OMG. I don't have time for details but I just had the most ridiculous conversation with the micromanager at work. He clearly does not trust us. It completely broke my concentration and now almost 2 hours later I still can't get my focus back on what I need to do. We're on a very tight deadline, we simply don't have time for this sort of thing. I mean, he wanted me to go back and change everything I did on Friday and I had to work until 2 am Saturday morning to get it done. This despite having gone over all the plans in minute detail before I did the work. I was in the zone today, very productive, and now I'll have to work OT to finish what needs to get done before tomorrow.

I had a major conflict with my last manager -- long story short we had a plan for my long-term career development that was good for me, my employer and our client. He looked me in the eye and said he supported it, then he totally undermined it because it was inconvenient for him in the short-term. Then he left the company but the damage was done and the conflict was considered all my fault. So now I really need to get along with the micromanager. But I don't react well when people waste my time. I understand that it can be hard to step back and trust other people to do a good job, but if you can't handle that then you need to not accept the promotion to manager.

Thank you for letting me vent.