I would have gladly traded every free lunch, every free snack, and every day of unlimited PTO for a genial, approachable team leader as opposed to the nongenial, wholly unsupportive, unapproachable, abrasive, snarky boss I had. This jerk could have written, produced, directed, and starred in Horrible Bosses 1 and 2 (and any other sequels). I understand she is no longer with the company. Good. I'm sure the office is more pleasant now. Too bad that she didn't leave before I got there.
I needed some ramping up to help me learn the processes that Indeed used for their job cataloguing efforts. I asked my boss to sit down and work with me for a little bit on this. She refused to do so, even after she expressed her displeasure that I wasn't up to speed with the processes, claiming that it, and I quote, "isn't my job to teach." Excuse me? Then how do you expect me to understand the processes? I wasn't asking her to teach me to use a computer, and this wasn't something I could just look up on the Internet. I was asking her to help me understand the processes so that I could be a more useful team member and do well at my job. And if it isn't your job to teach, it should be considered your job to help ensure that a team member is trained properly. And if that is too much to ask for, you shouldn't be in a supervisory role. It is mind boggling and beyond comprehension that this was refused. Even the worst boss I had prior to this jerk didn't refuse to help me get up to speed on what was needed to do my job well. This horrible excuse for a boss did teach me one thing though. She taught me what a truly toxic work situation was all about. I had never been in such a situation before; hopefully, I never will be again.
That said, I observed teams and team leaders around me, and they seemed to enjoy genial chemistry and were having fun. I wish I would have had one of those team leaders rather than the jerk of a boss I had. Any of them would have worked with me to help me get up to speed, and that would have made for a great job.
