PSA: That "open door policy" my boss in Dallas bragged about for 2 years was actually just an excuse to watch us from his glass office.

I found this out last month when I walked in to ask for a day off and he spent 45 minutes grilling me about why I wasn't hitting my numbers instead, has anyone else had a manager use policy talk to cover up micro-managing?

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craig.grant16d agoTop Commenter

An excuse to watch us from his glass office" is exactly what it is. If a manager actually had an open door policy they wouldn't interrogate you for 45 minutes when you walk in. Best move is to start putting everything in email so you have a paper trail, it forces them to be professional because their words are documented.

grayperez16d ago

Man, I feel you on this one @craig.grant. That 45 minute interrogation is the worst, it's like they're trying to catch you slipping instead of actually helping. Putting stuff in email is smart, it changes the whole game because suddenly they can't pull that "I never said that" nonsense later. I've seen people get railroaded by that kind of thing, and a paper trail really does shut down a lot of the BS. It's sad you gotta treat your own manager like an adversary, but sometimes that's just how it is. Solid advice, for real.