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Poll! Ever had a great boss?
Have you ever had a great boss working for an great company? Where your boss was fair and you felt the company valued your work?
DH is feeling very frustrated with his job right now. I had a hard time giving him a pep talk because its starting feel like every boss is a jerk and every company takes advantage of its employees.
Restore my faith! Tell me of an awesome boss you had or what a great company you work for.
Or am I right? Does it always suck?
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Re: Poll! Ever had a great boss?
I've had two amazing bosses I can recall of the top of my head. One was for a cafe I worked at when I was getting back on my feet after moving from Nevada. She helped me find a place to live, was flexible, and motivated me more than most people I've known. I would go back and work for her in a heartbeat.
The other one was a really laid back guy when I worked for a gardening place in Austin. Easily the coolest, funniest guy I've ever met and he never expected an unrealistic amount of commitment from you, which I appreciated.
I've never encountered 'office' management, but if it's anything FI talks about, I'd rather stay in gardening or barista work.
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I have a great boss right now!
When I first started here, I did feel like I was treated differently by higher VPs because I was (a) about 20 years younger than everyone and (b) the only woman.
However, my boss always "had my back" and really rallied behind me. Now I feel as though I've proven myself, and a lot of that was thanks to my boss being a huge supporter.
My immediate boss is pretty awesome. He's so nice and incredibly supportive of our team. Very interested in developing us as much as he can and always pretty easy to talk to.
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You are partially right. I think most of the time there are going to be issues at work whether its with your boss or co-workers. IMO, its more about finding a mix that you are mostly ok with and being able to tolerate the rest (kind of like marriage :P).
I have had a job that I LOVED, my bosses, the company, pretty much everything, except I didn't have the education to get where I wanted at the time. I will also say, there are many people that I worked with that didn't feel the same about the company/department. So, they really are out there, its more of a matter of finding cohesive personalities.
I work in engineering at a large company . . . so I've had my share of not great bosses (great individual contributors, but not great managers). I had a great boss a few bosses ago. He wasn't a micro manager, let me do my own thing, but steered me in the right direction (nicely), if I was headed down the wrong path. We have a mentor type relationship now, which is nice to have in a big company where it seems like not many people have your back =P.
Is he at a larger company? If so, I'd highly recommend that he do some networking and find someone to confide in outside of his immediate group/org. I've found doing this gives me a lot of insight into corporate politics, 3rd party viewpoints, career path options, etc. I've been networking for several years (having 1:1s about once per month with people outside of my group), and its also helped me get out of some not great mgmt situations when job opportunities arose with those people I networked with.
Yes. My last boss was phenomenal. I loved her. I was so bummed when my company reorged and I lost her. It doesn't always suck. She was smart, easy to work for, connected to her people but not overbearing and overall really invested in her employees.
I've had a few mediocre bosses - as in they aren't terrible but not fantastic. And I've had a couple really terrible bosses. Of course management style and personality play a part. But I think corporate culture does too. Seems like some companies breed more terrible bosses than others.
I have had 3 really GREAT bosses. When they are great at my company, you are having a GREAT time. When they suck, however, you're miserable. I've had my fair share of bad managers as well - my solution was always to go and find another one. Inbetween, I've had "good" managers as well, and as long as I liked the work, I was a happy camper.
To add to that - I also have had managers onsite, and remote managers (located in Europe). That's been mixed - but my current manager did prove to me that a remote manager CAN be a great manager!
ETA: Ditto MrsRedRaider! Networking and 1x1s will do him wonders with finding another one!
in the last 11 years in the same place, i've had 4 different bosses. 2 were great, my current one is awesome, and 1 was absolutely horrible.
before that, i've had good bosses and bad bosses. but i do know that the boss can make or break office morale. so it doesn't always suck.
positive feedback (or even helpful criticism) is important in the workplace, and a smart boss knows this. that's part of why our current boss is so amazing. she tells you what a great job you're doing and makes herself very accessible to us when we need to express concerns or have a problem. she also follows through on what she says she'll do, and because of some things that have come up, i know she has our backs if we need her to. she doesn't let the "clients" walk all over us. she will stand up for us if need be.
(... waiting for fly to chime-in on the awesome boss she had when she was a wedding coordinator in austin...)
I was just thinking about this last night. I have had two really terrific Big bosses. My immediate supervisors in my previous jobs were good people who I got along with well, but they were not prepared or really the right people to be managers, but that's another post.
The first one was the general manager for a Barnes & Noble store I worked at in college. He was truly a manager who cared about his employees. He was always fair and gave praise (and discipline) where it was due. He recognized the strengths and interests of his employees and worked to make sure you were satisfied in your job. He also took time to listen to any concerns and actually followed through with promises for improvement.
The second boss was the COO from my last company (semiconductor equipment manufacturer.) He.is.awesome! He was my boss' boss (even though we were really a team of 3 and he was kind of our adviser/mentor rather than "boss"). He is very similar to the man I described above. I admire him very much and base my leadership style and methods on his style. Fairness, communication, follow-through, keeping the interests of the organization in the forefront but not at the expense of his employees. He and the company really believe that happy employees = successful company.
The good bosses are out there!
I have a great boss.
Of course, some days suck - and some days I wish things were different, or could be different... but all in all - she's a great lady that cares about her employees AND making money.
I think there is a lot of give and take with bosses - but all in all, I feel very lucky.
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