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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My advice is that you change your attitude.  I realize that this may be "just a rant" but saying that your supervisor "has no brains" is over-the-top.[/quote]

I wouldn't say that to her face or at the office. This is an anonymous forum and I am venting, looking for inspiration. She is, by fact, not very intelligent, by the way. Question - are you a supervisor?[/quote]

I am not a supervisor.  I have worked for several people that I did not think were particularly good supervisors.  Some of them did not have a very good grasp of the subject area we work in.  Others had terrible people skills. Others had terrible organizational skills.  ALL of them had some valuable qualities.  I found a way to work with all of them.

[b]Question- how do you know that she is "by fact" not very intelligent?[/b][/quote]

Because she clearly does not grasp very simple concepts that I have to explain to her. [/quote]

My advice for you is to do whatever you can to make her look good.  I am a supervisor (now) and have worked with people like this in my past.

First, evaluate yourself.  Another poster mentioned it.  You are explaining concepts to her that are complicated and she isn't getting it.  Maybe you aren't relaying the information in a way that is easy to follow.  Sometimes, it helps to start at the beginning and give a back story instead of jumping right into the current issue.  Sure, it takes longer, but it gives you the whole picture.

One of my team members has a great philosophy with regard to supervisors.  It is his job to make sure that nothing he does surprises the supervisor (good or bad).  This means I get 15 emails a day on correspondence that he has (with regard to answering questions that someone could potentially ask me about).  Do I read it?  Not unless I have to - but I glance quickly to make sure it isn't something important that I need to act on.  [b]It is overkill- [/b]but I understand his want to make sure I stay in the loop.

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