Steven Robbins here. Welcome to the Get It Done guys, quick and dirty tips to work less and do more.

Listener Alfred writes, recently my boss has been putting me down in front of other managers,

despite my stellar performance evaluations from him for the last five years. I still take pride in my work,

but I'm finding it hard to stay motivated

working for someone who's undermining me. What can I do? In the book, First Break All the

Rules, the Gallup organization found that your boss is super important to job satisfaction.

Even if you work for a loving, gentle company that gives you free neck rubs when you're feeling

down, Having a bad

boss will lead you to quit your job. And even if you work for an evil, polluting company

whose demonic executives live by drinking children's tears, having a good boss will make you

eager to come to work each day. And these days, it's just 69 cents for earplugs to shut

out the sound of children crying in the feeding areas.

Here are seven things you can do to make your work life more palatable when you hate your boss.

Tip number one, keep detailed records.

If your boss is giving you positive evaluations and then putting you down elsewhere,

that's called slander, and it's

illegal, especially if you can show it's malicious and can harm your career. I received several

outstanding performance reviews in one of my early jobs. I quit, and was later informed

by several people that my boss was so upset about my leaving that he insulted me and my work

in front of my colleagues. I kept track of the incidents I

heard about, just in case I ever decided to pursue the matter legally. Sheldon, if you're listening,

it's never too late to apologize. Tip number two, transfer work groups. Some companies are

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