Happy Boss's Day
Perhaps my impending unemployment has increased my introspection, but I've found myself pondering the different bosses I've had through the years. By far, my current boss is the best of them all. I realized today that's because she is the sanest of them all. I've had a lot of bosses who liked me and wanted me to be successful, but she's the first one who has had the attitude and the knowledge to be really effective.
Some of my other bosses have had many great qualities, but they have also been some combination of crazy, lazy, passive-aggressive, moody, inexperienced, or inept. That's made it difficult for them to do a really good job of mentoring me. My current boss doesn't have those issues, or at least is mature enough to keep them to herself. So thank you, current boss, as we celebrate our last Boss's Day together.
Some of my other bosses have had many great qualities, but they have also been some combination of crazy, lazy, passive-aggressive, moody, inexperienced, or inept. That's made it difficult for them to do a really good job of mentoring me. My current boss doesn't have those issues, or at least is mature enough to keep them to herself. So thank you, current boss, as we celebrate our last Boss's Day together.
posted by RJ | 2:27 PM
1 Comments:
Is it too self-referential to comment on my own blog? I know I could have edited, but this really is more of a comment-type remark.
In defense of my other bosses, most of them got to be my bosses based on criteria other than how well they manage people. The pharmacist is, by default, the boss of the pharmacy, even though they don't really receive a lot of training or education in how to manage effectively. And as is quite common in the corporate world, some of those bosses were good at my level of job, so they got promoted, even though they were better workers than managers.
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