It is very rare for me to not have a boss that I wanted to kill at some point. I have had a couple who I might have actually truly hurt or have seriously thought about hurting them. I despised them. I think a lot has to do with Texas and the good ol boy way of doing things. The think they are being manly or something. It's all about some ****ed up ego. I have absolutely no respect for the person I am working for now. I am pretty sure he is physically abusive to his "girlfriend" etc. He makes me sick. Hopefully I wont be there too much longer but finding a new job sucks. How are you supposed to go on multiple interviews etc when you need to be at work? It seems that I am looking for a new job every 1-2 years because of moronic assholes. Im used to it. And people wonder why I drink.
I understand that. But bottom line is he's still a jerk, he was my boss, making him a jerk boss. I hate the way he treats people. My new boss is great though.
I've never had an awful boss, but then I'm only 21 so I still have plenty of time to find one. But if I had a jerk boss I'd just quit because the pennies people pay are not enough to be miserable. Life's already depressing enough so I'll be damned if I'm stuck in a job I hate with a horrible boss.
sounds like someone needs a few intense sessions of beard scratching and "ah me tofu" chanting sessions whenI was interviewing, i would try to schedule all my interviews on one day and then take off on that day. Most prospective employers are usualy sympathetic to your situation, especially if you have a godo resume.
By Jeff's definition, I've never had a jerk boss. But I HAVE had (and still do) lot's of really annoying bosses. I can deal with annoying, though. I just blow him off. Not literally...
In this case, it wasn't selfish. It was just about the money. My old boss was trying to short-change me after I had run his business for him for several years. So, I wasn't going to go back and fix something for them for nothing.
Nothing major. Just had to deal with the boss of someone we did some work for a while back. He gave me the third degree about something that had nothing to do with me or my business. It was just weird. I found out later that he is a problem for everyone.
Rent, kids and family, Not wanting to Starve So, by and large Many people live check to check and walking up and out on a job is just not feasible If you go say 2 weeks with out a job then BOOM you in real debt and playing catch up. Rocket River
Anyone who knows me personally will not find this surprising. I've worked for two bosses in the past that I found to be jack-asses. Both times I waited to see if they would change. The last one I even confronted about it. Neither changed. Both times I waited until my collegues and the boss were all together and i let both have it. Both times just about every collegue agreed with what I said. Both times I was immediately fired. In the first incident things changed. In the second everyone eventually quit, as well. I suppose it is just my persona. I did the same thing in the 6th grade to a teacher I didn't think was treating everyone fairly. I got detention. I tend to be lippy when I think things are unfair. As for me as a boss? As far as I'm concerned, as long as you do your job and produce results, I could care less how much time you take off or how you work. I've seen several people I've worked with that will get there at 7:00 and work until 6:00 and hardly produce a thing. I'vve also seen people who come in for 2 hours and produce a crapload. I tend to prefer the latter over a clock-watcher.
