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Work habits that (don't) get my bosses fired
Read this article in TheNest: http://ideas.thenest.com/health/mind-and-body/slideshows/10-annoying-work-habits.aspx
8 out of 10 of this things are done by my bosses. Let me describe them to you, for the sake of fun.
Exhibit A. The least worst of them, I actually trust him with his quirks. But he's late for meetings, makes me fill in (I'm not an Assistant, I'm a manager of a division), does not call to assign tasks but third parties call me to say that he agreed on doing sth, then I check to see if it is all true. Anyway, remember: the least worse of the three. Not a bad person, and a good leader after all. Very human.
Exhibit B. Makes decisions based on emotions, not rationally. First says no, then he says yes. He's unpatient, does not want to hear all the information to make an informed decision. I have witnessed that he is in a good or a bad mood depending on how his love relationship is. Changes couples every two months and becomes Satan when a woman is clearly not pleasing him. Not an hipothesis ladies, it's a true story. Makes you feel your work is worthless and not important. Does not answer mails and when you go to him, he looks blankly and has to search for what you're talking. Never opens a damn mail I send. Does not ask for anything nicely and if he does, you can tell it's a humongous effort for him.
Exhibit C. Has had 11 heart cirguries and keeps shouting for every single little things. Plays golf every morning, works 5 hours a day and still is stressed. A foreigner, he is always saying crappy things of people from my country. After 2 years and 10 months of spending almost every afternoon with him, I finally asked him to stop smoking while I'm in the meeting room working with him. Honestly, I know I'm stupid because it took me so long, but there was no way around to telling him nicely. He is always trying to show off to people, to show he is important. Answers the phone for personal conversations and mails during meetings. What makes me stand him is that because he thinks everything is too important, he takes me serious. I'd take that any thay than someone who belittles me.
Sometimes I wonder if I tolerate all this because "it's the grown-up thing to do", but I am waiting for an offer that will match what I earn to get new, fresh air. Some weeks are harder than others. It's no piece of cake out there. Sometimes a salary does not make up for what we tolerate, so we have to enjoy every minute of life when we are with loved ones.
Tell me about nightmare bosses, how they can get away with things, so I don't feel so alone, girls.
Re: Work habits that (don't) get my bosses fired
I haven't read the article...but my boss typically works from 10to 4 (still takes a lunch break), and often comes in late. Any time he goes OOT on a weekend, he calls in Monday morning saying he'll be late, and then doesn't show up until Tuesday. He lies so much I don't think he realizes when he's lying or telling the truth anymore. He constantly takes credit for others work. We're not convinced he really works. He just doodles a lot. He releases data that we know is wrong. He makes lots of empty promises about things that are supposed to happen.. He recently spent 300k on a piece of equipment that will make us less efficient, and plans on hiring a second shift so we can keep up with the work. Course, setting up the equipment is contingent on moving into a bigger space (which has been "in two months" for the last eight months...except we still havent signed a lease). So our 300k piece of equipment has just been a fancy doorstop for the last 3months, and will continue to be one for at least 3 more.
Have you seen my monkey?