10 Things Your Boss Hates About You
Think you’ve got it bad at work? Your boss might have more to complain about than you. Where you may have one person to direct all your angst to, your boss has many.
For the benefit of a healthier work environment, here are some reasons why you might be the source of strife.
1. Lateness
2. Lack of initiative
“Don’t ask me if you should buy lunch for the client, if the client is coming at noon,” said one infuriated manager. “Call up the client and ask if they want lunch.”
3. Too much initiative
4. Bitching and whining
5. Disloyalty
6. Lack of passion. Or interest
7. Trying to be their best friend
8. Petty lying
9. Childishness
10. Wanting their job
The first couple in the list read more like reasons why you should quit your job anyway, while a few are really just reasons why most people don’t like you.
What are some other things that your boss hates that we could maybe avoid?
Tough At The Top - [Guardian]
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Carolyne says on April 3rd, 2007 at 10:54 am
11. copying (or worst yet blind copying) him on every email
billy says on April 3rd, 2007 at 11:57 am
My boss, an attorney, physically assaulted me (punched me repeatedly in the face) two days after my wife’s funeral (my wife and I were both employed by him for over 12 years). Sometimes, a boss is just a f—ing a–h—.
Ricky Spears says on April 3rd, 2007 at 12:43 pm
I seriously disagree with #10 - Wanting their job.
My Dad use to a road forman for a fire sprinkler company. As he would hire fitters and helpers, he would always ask them in the interview, “Will you be after my job?” If they said, “No” then he wouldn’t hire them. His thinking was that it takes hard work to get the bosses job, and if they will work hard enough to get the job, then they will be really good workers.
Of course, that’s a big difference as compared to someone that is trying to get their boss’ job using underhanded means. Maybe the last one needs a qualifier.
John says on April 4th, 2007 at 1:05 am
I am with ricky. The point of wanting the job of your boss means that you are willing to excert more effort compared to a normal employee. It shows a sign of hard working.
Helen says on April 9th, 2007 at 9:23 pm
Trying to be their best friend is an obvious act of desperation. Not only the boss will hate you but also the people at work. It’s one of the things that we don’t do so often.
A boss says on October 25th, 2007 at 8:42 pm
How about not following instructions?
If I say “text message me with xxxx” or “send me an email when you know xxxxx” then I do NOT want a phone call or a visit. I want the information in a way that is easily retrievable at my convenience, doesn’t disturb when it’s received and is in a format I can easily refer to at a later date.
This could also be under the heading, “Realizing that your boss is probably busier than you are, has more responsibility than you do, and needs to juggle more than you do.” This doesn’t mean that bosses “work harder” — it simply means that by virtue of being your boss, they are responsible for more “overseeing” than you are, and managing all the information you have to manage, and tons more.
Please respect how we need to operate to get that done. Many employees punch a clock while many bosses don’t — we need to be able to work after you’ve gone home and stopped thinking about work.