Is your boss driving you up the wall? Are you amazed that your manager was ever promoted to a position of responsibility?
Here are 10 signs that you might have a terrible boss.
Your boss…
- Makes “that’s the way we’ve always done it” their personal mantra. If it worked once, it will surely work forever.
- Thinks they are the smartest person in the room. Why bother to listen to anyone else?
- Makes promises they can’t keep. They forget about their little white lies, but their employees don’t.
- Doesn’t want to get coaching or attend management training. They already know it all.
- Won’t give praise and appreciation to their best employees, because high performers are “just doing their job”.
- Refuses to deal with problems caused by low performers. This boss is far too busy to pay attention to that stuff.
- Doesn’t bother to get to know personal details about those working with and for them. They call this being “all business”.
- Keeps company information to themselves. No one else is “important” enough to know the details.
- Discourages their employees from learning and advancing in their careers. Educated employees might get smart and leave.
- Talks to employees about their achievements precisely once a year on a formal Performance Evaluation. The other 364 days? Radio silence.
Terrible bosses are far too common, but they can transform with training and a willingness to get better.
If you report to a terrible boss, you have my sympathies. You can hope for the best or start planning a career change. Or share this post and hope for some inspiration!
