Surviving until you can escape

While in some circumstances awful managers are just the result of a personality clash with an individual worker, truly bad ones do exist. So, how can you tell the difference? The latter are overly aggressive, narcissistic or even violent. If you’re having trouble distinguishing amongst the two, here are five tell-tale phrases that will point you in the right direction.

In a difficult job market, escaping to a new position isn’t always an option. It’s easy to lose motivation to do a good job. But there are some simple survival strategies that can help get you through (and keep you motivated). Try making a list of daily goals, checking them off as you complete each one. This feeling of accomplishment can help you keep going. Unplugging from your phone or email for a weekend will also help re-energise you for work, even for a short time.

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