Do you love your job but hate your boss?It is
amazing just how much of an influence your boss has on your attitude and
feelings towards your job and by boss I mean anyone in a supervisory
position. Bosses can all display types of behaviour that can make your
job a living hell or make you stay longer than is good for your career. I
know people who have stayed with the same manager for 8 or more years and
not advanced their career just because they like their boss
professionally and personally. On the other hand I know people who would
rather be without a job than stay in their current job with their "bad
boss".SO WHAT DOES MAKES A BOSS BAD?Examples of bad boss
behavior:Showing favoritism – nothing screams bad management more
than managers who loves brown nosers, tattle tails and openly shows
favouritism.Using inappropriate disciplinary measures- this shows
when a manager is not in control. They use over the top disciplinary
action to try and show who is boss. However this produces an uncertainty
in staff as they see the manager as irrational and unstable.Quick
to blame - how many managers are quick to point the finger when something
goes wrong instead of helping to fix it or before looking into what
actually went wrong.
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Always right – no matter what happens this boss is always right and
will not listen to anything that a subordinate tells them and they can't
take constructive criticism.These are just a brief example of the
many different types of bad boss behaviour that managers can display and
can build up on one another to seem like one long series of demotivating
and degrading behaviour. We all know demotivated staff are not productive
staff.Don't forget that your fate is intimately associated to the
fate of your boss even if you consider your boss to be bad you need to
know how to make the best of a situation as this can affect not just your
career advancement but your salary and your mental well being until you
can get a new bossHERE ARE A FEW TIPS OF HOW TO DEAL WITH THAT
BAD BOSS:First of all if you are a hard worker who works with
discipline and focus and produces results whether your boss is good or
bad this will hold you in good stead to find another position with a
manager with a management style that suits you better.Show an
interest in the tasks and goals your manager has to achieve. If they are
asking you for a report with short notice it may be because they have
just been told by their boss that they are giving a presentation on
Monday. There is almost always a reason why your boss asks you to do
something. If you can help them achieve their targets they are more
likely to look upon you favourably, plus you might even learn something
new!In interviews very few people ask about the management style
of their boss to be. This is a huge error on the part of the interviewee.
The job itself could be a perfect fit for you but if the manager has a
style that is in conflict with the way you work it can make the perfect
job the perfect nightmare.Ask yourself what makes your boss a bad
boss. Make sure you take notes and analyze these things to make sure you
do not display the same behaviour and become a bad boss
yourself.Sometimes a bad boss can be a good thing. I know it
sounds strange but having a bad boss can be the motivation you need to
look for a new job or new opportunities. When this happens network,
network, network! Use your friends and contacts to help you get a new
job.DON'T LET YOUR BOSS OR YOUR JOB RULE YOUR LIFE!Take
control and take the first steps to being happy with your boss and your
job!