Rate Your Boss

[koan]

Here's your chance to have your say with no reprisal (... unless you're posting from work and they track your activity)

Here's my assessment. I really like the owner of the company I work for and think it's a damn shame he's not there to see how his managers are running it on a day to day basis. Of the four managers, three of them make me want to quit on a regular basis. I mean, they make me want to walk out the door with no notice.

I have no idea how I've stayed there so long except that I'm learning a lot of valuable information from my co-workers and I have valued the knowledge enough to stay for the time I've been there. Some of my co-workers, who have been there significantly longer, actively encourage me to leave because they like me.

The managers are complete control freaks. Initiative is discouraged and punished when it occurs.

These managers have been running the place for 20 years and they don't want anything to change. The best change I can think of for the place is to scrap the whole management team. I caught software errors that were costing the company thousands of dollars and they've made my life hell ever since.

[Odie]

Originally Posted by koan

Here's your chance to have your say with no reprisal (... unless you're posting from work and they track your activity)

Here's my assessment. I really like the owner of the company I work for and think it's a damn shame he's not there to see how his managers are running it on a day to day basis. Of the four managers, three of them make me want to quit on a regular basis. I mean, they make me want to walk out the door with no notice.

I have no idea how I've stayed there so long except that I'm learning a lot of valuable information from my co-workers and I have valued the knowledge enough to stay for the time I've been there. Some of my co-workers, who have been there significantly longer, actively encourage me to leave because they like me.

The managers are complete control freaks. Initiative is discouraged and punished when it occurs.

These managers have been running the place for 20 years and they don't want anything to change. The best change I can think of for the place is to scrap the whole management team. I caught software errors that were costing the company thousands of dollars and they've made my life hell ever since.

Your co-workers actively encourage you to leave because they like you?

[Odie]

I have found that most bosses are real back-stabbers or they just do not care about there employees to listen to anything.

[koan]

Originally Posted by Odie

Your co-workers actively encourage you to leave because they like you?

Yep. As close as I can remember, the last convo about it consisted of a woman offering suggestions as to what else I could do. When I asked why she didn't think I was happy now she implored me to look at what her life was like and consider whether I wanted to end up like her.

I actually think she's a lovely woman.

[Peg]

Since I work for a VFW, my boss can change yearly. My first boss, I cannot say enough nice about the man. He was an absolutely wonderful boss, and friend. He passed away and is truly missed. My second boss, I like as a person, but as a boss he sucked. Show him your boobs, and you didn't have to do anything. I don't play those games so we butted heads more than a few times. In fact, I even suggested to him that he think with the head on his shoulders and not the one in his pants. My third boss, in the five years I've been there, is my husband. Thank God I'm there to keep him straight.

[Odie]

Originally Posted by koan

Yep. As close as I can remember, the last convo about it consisted of a woman offering suggestions as to what else I could do. When I asked why she didn't think I was happy now she implored me to look at what her life was like and consider whether I wanted to end up like her.

I actually think she's a lovely woman.

Sounds to me that she just wants you have a have a better life than hers there!

she does sound lovely and caring!

Can you handle the other management, or do you want a change?

[Odie]

Originally Posted by Peg

Since I work for a VFW, my boss can change yearly. My first boss, I cannot say enough nice about the man. He was an absolutely wonderful boss, and friend. He passed away and is truly missed. My second boss, I like as a person, but as a boss he sucked. Show him your boobs, and you didn't have to do anything. I don't play those games so we butted heads more than a few times. In fact, I even suggested to him that he think with the head on his shoulders and not the one in his pants. My third boss, in the five years I've been there, is my husband. Thank God I'm there to keep him straight.

ahhhh cute story Peg!

[koan]

Sounds like a pretty sweet deal, Peg.
I know what you mean about the second boss. The film industry was fraught with that crap.

the other side of this thread is for members of FG who are the boss. Do they think their employees like them? do they care?

[Odie]

When I was a manager of Mc'Donalds for 7 years, I really went out of my way to make the employees happy, nice sayings, nice greetings everyday, and I would make a point of always said, great job, well done....................I always emphasize on showing everyone recongition, this you do not see now a days.

I would take time out of my day to say, go have a cold drink, you have worked hard.
I would take over their till for them.

- just little things everyone needs after a madness of a rush there!..........and you were so hot!


I also pitched in and helped on the busy times.




I believe as a manager, everything is team work, not just the employees doing the crap stuff, even went out and did lot checks, and emptying gargage bins...........washing floors, changing garbages in the lobby and clearing tables.


I also brought treats in on every occasion, easter, etc.

I cared and respected them all, they worked hard and for that, I helped them!

and if there needed anything to be brought up about their behavior.............it was done nicely and with the utmost respect.


to bad employers now feel if its your job...........'I am not doing it, its beneath me!


You as an employer have to pay respect, its a two-way street.


This is where I learned about team work and how important it is, employers especially!

[koan]

The managers where I work don't have the "beneath me" attitude they have the "cover thy ass" attitude. Every day is all about making sure they can blame someone else if there is an error. They point out every little mistake, including not catching their mistakes... which, until recently, I wasn't aware was part of my job.

They are also all about making sure that they are the star of the show. Anything that takes away from their spotlight is sinful and will be punished immediately and for at least a week. Any talking to other employees will be seen as conspiratory.

... want to make sure that I get a bunch of bitching out of the way all at once here.

We had one employee who's partner died and when she asked for the day off to go to his funeral they said "we'll see."