ExFlyBoy5
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My DW and I are at a loss as to what to do. Long story short, her direct supervisor is exhibiting signs of dementia. Now, before you ask how I "know" this is happening, keep in mind that both DW and I have seen our fair share of decline due to dementia...so many of the signs are there.
Long story short, the boss is at the point that it is significantly affecting her performance. She cannot remember what occurred the day prior and employees are having to spend a significant amount of time bringing her back up to speed on "fires" that are burning. She needs help very often with computer tasks (such as locating emails or finding files) because she is unable to recall how to do these simple tasks. When she is NOT at work, things flow much smoother and the employees are able to actually get things done. When she *is* there, well, it's a mad house. It takes a lot of work to deal with her incompetence.
My DW works for a fairly large company that *might* be owned by a guy in Omaha. They have been acquiring smaller businesses and bringing them into the fold (it's a real estate buying/selling/leasing outfit) and thus there has been lots of changes in *who* the bosses are. My DW's boss is the managing broker for one of the division and also sits as a member of board of directors. She has been there a VERY LONG time...and she is in her 70's. Her direct boss is the CEO of the subsidiary and does not work in state. He has been to the office once. My wife has discussions with him on occasion, but they are definitely NOT on a first name basis. The senile boss is licensed as a broker in the state and thus has a fiduiciary duty to the thousands of clients that the company represents. Her department oversees about 800 clients...and SHE is the managing/directing broker.
My DW is at her wits end about this. The department has about 10 employees, all of which know of her condition and no one really knows what to do. I know talking to her about it would not go over well since most of the folks that I have known to be affected by dementia tend to deny it or make excuses. My Grandmother had it and all the way up to the end (when it was so bad as to have hallucinations and such) denied that she had ANY cognitive issues. My DW is concerned about her broker's license. Although she isn't the managing broker, she still she is at risk since she too has a fiduciary duty to watch out for the clients and it's quite probably that senile boss will make a error that could result in legal and or ethical issues being raised.
So...what would YOU do in this situation? My thoughts is that either the CEO needs to be made aware or the state licencing board needs to know. But so far the DW has been hesitant to want to even SUGGEST that to co-workers. A small fly in the ointment is that if and when DW's boss retires, my DW will then become the managing broker...so some of the co-workers might think she is trying to "get rid of her." Ugh.
I so wish she would retire with me....that would solve HER issue with this problem FOR GOOD!!!
Long story short, the boss is at the point that it is significantly affecting her performance. She cannot remember what occurred the day prior and employees are having to spend a significant amount of time bringing her back up to speed on "fires" that are burning. She needs help very often with computer tasks (such as locating emails or finding files) because she is unable to recall how to do these simple tasks. When she is NOT at work, things flow much smoother and the employees are able to actually get things done. When she *is* there, well, it's a mad house. It takes a lot of work to deal with her incompetence.
My DW works for a fairly large company that *might* be owned by a guy in Omaha. They have been acquiring smaller businesses and bringing them into the fold (it's a real estate buying/selling/leasing outfit) and thus there has been lots of changes in *who* the bosses are. My DW's boss is the managing broker for one of the division and also sits as a member of board of directors. She has been there a VERY LONG time...and she is in her 70's. Her direct boss is the CEO of the subsidiary and does not work in state. He has been to the office once. My wife has discussions with him on occasion, but they are definitely NOT on a first name basis. The senile boss is licensed as a broker in the state and thus has a fiduiciary duty to the thousands of clients that the company represents. Her department oversees about 800 clients...and SHE is the managing/directing broker.
My DW is at her wits end about this. The department has about 10 employees, all of which know of her condition and no one really knows what to do. I know talking to her about it would not go over well since most of the folks that I have known to be affected by dementia tend to deny it or make excuses. My Grandmother had it and all the way up to the end (when it was so bad as to have hallucinations and such) denied that she had ANY cognitive issues. My DW is concerned about her broker's license. Although she isn't the managing broker, she still she is at risk since she too has a fiduciary duty to watch out for the clients and it's quite probably that senile boss will make a error that could result in legal and or ethical issues being raised.
So...what would YOU do in this situation? My thoughts is that either the CEO needs to be made aware or the state licencing board needs to know. But so far the DW has been hesitant to want to even SUGGEST that to co-workers. A small fly in the ointment is that if and when DW's boss retires, my DW will then become the managing broker...so some of the co-workers might think she is trying to "get rid of her." Ugh.
I so wish she would retire with me....that would solve HER issue with this problem FOR GOOD!!!
