Favoritism. Biased boss

Jan 29, 2021 19 Comments

How do one provide feedback to a manager who is extremely biased to a certain direct..She overlooks bad behavior as if it’s no big deal about this employee.. on a contrary makes a haystack of a needle with others.. It is frustrating to watch her constantly showing affection, constantly praising this employee over simple tasks.. please refrain from judging my viewpoint as jealousy, because it is not.. I’m concerned that this so prevalent in Microsoft and don’t want to waste my time reporting to a manager who is so unconsciously biased..

Want to hear your approach, stories to address this!#hrissues #hrissues #biasedboss

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  • New
    gtFb16

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    gtFb16
    Switch teams, start job searching, leetcode, and talk to skip level.
    Jan 29, 2021 2
    • Should I talk to skip level while I’m in the team or when I find a new team
      Jan 29, 2021
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      gtFb16

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      gtFb16
      Depends on how you are at conveying concerns without making them think you are complaining. It's really hard, at least in my experience.

      Also, how are your performance ratings? Do you always get ratings that you are going above expectations?
      Jan 29, 2021
  • Understand why your boss really likes this employee and try to bring those behaviors to the table. It’s called managing up. No matter which team you go to, managers always will have favorites. The reason these favorites exist is because these favorites know the art of managing up.
    Jan 29, 2021 5
    • I know I’m contributing, making an impact helping my manager look good.. but the bias I’m referring to is because my manager and colleague share some common interests.. This has elevated my colleagues brand value and consciously or unconsciously the manager overlooks bad behavior. It gets frustrating because the team environment is not professional anymore..
      Jan 29, 2021
    • Because everyone on the team knows my manager favors the colleague, it gets cringy to see others follow her and praise less than mediocre work!
      It’s like elephant in the room that no one wants to address..
      Jan 29, 2021
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    gamenostop

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    gamenostop
    Bosses will always have favorites, find the one where you are the one. That's life.
    Jan 30, 2021 0
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    Rodan

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    Rodan
    These are the first signs of ruin. Get far away from this person
    Jan 30, 2021 0
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    i1i1i1i1i1

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    i1i1i1i1i1
    Switch teams.
    Jan 29, 2021 0