasters.

Good luck with your career and I hope I have been of assistance to you!