Pe@rson From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2001, 18832 posts, RR: 54 Posted (7 years 8 months 2 days 23 hours ago) and read 879 times:
One of my two managers annoys me greatly: she always criticises and never praises and there's an atmosphere around her which is not conjucive to motivating staff and being friendly, happy and productive. Her husband, another manager, is somewhat similar, although he's more abrubt - even to customers. And then there's the bloke who's one above me: he changes from being happy to downright moody quicker than I can blow my nose. He's annoying too and must always be the centre of attention. He likes to take the mick out of people but doesn't like it when others (i.e. me) does it to him. Fool. Do you like your managers?
"Everyone writing for the Telegraph knows that the way to grab eyeballs is with Ryanair and/or sex."
Pe@rson From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2001, 18832 posts, RR: 54 Reply 4, posted (7 years 8 months 2 days 23 hours ago) and read 864 times:
Quoting Cornish (Reply 1): Could it possibly be that YOU might be the problem
Me? Pah! I'm always happy and friendly. Actually, perhaps you're right - perhaps I need to be able to change from happy to moody very quickly, deliver bad customer helping, and so on.
"Everyone writing for the Telegraph knows that the way to grab eyeballs is with Ryanair and/or sex."
TPASXM787 From United States of America, joined Mar 2005, 1730 posts, RR: 22 Reply 7, posted (7 years 8 months 2 days 23 hours ago) and read 834 times:
I could not agree with you more.
My boss is an inept moron. I don't know how he got promoted. I have a few theories but they would definately be found offensive by most.
It's pretty bad when I have to take care of most things and answer his questions. It's even worse when his boss knows it and doesn't do anything.
Cornish From United Kingdom, joined Feb 2005, 8187 posts, RR: 56 Reply 8, posted (7 years 8 months 2 days 23 hours ago) and read 825 times:
Quoting Pe@rson (Reply 4): Me? Pah! I'm always happy and friendly. Actually, perhaps you're right - perhaps I need to be able to change from happy to moody very quickly, deliver bad customer helping, and so on.
Exactly. Enough of this happy eager to please, young, new in the job, work ethic. Give it another year there, you'll soon learn
Just when I thought I could see light at the end of the tunnel, it was some B*****d with a torch bringing me more work
Cornish From United Kingdom, joined Feb 2005, 8187 posts, RR: 56 Reply 10, posted (7 years 8 months 2 days 23 hours ago) and read 817 times:
Quoting TPASXM787 (Reply 7): My boss is an inept moron. I don't know how he got promoted.
He got promoted BECAUSE he is an inept moron. If he was any good at his job, they'd have kept him doing his job. As he was useless they promoted him to be a manager where he wouldn't have to do any of the real important work
Just when I thought I could see light at the end of the tunnel, it was some B*****d with a torch bringing me more work
DesertJets From United States of America, joined Feb 2000, 7673 posts, RR: 18 Reply 18, posted (7 years 8 months 2 days 23 hours ago) and read 789 times:
What industry are you in?
In my limited real world working experience I have found that managers (or whatever other title you want to give them) can vary wildly. During a brief stint in the world of retail sales while in grad school some of my managers just made me go "whaaaaaa?"
I had one manager, that no matter how reasonable a request, you ALWAYS walked away from him thinking that he was the biggest arsehole in the world.
I had another that was always buddy-buddy with me. Always thanked me for "helping out" that day, as if I was there just for altruistic reasons and not the paycheck.
There was another that was a chronic complainer and didn't do shit all day. Actually there were quite a few that did very little.
And as is the case in retail, there was a steady stream of low-level managers in and out of that place. On occassion we'd get one that assumed everyone was a complete idiot and didn't know what they were doing. Despite the fact that most of us were pretty good at our jobs and had more in-store experience than the manager.
But I am saddened to say that it really doesn't improve. You get the same mix of good, bad, and so-so supervisors in higher level jobs.
Stop drop and roll will not save you in hell. --- seen on a church marque in rural Virginia
Cornish From United Kingdom, joined Feb 2005, 8187 posts, RR: 56 Reply 19, posted (7 years 8 months 2 days 23 hours ago) and read 787 times:
Quoting Skidmarks (Reply 15): Quoting Pe@rson (Reply 5):
I hear that our dear Skidmarks will, after marrying JPG, become an Avon lady - and he'll wear a skirt and make-up, too.
You go to the same clubs as I do then?
That'll be the one JGP does his drag act at then ??
Just when I thought I could see light at the end of the tunnel, it was some B*****d with a torch bringing me more work
LTBEWR From United States of America, joined Jan 2004, 12333 posts, RR: 12 Reply 21, posted (7 years 8 months 2 days 23 hours ago) and read 776 times:
Too bad you couldn't fine some dirt on them, like kinky sexual beheavor on or off the job or finding out they are lying about their budgets, or work being done or stealing from the company. A little extortion can go a long way. You may not have to do anything. If they are a bad enough boss, they will piss off the wrong person at work or a key customer someday and their butts will be kicked into the streets - God works in mysterous ways.
Cornish From United Kingdom, joined Feb 2005, 8187 posts, RR: 56 Reply 22, posted (7 years 8 months 2 days 23 hours ago) and read 770 times:
Quoting LTBEWR (Reply 21): Too bad you couldn't fine some dirt on them, like kinky sexual beheavor on or off the job or finding out they are lying about their budgets, or work being done or stealing from the company. A little extortion can go a long way.
Yes James you mentioned that there were a husband and wife bosses and a guy above them. Now catch the woman with the big boss, or better still the husband with the big boss, and things should get much better for you
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