You know that guy who seems to rule your life – The one who seems to be able to dictate whether you're going to have a bad day or an absolutely horrible one? You know the one I mean: that ogre who seems to be pulling all the strings in your life lately; who decides how much you earn, when you take a holiday or even leak break! Obviously, we’re talking about your boss here! Here is a ready reckoner of tips to help you identify if you have the worst boss in the world:
Why? Well because he can! It may or may not be a reflection of your skills, productivity and performance. That guy is just plain nasty!
You could submit reports yesterday for work assigned today. You could stand on your head and do your work with one hand tied behind your back. You could be the top contributor to the team… your boss still wants more though.
This guy doesn’t subscribe to the old adage there is no ‘i’ in TEAM. If the cleaning lady did a good job polishing the floor, that’s his ‘management’. If you rope in a new account, that is his ‘inspiration’. God made Adam and Eve; everything else? THAT guy takes all the credit!
– If things go well, it’s his hard work/dedication/inspiration/far-reaching vision/foresight/sagacity. But if things go wrong… well then you're on your own: basically up sh## creek without an oar.
So he thinks he is always right. And the strange thing is; he feels this is the correct managerial persona to adopt!
It really is tedious explaining to this guy that the earth is round and not flat, that the moon is not made of blue cheese and really; this is especially difficult when she or he is trying to tell you how to do your job! Sigh!
He checks to see how much time you spent in the loo. He wants to know what you had for lunch. Probably because he is trying to do the same to his boss, he is probably terrified that you're trying to backstab him as well!
He constantly tells everyone what to do, how to do it and when. Probably because he is clueless about doing his own job!
Your boss may be about as funny as a disastrous oil spill that exterminated all marine life, but he still excepts you to laugh at all his jokes.
In fact, his secretary hates him so much that she supplied the poison and bought him the rope when he wanted to attempt suicide!
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