Comments on: Reasons Employees Hate Managers: Part 2 http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/reasons-employees-hate-managers-part-2/ Sports News - Tech Reviews - Entertainment - Life Tips for EveryJoe Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:31:23 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: davidzinger http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/reasons-employees-hate-managers-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-309481 davidzinger Fri, 31 Aug 2007 21:10:42 +0000 http://slackermanager.com/2007/08/reasons-employees-hate-managers-part-2.html#comment-309481 <p>Wow, FAIR, sounds like you have had some real bad bosses. Quite a range from parasites to saints. Often with a bad boss we can feel stuck in purgatory. Most of the bosses I know did not start their work setting out to be bad. Of course we may be blind to our own ways of being like Michael Scott in the TV series, The Office. I hope you get a good boss in the future because when that happens it makes work such a difference experience for everyone.</p> Wow, FAIR, sounds like you have had some real bad bosses. Quite a range from parasites to saints. Often with a bad boss we can feel stuck in purgatory. Most of the bosses I know did not start their work setting out to be bad. Of course we may be blind to our own ways of being like Michael Scott in the TV series, The Office. I hope you get a good boss in the future because when that happens it makes work such a difference experience for everyone.

]]> By: FAIR http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/reasons-employees-hate-managers-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-309483 FAIR Fri, 31 Aug 2007 19:44:59 +0000 http://slackermanager.com/2007/08/reasons-employees-hate-managers-part-2.html#comment-309483 <p>The inference in all these discussions is that there are "bosses" by nature. Most "bosses" in my experience are "know nothing" parasites, who are way below the norm in most of the areas in which they were praised on their way to "Boss" status. How many "Bosses" do you know, whose promoters and underlings cite their "People Skills" as being impressive, even "saintly", when you know full well that they need real advice on forming friendships, and acquiring a social life?............... etc...</p> The inference in all these discussions is that there are “bosses” by nature. Most “bosses” in my experience are “know nothing” parasites, who are way below the norm in most of the areas in which they were praised on their way to “Boss” status. How many “Bosses” do you know, whose promoters and underlings cite their “People Skills” as being impressive, even “saintly”, when you know full well that they need real advice on forming friendships, and acquiring a social life?…………… etc…

]]> By: Jerry Roberts http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/reasons-employees-hate-managers-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-309569 Jerry Roberts Fri, 24 Aug 2007 22:59:32 +0000 http://slackermanager.com/2007/08/reasons-employees-hate-managers-part-2.html#comment-309569 <p>David,</p> <p>Nobody is going to cleanse the workplace from bad bosses. Better and more comprehensive hiring practices can help. Consistent training in how to understand and motivate workers will also minimize their numbers.</p> <p>Something else is also necessary, and that is including retention as one of the factors in the manager's compensation; and the same goes for the bad boss's manager.</p> <p>I tend to look at how the "bad boss" is being bossed. Rarely do I see a horribly difficult manager being led by a gracious and nurturing CEO who treats him/her extremely well. More often than not, the senior leader is just as bad -- or worse. A major portion of this problem is a reflection of what comes down from the top.</p> <p>By the way, I had the opportunity to speak with Bruce. A fascinating guy who is doing some terrific things.</p> <p>Keep up the good work here. This blog has always been a favorite.</p> David,

Nobody is going to cleanse the workplace from bad bosses. Better and more comprehensive hiring practices can help. Consistent training in how to understand and motivate workers will also minimize their numbers.

Something else is also necessary, and that is including retention as one of the factors in the manager’s compensation; and the same goes for the bad boss’s manager.

I tend to look at how the “bad boss” is being bossed. Rarely do I see a horribly difficult manager being led by a gracious and nurturing CEO who treats him/her extremely well. More often than not, the senior leader is just as bad — or worse. A major portion of this problem is a reflection of what comes down from the top.

By the way, I had the opportunity to speak with Bruce. A fascinating guy who is doing some terrific things.

Keep up the good work here. This blog has always been a favorite.

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