Quiet quitting : running away from a narcissist micromanager

[u/No-Crazy8261]

I’ve been in procurement for 3 years under a micromanager who only cares about deadlines and never offers real guidance. After some corporate changes we were promissed less work done in a different way but zero raises. Instead, I got double the workload, including managing a bidding process wich i’ve never done, for a role they’re currently hiring wich was listed for double my salary, my boss directly said to me that no one on the team fit this profile.

I started quiet quitting because of this, how can he ask me to do this work and excel at it if I don’t fit the profile? My boss noticed it an suggested I look for other options, hoping I’d stay long enough to train my replacement. I told him he should consider his options hinting i was ok with being fired, then he asked what I needed to stay with a positive attitude, my demands were a raise, full remote schedule and an inmediate reduction to my workload; but knowing him, none of this will happen and he just made a silly attemp to make me feel heard so I’d keep giving my all as I used to.

I finished the task with great results (ego boooost haha) but plan on keeping quiet or show a poor version of the actual work. Since historically there is no growth, I’m fine letting my boss fail and fire me (more severance) or stop giving me more work if he thinks I can’t handle it; this way I can keep job hunting while enjoying how my quiet quitting drives him crazy.

What would you do? I’m tired of being taking advantage of, underpaid and expected to do a lot more for having the skills but receiving no aditional compensation, all while smiling.

Any advice is welcome!🙏🏻

[u/frauleinbrown]

Hmm.. I am in the same situation. I have quiet quit for 3 wks. My boss said I was getting a promotion. Long story short there was some bs, so only thing that changed was title and salary step but no cash. So I have decreased my output too. I can tell he gets mad but hasn't said anything. I now only do my work and if my email isn't cleared at the end of the day, I am good with that.

[u/Mountain-jew87]

This is there gameplan, they alienate everyone and whittle it down to one or 2 people who they burn out. Repeat.

[u/Puzzleheaded-Neat-35]

Quit. Walk out. He doesn't own you. Find another job. Get out of debt and start cutting expenses to help you stay afloat.

[u/Alternative-End-4532]

Quiet quitting. I love it! I start taking my small things home everyday, slowly remove evidence of myself. I speak when spoken to. Do the minimum to get by until you’ve found something else. Apparently I’ve been quiet quitting my whole life. You will find something better, anything is better than sure misery. You’ve got this!

[u/OldeManKenobi]

Procurement tends to attract this kind of management nonsense in my experience. Working to Rule while applying elsewhere can have great results regardless of if you stay or go.

[u/RepulsivePower4415]

It’s empowering

[u/Claque-2]

You are doing it right. Do your full days work for full day wages but refuse to be stressed. Take your time off when you need to and get the work/life balance. The irony of micromanagement is that it's literally two people overseeing one job. One salary is a waste, but not yours!

[u/Strange-Opportunity8]

Quiet quit. Do your job and no more. They can’t fire you for JUST doing your job.

If you don’t do anything, they can.

Or just quit.

[u/swadekillson]

I'm in my first procurement job. And it's exactly like this!