Dealing with a Bad Boss
There is nothing worse than dealing with a bad boss. Having a conflicting relationship with your boss can leave you demotivated and frustrated. It’s not all about your work a bad boss will overlook or take credit for your good performances. If you have this problem, it’s safe to say they’re being a bad boss.
Just to confirm:
- A boss that criticizes, shouts or publically humiliates employees is a bad boss.
- If they bullies, intimidates, name-calls, or treats you as stupid, is a bad boss.
- Someone who condones bad behaviour, and takes sides with friends, is a bad boss.
Everyone deserves a professional environment. Sometimes a bad boss generally doesn’t know they’re bad and it can be temperamental. There so many reasons it’s best not to judge. Being promoted too quickly with little training or personal issues or a lack of support from their Boss can all trigger this. Bosses who don’t understand or violate laws are more often signs of inexperience than anything else.
Before finding a new job, follow this advice:
- Politely talk to your boss, identifying you need support. Don’t call them a bad boss.
- Consult managers for advice to widen your opportunities internally where you can.
- Consult your boss’s manager or Human Resources for assistance and advice if stranded. Your boss will dislike this, so don’t down talk the boss and focus on the issues.
- Lastly, if your boss won’t change, propose a job transfer rather than quitting.
- If all fails, quietly search for new jobs. You deserve better.
Keep your job to maintain your income and preventing any gaps, (although unfair it makes getting back into work more difficult) until a new position becomes available.
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L J Doulton administrator
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