The Bad Boss - generics

I reckon the bad boss / managers most of us have to put up with all fit into a few generic types....

We had a great office atmosphere when i was incharge - people were left to get on with their work , they didnt need me looking over their shoulders , micro managing every little thing, giving them a hard time if they were 10 mins late in the morning...as long as the work gets done..right ?

No - new manager has killed the atmosphere in here, terrible pedant, he cleared my desk when i wasnt in , in his first week ! (He hates any mess, his desk is immaculate )
No people skills, rude, unrealistsic deadlines constantly set, the list goes on and on...whats your ogre of a boss like , can it be worse than this ?

That sounds just like my team leader!!! hes always micro managing an telling me how to do my job and interfering with everything pees me off!
My manager isnt to bad though but my team leader does most of his job anyways so hes stays out of the way, i just hope my team leader doesnt get promoted!!!!

[timwilky]

what is a bad boss?


Oh you mean me!

Hmm...

My boss isnt bad per se. As in he does leave me to get on with my work and I onloy meet up with him once a month. However I did have a sudden "emergency" meeting a few weeks ago which left me feeling extremely deflated, pressured and paranoid.

Basically I was told that I wasnt seeing enough patients (i see 18 a week and i have to see 20) and i was asked whether there was a problem and wheter im lacking confidence and have professional anxiety

It was so out of the blue that I now feel extremely uncomfortable and feel as if I have to prove absolutely everything im doing.

So its not directly bad, just atmospherically bad in terms of environment?

But my boss is nothing compared to some of my friends. One of them screams and shouts at her in front of everyone in the office!

Maria

[Bibio]

there is a reason for this, but since your not at the top you dont get to know. if i told you i would be breaking the upper management code or conduct, for this i would be hunted down and disposed of.

[Spiderman]

Did you tell him that psychologists all say that a very tidy desk is the sign of an unstable mind, pete?

And i should know, my desk is almost always immaculate to the point of its being almost an OCD thing... and you know what i'm like

Originally Posted by Bibio

there is a reason for this, but since your not at the top you dont get to know. if i told you i would be breaking the upper management code or conduct, for this i would be hunted down and disposed of.

what he said

Zig - i couldnt really sayanything as he cleared my desk when i wasnt there !

Its one thing to have a spotless desk - but to clear other peoples desks - thats borderline psychopathic - iniit?

as well as insulting !

[Bibio]

if someone had cleared my desk i would have gone mental and pizzed all over his.

so thats the secret.....