How to get your manager fired?

How to get your manager fired?

How to get your manager fired? is your question. Before you decide to take this route, analyze why you want to do it? Check your motivation behind it. Is It for a valid reason or are your emotions playing you up? These are the questions you need to ask before carrying on with such a drastic step.

Question yourself

Questioning yourself and spending some time on self-reflection is a time well- spent as it will save you a lot of unwanted hue and cry, which may not be worth it at all. Ask this one more question. Is it worth it? Will my action lead to the company’s progress and liberate me and the other employees from harassment and shame?

A study conducted by Gallup survey 2015 found that over 7500 adults left their job because of a terrible manager. This is not a pretty picture, and it is concerning for the companies that end up hiring such managers. There is a huge inconvenience involved in hiring and firing, but a terrible manager causes it to happen and contributes to the company’s losses.

Getting someone fired is a tough job and getting a senior fired will be an uphill battle as your senior will have more influence and contact in the higher-ups than you, that is a known fact, so take this route with caution.

The cons of conspiring to fire your senior can earn you a terrible reputation or further damage your reputation. Before deciding to go with it, why not compare the pros with the cons. Let’s start with the cons:-

Cons

  • It can earn you the repute of being a snitch and you can’t go around telling everyone of your side of the story. People will talk and will have their own opinion about the entire ordeal of you trying to get your manager fired. 
  • It can backfire and might get you fired instead if you do not have an excellent case in your hand. You will end up losing your job and your reputation and end up with a bad reference from your company as they have caught you trying to fire one of your seniors.

 Now, let’s see the pros of it:-

Pros

  • If you win the case, you might end up in his/her position and save your job too.
  • You will be thankful to yourself your entire life for having taken this stand for yourself.
  • You will gain confidence and it will boost your self-esteem. 

These pros will happen if you have done it for the right reasons, of course. But if weighed between the two, we see cons more than pros.

Which brings you to the next question: what is the right reason to plan for this?

Right reason to plan

There are a lot of managers who are not perfect. But who is perfect? Nobody. So a minor change is necessary for both the seniors and their subordinates. The saying treating others the way you want to be treated goes for everyone. But, it is the person in a position that has higher leverage to misuse their authority on you. And the subordinates are the ones bearing their unacceptable behavior. But With that being said, here are some reasons for which you cannot conspire to fire your manager:-

  • Remember, you cannot be reporting about your manager if he micromanages you or if he has bad communication skills. 
  • Your manager is also a person and the human design is to error and every other employee has their episode of working with nasty bosses. 
  • It is only a few lucky ones who have met and had the privilege to work under those managers who have good leadership and people’s skills.

But the problem happens when the approach of your manager takes an unethical turn, so if it happens, chances are you have an excellent case at your disposal. Proper planning will give you a better chance of getting him fired. If not, he may just get demoted. So plan well.

You need to look for behavior in your manager that is dark, demeaning, and harmful such as these mentioned below:-

Look for behavior in your manager

  • Harassment:- This is a valid reason to report to the higher-ups. Sometimes you may get bullied in the workplace, which is normal to some extent. When there is a friendship being developed, this can happen, but when that bully takes the form of harassment, it can take things to another level.
  • Does your manager talk down on you in front of other colleagues?
  • Or does he/she make fun of you in a disrespectful way?
  • Does he/she talk in a racist tone to you every time?

These things are pretty serious and you need to report to the human resource department. Nobody has to tolerate such behavior. If the organization still allows it after reporting, then it is questionable.

  • Sexual Harassment:– This is a big sign of why you should report to the authorities. Look for the signs of sexual harassment to you or others around you and report it without a second thought. But before you do, make sure you have enough evidence and witnesses to back you up.
  • Illegal activities:– If you catch your manager doing illegal activities at the expense of the company or worse if your manager compels you to take part in it and if that is making you uncomfortable to work with him, this may be a good time to expose this matter. Illegal activities can be a misappropriation of a company’s fund or misusing a company’s property for his/her gain. There are certain protections for whistleblowers, avail those if you feel like your actions threaten your life.
  • Substance abuse:- does your manager take drugs or other substances during office hours or duty. This is a good indicator of a terrible manager. If you catch your manager doing these activities instead of doing his part that is managing you all, then you can manage him/her by reporting to the concerned department.
  • Other reasons include the manager not doing his duty and taking care of the duties assigned to him. For instance, if a manager does not do his work of managing an organization, a manager role is to ease the burden of the people who work under him and if it’s not done, the people working under him/her will have to take the exit road or master up the courage to report about it to the higher-ups, which is not an easy task and most end up losing their good employees. 
  • Speak about it to your manager first and if your manager won’t listen, then let the authorities know about his/her management style and how it’s demoralizing the team if such a topic comes up with HR. Keeping silent and suffering is not a healthy way to go.

Okay, say you have decided to report your manager’s unacceptable behavior. Before you do that, here are some tips to follow. These tips will help you achieve that goal at least an 80 percent chance to get him/her fired.

  • Build your case:- how? By investigating and collecting evidence of what you are accusing him/her off.
  • Document it in every way possible:-audio, video, or paper documentation, and don’t forget to have backup documentation outside of the office.
  • Keep it to yourself:- This is a very important step. As you know, words get out fast, especially in the workplace. If the words get out, your manager will build up his case to divulge you. So the golden rule is to do it without a hint of suspicion.

In the later stage, when the word gets out, collect as many people affected by your manager’s behavior. 

  • Study whom to report your case to:– This is important to know as some organizations have human resource departments just for the sake of having it. If you report to such, then the chances of winning your case seem pretty bleak. Look for the ones who are independent and are there to look out for the employees. If there is none, then you may try to look to your legal department and then report to HR. With the legal department backing you up and in most companies, such cases go to the board so you have a chance of fair trial, so do your research well.
  • Cases like threats to your well-being by your manager need a highlight. Take the help of some legal aid before you let your company know about it. In such cases, sometimes, the company can take the manager’s side to save their company reputation, so it’s better to take outside legal aid before you let your company know. (This is the worst-case scenario).

Conclusion

The best thing an employee can do is to put all his /her effort into finding a better job working under a decent manager instead of wasting precious hours stressing and making plans to fire their manager. You can try to take the high road and leave with grace, but if it involves sexual harassment, do not be silent about it or else the predator may get bolder and continue with it. Other than that, if you want to take the trouble of going through trials and cases relating to your manager’s other irresponsible behaviors, then the discretion is up to you. Go ahead with it or leave the company and look for a better paying, better environment workplace.

How to get your manager fired?

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