Doing nothing and going with the flow is not really an option because it’s not what I want, and I wouldn’t be happy with it. That’s why I’ve posted the problem in here because I know there are lots of nice colleagues out there who will help and support me.
Confront him – I’d love to. He’s not my direct boss; I’ve so far been working solely for the MD (his dad), and we are a great team. Junior though seems to have problems to trust other people and communicate. Even his PA does not know when he’s in or out, when he has a meeting, or what is scheduled to take place when. He doesn’t want to keep a diary because he can remember all the details in his head, and simply doesn’t want anyone else to know. He has always been working on the principle ‘only a job I’ve done myself is a job well done’. *big sigh*
Working with senior boss is fine (apart from the usual minor hiccups which simply happen from time to time). He’s the best boss I’ve had so far. We seem to be able to read each other’s minds, are genuinely comfortable working together, and I’ve got the authority to make (financial/staff/organisational) decisions which hugely exceed any marketing decisions I’ve made this year. Junior boss is different. He’s very difficult and authoritarian, shouts and swears and bangs doors all the time. You dare and ask him a question, and he either explodes and shouts and screams, or he ignores you and leaves the office - happens to everyone, not just me. So far I’ve managed to stay out of his way, and I wasn’t happy last year when the two bosses asked me to take on the marketing role, i.e. working direct with junior boss. But I felt I wasn’t in a position to turn them down either.
@ Gee: I think having a PA is a status symbol for him. Honestly. So he can say "my PA has messed it up" rather than "I missed the deadline because I couldn't make a decision". I'm glad I'm not his PA. Neither of us would last long...
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