Question about dealing with a boss who micro-manages every step

I started a new job at a marketing firm in Austin about 3 months ago. My manager asks me to send her a daily status report with every single task I complete, down to the minute. She also CC's herself on all my emails and follows up with me within an hour if I don't reply to a client. I spent 4 hours last week just updating her on my workflow. Has anyone else worked under someone like this and found a way to get them to back off a little?

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angelacooper4mo ago

bro same lol. "down to the minute" is WILD, does she want you to log bathroom breaks too? i'd start sending her the most ridiculous status reports like "9:02am - blinked 3 times, 9:05am - yawned, 9:10am - stared at wall contemplating life choices." honestly 4 hours of updating her on your workflow is insane, she needs a hobby. maybe she's trying to justify her own job by pretending she's "managing" you that hard.

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lisa8204mo ago

Wait, does she actually read all those reports or is she just collecting them? @angelacooper nailed it though, my old boss used to do the same thing until I started sending them in different fonts and colors just to test if she was paying attention. She finally backed off after I "accidentally" included a fake coffee run in the timeline and she never even noticed.

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