Hi everyone,
I have been the Activities Director at my facility since May of this year. I have worked at this facility for 2 years and was promoted to director in May. The admin. who promoted me started there in April. Anyway, this is my problem......when she promoted me I had no experience as a director and she completely ignored me! There was no one to orient me to this position and I feel like she just left me to figure things out for myself. The previous director of 3 years taught me many things incorrectly so I have had to learn the correct way of doing things. (she never wrote care plans, mds notes, never had the newsletter, calendar, dietary orders completed on time, was completely unorganized, dishonest, and usually worked a seven hour day but got paid for eight, etc.etc.)
I have worked very hard these past few months to organize and run this department. I feel I have done a great job! Now I know there is always room for improvement and I am willing and open to better myself. I am planning on getting my certification.
I know this woman just doesn't like me. I can feel it when we are in a room together which isn't very often because she never interacts with me. I feel like she is sorry she promoted me and wished she hadn't. She just did my evaluation and I feel she focused alot on my lack of education and the fact that I am a new manager with very little leadership skills. She gave me a book on leadership and told me to read it. She never gave me any credit or even mentioned all the hard work I have done cleaning up the other director's mess. (Oh, by the way she loved her) She also never mentioned all the work I did for Christmas. She did tell me at the end of my evaluation she thinks I am very creative but she also feels there is alot more in me.
I never know anything that is going on in the facility. I know she does not view me as her peer. I feel so uncomfortable and inadequate around this woman! I am very intelligent and articulate but, when I interact with her I feel less than. I have been tearful and I have a huge not in my stomach about returning to work tomorrow. She just did my eval. on Friday.I feel like I have to prove myself to her and I don't think anything I do will be enough.
I guess I need to look for other employment. Until I find something does anyone have any advice on how to deal with a supervisor that doesn't like you? I would appreciate your advice.
