Some bosses seem to take offense at their employees doing their job correctly.

In theory, a manager should love somebody who completes all their tasks in good time and works by the book, but in practice, that isn’t always the case. In fact, some can actually resent an employee who does their job as they are supposed to. 

This can be for many reasons. Sometimes, it is that a worker who is too competent will expect a level of recognition and compensation that they are not willing to give. Other times, they simply don’t like the employee in question. Another thing that is incredibly common is that they do not like the fact that this person’s work shows up their own inadequacies when it comes to doing their job.

It is undeniably a frustrating experience from the perspective of an employee. You can be doing the best work of your career, and the individual who is supposed to champion that is either ignoring it or actively thwarting your efforts. At its worst, it can end up being one of many reasons that somebody may check out of their job and stop doing anything that they do not feel is absolutely necessary.