Thursday, May 29, 2008

Big Bad Boss

What do you do when you have a big bad boss? The kind that you can't believe exists anymore. You know the type--they are still doing things the way they did it 50 years ago and think you should do it that same way too. They are controlling, mean, and vicious. They use words like "insubordination." They catastrophize small things like misplacing a pen while letting big things get out of control. They rant, they rave, they demean. They don't have an original thought and they don't want one of yours. Then they walk in the next day like nothing is wrong. And they can't believe that you don't like them! What a shock! Oh yes, self reflection isn't one of their skills either. I don't know whether it is sad or funny. Funny that he thinks he looks so good. The type that you would dump in a second if you didn't have a lot to lose.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Separate the behavior into categories and address the categories one at time. Visit BigBadBoss.com (http://www.bigbadboss.com) for general advice. Read "Who's Afraid of the Big, Bad Boss?" for specific advice.

Best wishes.