I worked with a micro-manager for nine years.  

An example of her micro-managing: Bossie's office was next to mine and she could see into the administration office.  The phone rings.  I pick up phone and deal with call, and put down phone.  A couple of minutes later, Bossie calls me into her office.  "Who was that on the phone?"  "It was so-and-so".  "What did so-and-so want?"  "They wanted to know the time of the next meeting of X Committee" "What did you say?"  "I said ...." "What did they reply?"  "I replied ...." and so on and so on.

Eventually, I left - when I found my current post.  

The thing that irritated me most afterwards was that my replacement was less well-qualified and less experienced, but was employed at a higher salary and with an enhanced job-profile.