> logicslave 2 minutes ago
That made me chuckle. On a serious note though, why not start by talking about it first? Why not say what you're experiencing, how it makes you feel, and see how your manager responds? Unless you work in total isolation, which few of us do, we have to get along with other people. And talking about things usually is the way to go.
1) Micromanaging is often co-morbid with other bad-boss habits. These may make attempts at "managing" your boss toward improvement unrealistic and even highly ill-advised.
2) If your boss is micromanaging you, this is a strong signal that their opinion of you is already somewhere around the Earth's core (unless they just do it to everyone, but then, see #1). Your best bet is trying to honestly evaluate why there was a mis-match so it doesn't happen again (even if the problem truly is them, not you, it's worth reflecting on what exactly about them is the problem and how to spot it early next time) and look for another opportunity. That'll be much faster & more pleasant than trying to dig out of that hole.
I coped with it for a few days before telling him I needed to talk about his management style.
He agreed, and we went out into the atrium. There, he told me I just needed to shut up and do what I was told.
I think it's important to have an intuition for why you are being micromanaged. Sometimes it's because you're missing processes and procedures, sometimes it's because you intimidate your superior.
I imagine the former should feel like it has an obvious expiration date, where you learn the CI/CD workflow or whatever.
The latter feels sinister and crazy.
You can change small thing via communication and fix small issues. Something like whole management style, no not really.