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Same as above.
The colleagues get along well, and the atmosphere is good.
The boss is also nice in private.
But at work, the boss is just ____; no matter how many things go wrong, it is never his fault.
He forgets things that have already been sent for approval, then blames you for them.
Whether something has been signed off or not is basically the same, because he will forget or change things randomly.
Or if something sent for approval does not come back, he himself does not know where it is and will come looking for you.
Then he tells you that sending it for approval is not enough—you have to follow up constantly ^^ ((But as mentioned above, he will forget even after signing off on it. Over time, you naturally start to think: Why should I go to so much trouble to follow up?
Or he will suddenly ask you to add something, then say it is needed by next week. You have to produce it for him no matter what, otherwise it is your problem.
((It is also very common for you to actually produce it for him, only for him to say that it is no longer needed.....
The decision-making is chaotic, he constantly changes his mind, and he micromanages everything down to the tiniest details.
An example would be something like: “Move the left side of the design 0.5 cm. Ah, never mind, a little to the right. A little higher. Hmm... maybe a little more to the left. Actually, forget it—let’s keep it as it was.”
This is what happens every time something is sent for approval: move it a little to the left, send it for approval, have it returned; move it a little higher, send it for approval, have it returned; move it a little more to the left, send it for approval, have it returned; change it back to the original, then send it for approval again.
Everything has to be reviewed. He keeps making changes, causing delays, and then says it is the employees’ fault. He does not know how to manage projects.
Confirm the copy first? The images? Don’t be silly—it is all useless, because what he says is good is not really good.
Otherwise, even after something has been finalized, he will have a new idea a few days later and want to change it again.
Everything mentioned above applies to all kinds of things, such as copy, images, photos, videos, placing ads, key visuals, and anything else, no matter how big or small.
If you have the opportunity to join the company, feel free to verify these issues. Basically, managers at all levels—whether they have been there for two, five, or ten years—are all talking about the same problems.