Do you like your boss?

beks101

It seems to be the default position in life, or at least on boards, to intensely dislike your boss.

I really like my boss, I think she's great. We're not mates and never will be and I don't know the first thing about her personal life, and that's one of the things I really like about her - she keeps her private life private. She's also incredibly professional, fair to her employees and open-minded in her approach to her work and staff. She responds quickly and professionally to requests and knows how to tow the line of being polite but firm without being a giant aRsehole.

I don't think I've ever had a boss who I inherently hated and tbh I don't think I could work for someone that I had zero respect or admiration for.

Lots of people seem to though. What about you? Do you hate your boss? Why? And does it impact on your ability to do your job?

Stheno

Generally my current one is ok.

I have had some right howlers however

Tail Docker

Mines alright. Hard to get him out of bed in the morning though.

Wanderer2010

I wont go as far as "hate" because I learned the hard way that hate never lets you be at the office, it follows you home and into your private relationships, slowly eating you up inside and its never worth it. But I do intensely dislike my boss for a number of reasons, the main ones being he likes to scan the people under his direction and see which ones he can bully and then latch on to that person and get them to do all of the work. Add to that he likes to gossip about other workers which is bang out of order, he blames other people for his incompetence and he just has no manners.

Does it impact my work? Well, I dont like him and he knows that so he keeps contact to a minimum, which suits me. I probably wont ever get a promotion because of his influence but thats fine by me as I dont want one anyway. You can never ever be genuine mates with your boss in my experience. They are your boss not your buddy.

My current boss is alright, but his boss is a total nightmare(horrendously unpleasant person). Fortunately she's not around often.

InReality

I've been very lucky recently. My current boss is great.
My first one was a bad experience , mad ego and liked shouting.

I am pie

Yes, very much.

He's an 11 hr flight away, never had a better working relationship with my boss than now.

ancapailldorcha

My boss is German and very demanding but he's so sound and knowledgeable that it's a resounding yes from me.
His horrible postdoc though...

monflat

She is ok but there is " something " about her that i cant warm to.
Her immediate boss is a control freak thou.

Yea my bosses are great

kfallon

Yeah he's grand tbh, couldn't say a bad word about him. However he may not be keen on me, my two former bosses have both been left go in the past few months so I may be a jinx :P

Olive8585

Yes, I love my boss. She's really fair, no nonsense and great craic. Makes me wonder why all bosses aren't like that...there's no b1tching and moaning about her because everyone is happy to work for her. She took us out for a drink after work on Friday just to say thanks for our hard work during the week...little things like that make you feel appreciated even when you're snowed under and stressed.

I've had a few bosses who were a bit incompetent/lazy/unfair but I wouldn't say I hated any of them. Most of them have been grand.

Taco Corp

my boss is pretty good. but my boss's boss is a dick

boobar

Yes I like my boss.

We disagree sometimes but he'll always listen to my view and give it due consideration.

He's not into micro management either, that can really get on my nerves.

wp_rathead

Yes.
In fact, I'm very fortunate to never have had a boss I dislike.

The Backwards Man

Mine is great in bed.

stimpson

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Mine is great in bed.

You work for yourself don't you?

Tar.Aldarion

Couldn't ask for better people as bosses tbh. Hugely knowledgeable great people, would definitely make sure you are recognized for any bit of work you do and great people to learn from.

_Brian

Like my boss.. Real dead sound lad, head screwed on straight and a down to earth approach, no BS at all..

Previous job my boss was OK in the beginning but a change in overall management and he turned into an ass hole ! Its like he was waiting for years to get the green light so he could be a total tool and get away with it !!

daveohdave

I'm self-employed. My boss is gorgeous.

Fox_In_Socks

I'm indifferent to him. He's OK and thinks he is funny (and he can be).

It's not a good sign when I and other people have to motivate him to do/complete stuff that we need so as to do our job.

pow wow

beks101 wrote: »

I really like my boss, I think she's great.

you too. See you tomorrow.

Greenmachine

I am my own boss. So yes. Doesn't pay well, but you can't have everything.

irish bloke

bluewolf wrote: »

Yea my bosses are great

Your getting paid then??:)

Czarcasm

I can honestly say I've never had a boss I hated. I remember when I was 16 and working in Tesco, and I was to work my weeks notice, when the manager transferred me from the fruit and veg dept. to trash compactor duty. I did about ten minutes standing beside the stink chute, when I figured "fcuk this!", marched into his office, and demanded that I be put back in the fruit and veg dept. He wasn't budging.

In protest, I ripped off my Tesco sweater, threw it on his desk, dropped the pants, threw them on his desk. He looked at me rather bemused, until I ripped off my vest and dropped my jocks, then stormed out of his office, right through the store! I got about half-way through the shopping centre before the gravity of the situation hit me, and I ran. I ran all the way home through town butt naked!

I met the guy a few years later in a bar and we'd a good laugh about the whole thing over a couple of drinks. At the end of the night he invited me back to his place, and only then I copped - completely put a whole different spin on the whole incident... :eek: :pac:

Legs.Eleven

I've 3 and they're really lovely. 2 Irish men and an English lady. They treat us very well. I've always had lovely bosses though.

Penny Tration

My boss is grand. Wouldn't say I get along brilliantly with him, but we get along grand and he has no complaints about my work. That's good enough for me.

DuckHook

Czarcasm wrote: »

I can honestly say I've never had a boss I hated. I remember when I was 16 and working in Tesco, and I was to work my weeks notice, when the manager transferred me from the fruit and veg dept. to trash compactor duty. I did about ten minutes standing beside the stink chute, when I figured "fcuk this!", marched into his office, and demanded that I be put back in the fruit and veg dept. He wasn't budging.

In protest, I ripped off my Tesco sweater, threw it on his desk, dropped the pants, threw them on his desk. He looked at me rather bemused, until I ripped off my vest and dropped my jocks, then stormed out of his office, right through the store! I got about half-way through the shopping centre before the gravity of the situation hit me, and I ran. I ran all the way home through town butt naked!

I met the guy a few years later in a bar and we'd a good laugh about the whole thing over a couple of drinks. At the end of the night he invited me back to his place, and only then I copped - completely put a whole different spin on the whole incident... :eek: :pac:

We'll this is easily the biggest lie on boards today by some distance.

cazzer22

My boss is lovely, really approachable, professional, loves her job, respects her staff is light-hearted and genuinely cares. Lovely woman.

Czarcasm

DuckHook wrote: »

We'll this is easily the biggest lie on boards today by some distance.

I'd tell you my pants are on fire... but I'm not wearing any right now

Cienciano

I need a throwaway username for this thread.

I have three! Two directors and one over my department. They're all grand, not a bad word to say about them.

Manach

Nearly all ex-bosses, decent types who have a job to do and got on with it. Of course there is always the one who while not-bad, always implemented the decisions from his own bosses in the most ham-fisted manner.

carlmango11

When I've worked entry-level jobs I found the quality of managers to be significantly lower than my post-college positions. In pubs/restaurants/retail the people in charge are often unhappy, bitter beings with no real training in management just worked their way up from when they were young. I encountered so many arsehole managers who seemed to just want to inflict the same sort of bad treatment on the new guys as they experienced when they started.

In the industry I'm in now the managers all seem like decent people and have either self-trained or been trained by their company on how to keep staff happy and efficient.

beks101

Ah this is a nice consensus, lots of lovely bosses out there!
Let's celebrate with a David Brent video:

Son Of A Vidic

beks101 wrote: »

Do you like your boss?

Of course, he's a top man, one in a million, beyond comparison. I would marry him if he wasn't a man. And apart that, the other problem I have is I can't marry myself.

Tigger

Tail Docker wrote: »

Mines alright. Hard to get him out of bed in the morning though.

Same as that

A_Sober_Paddy

My boss is grand, but his boss is a thundering kunt

BMJD

current one is grand

I had a real-life David Brent with added cuntishness around 2002 or so

Poxyshamrock

Yep! Started the same day as my boss. We were both sales assistants then. Great time for her!