Let’s be real for a minute.
I didn’t sign up for this just to be someone else’s shadow.
I’m an IT Supervisor. I lead a small but solid team of three. I troubleshoot, plan, delegate, support, and — at least on paper — supervise. But lately, the title feels empty. Why? Because my boss wears every hat… even the ones meant for me.
🚨 Micromanagement in Disguise
What’s worse than no direction? Too much of it — from someone who refuses to let go.
Every day, I walk into the office with a plan — a strategy laid out, tasks aligned, priorities set. But before I can even breathe into the day, my boss swoops in with direct instructions to my team.
No context. No heads-up. Just pure disruption.
It’s like I’m watching my authority dissolve — one email, one Slack message, one side-convo at a time. 💬
#HashtagFrustrated
#WhoseTeamIsThisAnyway
💢 When You’re Always Being Superseded
Ever spent hours creating a solution only for your boss to “review” it… then rewrite the whole damn thing?
It’s demoralizing. And it’s happening too often.
I’m not afraid of feedback — I welcome it. But when every initiative I lead gets quietly rerouted or rewritten without discussion, it feels less like collaboration and more like constant invalidation.
#IHadItCovered
#LetMeDoMyJob
#RespectTheRole
🤯 The Mental Toll No One Talks About
It’s not just ego. It’s not about titles. It’s about boundaries and trust.
When a boss dominates your domain, you stop feeling like a leader. You start feeling like an overpaid assistant watching your role erode, pixel by pixel.
I’ve gone from enthusiastic to exhausted. Not because the work is hard — I love the work — but because the environment makes it emotionally impossible to thrive.
Burnout doesn’t always come from long hours. Sometimes it comes from powerless hours.
#WorkFatigue
#BurnoutCulture
#LeadershipOverload
đź‘Ą Subordinates Caught in the Crossfire
And let’s not forget the awkward space this creates for the team.
My subordinates are loyal, hardworking, and ready to follow direction — but whose direction? Mine? Or my boss’s?
When two people give orders from opposite ends, the team doesn’t move faster — they freeze. Or worse, they lose trust in both leaders.
#ConfusedCrew
#MixedSignals
#TooManyCaptains
🧠I’m Tired — But Not Broken
So here I am. Still showing up. Still doing the job. Still trying to lead even when leadership is being stripped from under me.
But I’ve learned something:
🛑 Burnout isn’t always about too much work — sometimes it’s about too little agency.
And no, I don’t want to quit. I want to be heard. I want to be trusted. I want to own the role I’ve earned.
#LetMeLead
#MicromanageNoMore
#ITDeservesRespect
🚀 To Everyone Feeling This:
If your title says Supervisor, but your boss still acts like you’re an intern…
If you’re leading a team that’s being rerouted behind your back…
If your confidence is quietly cracking under the pressure of invisible control…
You’re not alone.
Let’s talk about it. Let’s call it out. Let’s stop pretending it’s “normal” for leaders to be treated like pawns.
Because real leadership starts with trust — and that trust needs to go both ways.
#EndMicromanagement
#RespectMiddleManagement
#FixTheWorkCulture
#BurnoutIsNotWeakness
#LetSupervisorsSupervise