A Survival Guide for Working with Bad Bosses Dealing with Bullies, Idiots, Back-Stabbers, and Other Managers from Hell Virtually everyone has had some bad bosses over the course of their career, from the first job during or after high school to the present. In some cases, these bosses are aware they are ‘‘bad.’’ In other cases, bosses may think they are great and don’t have a clue what others think of them. You have hard-driving tyrants who measure success on the employee’s productivity and don’t give a fig if employees like them or are happy; for them the bottom line is all that matters. At the other extreme, bosses can be bad because they are so concerned with being liked, with being one of the gang, that they have problems with authority and control. When they spend all that time schmoozing with their employees, little gets done. They may be wellliked as a sympathetic, understanding friend, but that alone doesn’t make a good boss. So what is a ‘‘bad’’ boss? Essentially, any boss who is difficult and hard to deal with or who has trouble directing and guiding employees to effectively do the work can qualify as a bad boss. For example, such a boss might be incompetent, give unclear instructions, blame others, take undue credit, be high-strung and hyper, be disorganized, act like a power mad tyrant, or any combination of such characteristics. And in today’s highly competitive, high-stress environment where a growing number of jobs are being outsourced and loyalty to a particular job or company is a thing of the past, the Upon payment completion, the download links for your eBook purchased will immediately be sent to the email address that you provided (in 24 hours or less). If you have any trouble downloading your item(s), please do not hesitate to contact us, as we will be glad to assist you. To view your Adobe Reader (.pdf format) eBooks, you must have Adobe Reader installed. If necessary, this can be downloaded for free here: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html These terms are subject to change without notice

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