5 Types Of Bosses From Hell (And You Wish They Will Go Back)
One of my friends suggested me to 'dissect' a certain person into 5 pieces and I will find 5 shades of hell there - couldn't agree more. In fact till date, all of my 5 TYPES entries (not that there's a lot, BUT MORE TO COME :D) were inspired by myself and the people around me.
Here I present the 5 Types Of Bosses From Hell.
I remembered reading one news on how horrible bosses are the main reason why employees choose to leave companies. It makes perfect sense, for they are the people whom you have to interact with and be evaluated by for your next promotion *shudders*.
Unfortunately in this entry, I do not have a lot of valuable suggestions for you. Most people will go through these various stages (varied duration):
disappointment -> frustration -> mediation -> resolution (yay! one happy employee till the cycle starts again) OR
disappointment -> frustration -> mediation -> no resolution, boss became even worst -> resigned (as in resigned to fate OR literally resign and move on to the next assumed heaven where employee may or may not meet another boss from hell
Instead, I will show you how to detect these bosses so that you can better prepare your ammunition against them instead of going through the above torturous cycles.
1) Assuming The Worst From Employees
This is the type of bosses I simply. don't. get. it.
I mean they probably spent a fair bit of their time interviewing that special someone for the position, convinced that he/she is the right candidate.
they probably also did a personality profiling but yet when he/she is hired all they see is the bad points of the once-sterling interviewee.
*facepalm*
You will recognise such bosses when they
2) The Uninterested
If you have such bosses you should be worried. Very worried indeed especially if he is not your CEO.
Btw, not to be some male chauvinist pig here, but I am tired of typing he/she. So assume both genders in my entries from hereon!
Because if your boss is uninterested in what you do and that someone higher up relies on his input to gauge your performance, you cannot hope to promote. Ever.
These bosses are very easy to recognise, most of the time they leave you alone.
Oh how peaceful -> most definitely stay in this job if it pays you 5 digits monthly.
other times though, he will try to engage you in some work stuff. Ask you stupid questions similar to "why is the sky blue?", "how do i Google this thing", basically things he has asked you many times before.
After that he will conclude with some phrases along the lines of 'Thanks, [employee],' , 'right.' , 'ok', 'I see.', 'That sounds interesting.' Basically words that sound like some sort of compliment but on hindsight, you will realise that they simply do not value-add to what you though was a discussion.
More importantly, if he is uninterested in work in general (and not just yours)... congratulations! You may possibly have an incompetent boss. Good luck doing his work for him.
3) The Wayang
Be prepared for a busy worklife if you have 'The Wayang' as your boss.
For the uninitated, it means putting up a display/performance. Not to be confused with formal performances, such performances in the office usually waste employee's time, energy and brain cells.
This usually happens when the CEO goes and inspects his minion satellite companies across the globe. This is also quite similar to how politicians will behave when elections are coming - you know, all the smiles, handshakes, carry children (preferably from another race to show racial harmony) etc etc to garner the public's support. The same happens in the office too, where the boss will request (hint or directly) his minions to be enthusiastic about their work, dress properly, initiate various projects or other form of activities to showcase hispoor superior management skills in front of the VIP.
4) The Miser
Most bosses should earn a decent amount of money (no one would be that retarded to take on more responsibility if he is not well-paid right?). Some bosses seem to think that they have gotten to their position simply because of their sheer hard work and forgotten that their fellow colleagues or even employees under him has helped him to get to where he is today.
Like showing gratitude to God(s) or to your parents for raising you up etc, bosses should in theory show their appreciation to the people working in the company. The miser though, usually don't.
They do not say thank you verbally nor are they willing to do it in action. These bosses either pay insincere lip-service or hold their pay cheque so tightly that one would assume some mad dogs are vying for it.
These bosses refuse to see that some employees are perfectly fine with a cheap team lunch/dinner or some drinks (non-alcoholic, alcohols are expensive in Singapore, the Miser will die of bankruptcy if he is forced to pay for them). Snacks can cost as cheap as SGD0.50 per pack, while lunch can be as cheap (and filling) with SGD2.50 here. This kind of goes back to the type 2 boss, because when a boss who is interested in his minions, he will naturally be interested in their welfare/wellbeing too. After all, companies should look to retain and not fire their employees right?
5) The Dictator
Such a boss usually has a combination of other traits in type 1 and type 2 bosses.
Hence, this is the single most lethal type of boss you really should pray you will never ever get to work under. They basically dictate every single part of your work life (and social life too!!) such as
Here I present the 5 Types Of Bosses From Hell.
I remembered reading one news on how horrible bosses are the main reason why employees choose to leave companies. It makes perfect sense, for they are the people whom you have to interact with and be evaluated by for your next promotion *shudders*.
Unfortunately in this entry, I do not have a lot of valuable suggestions for you. Most people will go through these various stages (varied duration):
disappointment -> frustration -> mediation -> resolution (yay! one happy employee till the cycle starts again) OR
disappointment -> frustration -> mediation -> no resolution, boss became even worst -> resigned (as in resigned to fate OR literally resign and move on to the next assumed heaven where employee may or may not meet another boss from hell
Instead, I will show you how to detect these bosses so that you can better prepare your ammunition against them instead of going through the above torturous cycles.
1) Assuming The Worst From Employees
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This is the type of bosses I simply. don't. get. it.
I mean they probably spent a fair bit of their time interviewing that special someone for the position, convinced that he/she is the right candidate.
they probably also did a personality profiling but yet when he/she is hired all they see is the bad points of the once-sterling interviewee.
*facepalm*
You will recognise such bosses when they
- are suspicious whenever you take a medical leave (as though employees fake illnesses 100% of the time)
- deem you as lazy if you were to leave the office sharply at your knock-off time as though you didn't finish your work.
- deem you as slow or retarded if you have to do overtime frequently (instead of evaluating if you are being handed too much work).
- decides that he is the almighty and everyone else are stupid.
and many more tiny, stupid things. You just have to open your eyes biggggggg.
2) The Uninterested
If you have such bosses you should be worried. Very worried indeed especially if he is not your CEO.
Btw, not to be some male chauvinist pig here, but I am tired of typing he/she. So assume both genders in my entries from hereon!
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Because if your boss is uninterested in what you do and that someone higher up relies on his input to gauge your performance, you cannot hope to promote. Ever.
These bosses are very easy to recognise, most of the time they leave you alone.
Oh how peaceful -> most definitely stay in this job if it pays you 5 digits monthly.
other times though, he will try to engage you in some work stuff. Ask you stupid questions similar to "why is the sky blue?", "how do i Google this thing", basically things he has asked you many times before.
After that he will conclude with some phrases along the lines of 'Thanks, [employee],' , 'right.' , 'ok', 'I see.', 'That sounds interesting.' Basically words that sound like some sort of compliment but on hindsight, you will realise that they simply do not value-add to what you though was a discussion.
More importantly, if he is uninterested in work in general (and not just yours)... congratulations! You may possibly have an incompetent boss. Good luck doing his work for him.
3) The Wayang
Be prepared for a busy worklife if you have 'The Wayang' as your boss.
For the uninitated, it means putting up a display/performance. Not to be confused with formal performances, such performances in the office usually waste employee's time, energy and brain cells.
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This usually happens when the CEO goes and inspects his minion satellite companies across the globe. This is also quite similar to how politicians will behave when elections are coming - you know, all the smiles, handshakes, carry children (preferably from another race to show racial harmony) etc etc to garner the public's support. The same happens in the office too, where the boss will request (hint or directly) his minions to be enthusiastic about their work, dress properly, initiate various projects or other form of activities to showcase his
4) The Miser
Most bosses should earn a decent amount of money (no one would be that retarded to take on more responsibility if he is not well-paid right?). Some bosses seem to think that they have gotten to their position simply because of their sheer hard work and forgotten that their fellow colleagues or even employees under him has helped him to get to where he is today.
Like showing gratitude to God(s) or to your parents for raising you up etc, bosses should in theory show their appreciation to the people working in the company. The miser though, usually don't.
They do not say thank you verbally nor are they willing to do it in action. These bosses either pay insincere lip-service or hold their pay cheque so tightly that one would assume some mad dogs are vying for it.
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These bosses refuse to see that some employees are perfectly fine with a cheap team lunch/dinner or some drinks (non-alcoholic, alcohols are expensive in Singapore, the Miser will die of bankruptcy if he is forced to pay for them). Snacks can cost as cheap as SGD0.50 per pack, while lunch can be as cheap (and filling) with SGD2.50 here. This kind of goes back to the type 2 boss, because when a boss who is interested in his minions, he will naturally be interested in their welfare/wellbeing too. After all, companies should look to retain and not fire their employees right?
5) The Dictator
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Such a boss usually has a combination of other traits in type 1 and type 2 bosses.
Hence, this is the single most lethal type of boss you really should pray you will never ever get to work under. They basically dictate every single part of your work life (and social life too!!) such as
- Timings you get on or off work
- The font,colour, size, layout of your presentations
- The content, number of pages, formatting of your report
- The number of clients you have to call a day
- Automatically assumes that you should be on duty 24/7, checking emails from him
etc etc.
Such bosses stifle creativity and autonomy. If you find that you barely have any human rights left, please quit before you get slap by that boss for not doing what he wanted like this poor chap here.
So this is the end,
I don't like it when you go to a boss with an issue and they act like its not a big deal. I had a medical issue and told them that I was having a difficult time and it's like they didn't believe me. Needless to say I don't work with them any more.
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