So, your boss is a dud . A bully . A person you’d do anything to avoid . Maybe her or she embodies all 11 of the habits I wrote about in the first post in this series. What now? First, here’s my short list of how we may make the workplace bearable when our bosses aren’t .* Commiserate .
The worst bosses make for the best co-worker relationships. You can end
every office squabble by saying, "Hey, I’m keeping the boss off your
back!" Sabotage. Does your boss have a personal
refrigerator not allowed by company policy? Did you really get a
package for him or did it "accidentally" get reshipped to the Tunisia
office? Question everything. You don’t want to make any
mistakes, so check every detail. "By ’blue,’ do you mean aqua or more
teal? Can you give me the RGB values of the ’blue’ you’re looking for?
To be safe, I’ll hold off on the presentation till you decide." Travel. Travel. Travel. ...
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