That one went beyond that. That guy was ridiculous, I'd walk in at 7:58 am and I was supposed to get there at 8am and I'd get my ass chewed out. The next day I walked in at 8:02 am and I got my ass chewed out for being late. The politics shit happened after I got fired. If I didn't walk into that guy's office within the 60 seconds that constituted 8:00 am, It was a major fucking issue. I got tired of the bullshit so I went off on him so he'd fire me. That guy was so cheap that he was concerned about 5 minutes on my timesheet, and I asked him if I didn't start working and clocked in at 8am, if that was ok and he said no. That was the end of it.
A lot of it has to do with not knowing what is expected of me. I feel like I can't do my job unless each part is broken down into individual tasks, that are prioritized. A lot of the arguments come with uncertainty, and I don't handle it well. Also, other arguments come when my boss and I have a different priority list, I'll think something is more important than it actually is, and nobody communicates that shit to me. If you don't tell me, how the fuck am I supposed to know? This is where my issues come from, the uncertainty causes anxiety that makes it more difficult to manage my workload. I'd be fine if a boss would give me a group of tasks and tell me which one they expect done first, but apparently that is too much to ask.