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Dealing with a disorganized boss
I really like my job. I work with some great people, and the environment is relaxed. However, as a results-oriented person, I am finding an endless source of frustration in dealing with my boss, who is the most disorganized person I've ever known. Further, he hardly ever communicates necessary information to our team, and he's a procrastinator who won't deal with issues until they become big problems. We frequently have end users who are furious at us - the tech staff - because of problems that he was aware of but did not notify any of us.
Don't get me wrong - my boss is not a jerk, in fact he is normally very pleasant to deal with. And it's not that he's lazy - he's a hard worker, though most of his work is trying to straighten out messes due to his disorganization. The ironic thing is that, he doesn't recognize these failings in himself - in fact, he tells us very often that 'we' - the tech staff - need to be as organized and efficient as possible.
I work for the sort of organization that requires management approval for EVERYTHING, and all my work must go through him. He's not a technical person, so he's a little paranoid about delegating too much control and therefore maintains absolute ownership of every aspect of our systems (he alone has the domain admin and root passwords, though he would have no idea with what to do with them). But getting results from him is next to impossible. Our small tech team is well-trained and experienced, but because of the leadership, we are inefficient and can't get a lot done. Emails and voicemails to him requesting permission for this, or clarification for that, very often go unanswered.
I'd be interested to hear if anyone else has to deal with this sort of supervisor, and if so, how do you get around this sort of chaotic management style?