THERE IS A HELL! - - - IT IS CALLED RETAIL LIFE SUCKS – LIFE IS NOT FAIR GET OVER IT

LIFE SUCKS – LIFE IS NOT FAIR
GET OVER IT
But, forgive your silly Boss completely and get on with your
life. Search out a better job with a better salary, opportunities
and Boss(es). Your unfair Boss(es) opened the door for it.
Once you have that in place, a curt, "Thank you, Good bye" is
all that is needed.
Nothing sparks more commentary than asking about what
makes a manager a bad boss. With my recent started Web
Site Poll and its lengthy comments thread, I found some
common themes in site visitor responses.
Want to avoid becoming a bad boss? Maybe you are afraid that you may already be
considered a bad boss? Just want to commiserate with other people who have bad bosses?
Here are their thoughts about what makes a bad boss, well - bad?
Consensus doesn't exist, but several themes occurred most frequently in the comments my
various sites receive from readers. Bad bosses, in order of their frequency in the comments
thread, do the following:  Love brownnosers, tattletales, and relatives who report to them. They choose
favourite employees and cover up and make excuses for the poor work of their
incompetent favourites. They ignore selected people and discriminate against many
employees.
 Fail to communicate, and may not even have, expectations, timelines or goals. Bad
bosses change their minds frequently leaving employees off-balance. Bad bosses
change expectations and deadlines frequently.
 Use disciplinary measures inappropriately when simple, positive communication would
correct the problem. Bad bosses ignore employees until there is a problem, and then
pounce.
 Speak loudly, rudely, one-sidedly to staff. Bad bosses don't provide the air time for
staff to respond to accusations and comments. They intimidate people and bully staff.
They allow other employees to bully employees.
 Take credit for the successes and positive accomplishments of employees. They are
equally as quick to blame employees when something goes wrong.
 Fail to provide rewards or recognition for positive employee performance.
These six were the top "bad boss" characteristics cited by readers. The following came up
less frequently but were contributed by more than one reader. The bad boss:
 Is not qualified for the boss job by either skills or experience.
 Will not let go of problems or mistakes. The bad boss returns to discuss negative
events continually and searches for faults in employees.
 Will not accept constructive feedback and suggestions for improvement. The bad boss
can't deal with disagreement from employees who have their own opinions about
work related issues.
 Lacks integrity, breaks promises, and is dishonest.
 Does not have the courage to deal with a difficult situation despite knowing that it is
the right thing to do.
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