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How to Manage a Boss Who Rewrites Your Work
If your boss habitually rewrites your emails, reports, or presentations — changing wording, tone, or structure without clear reason — you're not alone. This episode of The Difficult Boss Podcast explores why some managers compulsively revise others' work, drawing on a 2023 study from the Journal of Applied Psychology that found 'revision-oriented' supervisors often use editing as a control mechanism, especially under performance pressure. Lucas and Luna walk through a concrete case: a marketing manager whose boss spent 45 minutes each week rewriting her team's monthly…
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