1.
Belittle your employees
“Wow, I’m glad you worked all night and got that in to me …next time get it in sooner, and put some effort into it” ..
19 points - added 14 years ago by kris -
2.
Break a Promise (a BIG one)
I guess that promotion wasn’t a big deal … at least not in your boss’s eyes, I mean he only promised you would get it …
17 points - added 14 years ago by kris -
3.
Avoids making decisions, especially the tough ones that need to be made
12 points - added 14 years ago by kris -
4.
Is a total hypocrite
10 points - added 14 years ago by kris -
5.
Never admit you were wrong or say you are sorry
10 points - added 14 years ago by kris -
6.
Doesn’t recognize employees’ successes
9 points - added 14 years ago by kris -
7.
Won’t accept any excuses (even legal ones like hospital visits and gunshot wounds)
6 points - added 14 years ago by kris -
8.
Talk, Talk, Talk … but just don’t listen to others
6 points - added 14 years ago by kris -
9.
Don’t tell anyone anything
It’s hard to deal with a boss who thinks you’re a mind reader
5 points - added 14 years ago by kris -
10.
Talk up projects and employees to the outside world, then still give low reviews in house
4 points - added 14 years ago by kris -
11.
Doesn’t allow others to obtain responsibility
3 points - added 14 years ago by kris -
12.
Wants to be CC’ed on all emails and then jumps in to take all power away from original sender
3 points - added 14 years ago by kris -
13.
Doesn’t take a break (as in work exists first … 24 / 7)
2 points - added 14 years ago by kris -
14.
Creates arbitrary timelines estimates or figures, and then gets upset when they aren’t met
2 points - added 14 years ago by kris -
15.
Accept outside advice because it sounds good, even if it doesn’t apply
2 points - added 14 years ago by kris -
16.
Hiring friend(s) into the staff, and at higher than entry level
2 points - added 14 years ago by kris -
17.
Disrespect your employees
If you treat them like they don’t matter, then do they?
1 point - added 14 years ago by kris -
18.
Tells too much
It may even be harder to deal with a boss who CC’s you on all email and walks by your office hourly to inform you of new plans
1 point - added 14 years ago by kris -
19.
Don’t allow feedback (in some form) from the very people you deal with daily
1 point - added 14 years ago by kris -
20.
Giving top employees harder assignments because the rest of the staff isn’t as good (but still paying the same wages)
0 points - added 14 years ago by kris -
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