Every now and then I come across an article like this about types of employees. I've seen plenty regarding bosses as well, so it's equal slander. Yet, no matter the actual topic of the article the comments are filled with employees telling stories about their bosses and how they themselves'd do the job so much better. If I was basing my knowledge about managers/bosses/whatevers only on the comments to such articles I'd think that they were all psychopaths.
Am I a pshychopath? Do employees realize that a boss has to take everyone into concideration? And not only everyone but everything. Availability of the employees to fit peak seasons and hours, the aspect of making everything run smoothly. And then there's the thing about sometimes feeling like you're running a daycare. Constant gossiping, people who don't like each other, people who love each other too much. Stealing, being late, leaving early, private phonecalls during business hours. Sick leave, vacation time. It's a puzzle where someone's going to feel taken advantage of. I made it easy and made myself the one taken advantage off. Days off were granted just because I didn't feel like listening to the whining. I picked up things undone because discussing it would have taken longer than simply doing it myself. I know it was wrong of me to do so, but some just had a tendency to not-work-themselves-out-of-a-job.
Now, I musn't forget to say that I've had excellent employees as well. Those who manage to work as a team, preform their tasks with, not always accuracy, but with excellent intentions. I didn't mind mistakes. Rather they try and fail a little bit than not try at all. With them things had a way of working out. That's what I always liked, smooth sailing and an easy going attitude. They were rewarded for their efforts, good moods and flexibility. So it is possible for a boss to like employees.
I really don't see what the big deal is. I've been an employee too, I didn't pop out my mother being a boss, and surely some people aren't great leaders, not saying I was one either, sometimes I just wish that more employees understood that a boss needs a wider perspective than the single employee. If the office has one window, not all can sit by it. If the business is up and running on Midsummer, someone is going to have to be there. It's as simple as that. And as far as doing personal things when you're at work. I'm torn. I've done it, but basically as an employee you're paid to do a job, and especially if you're hourly, you're supposed to be working during those hours, not talk on the phone or ponder the meaning of life. You get paid for your time, the company is buying that time. The company doesn't own you, but it does own the minutes you're there. You'd like to get paid for what you do right? I'm sure the company wants to get what they're paying for as well.
It's easy to focus on your own aggrieved position, maybe it's hard to see that another 32 people are quite pleased with the situation. If you find yourself in that place often, perhaps it's simply time for you to either change jobs or change your attitude towards your job. The boss isn't automatically the bad guy just because s/he's the boss.
Am I a pshychopath? Do employees realize that a boss has to take everyone into concideration? And not only everyone but everything. Availability of the employees to fit peak seasons and hours, the aspect of making everything run smoothly. And then there's the thing about sometimes feeling like you're running a daycare. Constant gossiping, people who don't like each other, people who love each other too much. Stealing, being late, leaving early, private phonecalls during business hours. Sick leave, vacation time. It's a puzzle where someone's going to feel taken advantage of. I made it easy and made myself the one taken advantage off. Days off were granted just because I didn't feel like listening to the whining. I picked up things undone because discussing it would have taken longer than simply doing it myself. I know it was wrong of me to do so, but some just had a tendency to not-work-themselves-out-of-a-job.
Now, I musn't forget to say that I've had excellent employees as well. Those who manage to work as a team, preform their tasks with, not always accuracy, but with excellent intentions. I didn't mind mistakes. Rather they try and fail a little bit than not try at all. With them things had a way of working out. That's what I always liked, smooth sailing and an easy going attitude. They were rewarded for their efforts, good moods and flexibility. So it is possible for a boss to like employees.
I really don't see what the big deal is. I've been an employee too, I didn't pop out my mother being a boss, and surely some people aren't great leaders, not saying I was one either, sometimes I just wish that more employees understood that a boss needs a wider perspective than the single employee. If the office has one window, not all can sit by it. If the business is up and running on Midsummer, someone is going to have to be there. It's as simple as that. And as far as doing personal things when you're at work. I'm torn. I've done it, but basically as an employee you're paid to do a job, and especially if you're hourly, you're supposed to be working during those hours, not talk on the phone or ponder the meaning of life. You get paid for your time, the company is buying that time. The company doesn't own you, but it does own the minutes you're there. You'd like to get paid for what you do right? I'm sure the company wants to get what they're paying for as well.
It's easy to focus on your own aggrieved position, maybe it's hard to see that another 32 people are quite pleased with the situation. If you find yourself in that place often, perhaps it's simply time for you to either change jobs or change your attitude towards your job. The boss isn't automatically the bad guy just because s/he's the boss.
It's about people really. You're not more likely to get along with someone at work that you wouldn't get along with outside of work. I guarantee you, your boss does care about you, at least a little bit, for the sake of being human but s/he doesn't really care about your personal life any more than you do about his or hers.
Personally I don't see what's so hard about showing up and doing what you're supposed to do. Trust me, I'll never be a boss again. Whiny employees who don't know how good they really have it is one of my biggest pet peeves. When all is said and done about school I hope I'll eventually get a job, and I'll be good and do as asked and not worry about the bigger picture anymore.
Personally I don't see what's so hard about showing up and doing what you're supposed to do. Trust me, I'll never be a boss again. Whiny employees who don't know how good they really have it is one of my biggest pet peeves. When all is said and done about school I hope I'll eventually get a job, and I'll be good and do as asked and not worry about the bigger picture anymore.
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