On Horrible Bosses.

(Photo source: http://www.impawards.com/2011/horrible_bosses_ver7_xxlg.html)

Ever had this feeling? How you wished for your boss to just vanish and not come back. How you'd want to throw the stapler on his face just because he's really stressing you out and you just wanted to get even. I think yes, most of us would be guilty of feeling this at one point in our lives. 

As what you know, I started working really young. I was exposed to the real world pretty early which gave me the chance to deal with different bosses and I think I was already able to deal with the following:

Sometimes, I wonder how were they chosen to be in their position? How did they pass the qualifications? Well, their bosses might have their own reasons. 

In my whole six years of working experience, I only admired two bosses and they became my mentors. I admire their passion and dedication for work. They taught me all the things that I should learn. They were generous and did not have any insecurities about their positions. They will acknowledge your good work and at the same time, call you out if it was necessary. They will never scold at you if you failed to finish your tasks.There were no dramas.  I was treated as an adult and I can say that I got my best practices from them. 

Sometimes, even if I don't want to, I can't help but compare all the bosses that I've had because you will really see the difference. Generally, bosses (especially the young ones) now a days, have tendencies to power trip, slap their position in your face and worst over react. Instead of finding the root cause for each problem, they tend to blow things out of proportion. 

But from my experiences, I learned one thing and I guess this would also be one of the best lessons I learned from my husband. You never work for your boss. You are not required to share your personal stories. You don't even need to be friends. Some may think that it's better if you become friends with your boss but it has it's disadvantages, so might as well, just keep the boss-employee relationship. Remain, professional at all times. 

As my husband would tell me, bosses change, their likes change and if it comes to a point that you no longer like their management style, it will upset and disappoint you and your work will be affected. Unlike if you just work for yourself, despite the changes, you will always strive to be better. 

So my friends, if your boss is really horrible. Just let it go. Remember, we do not work for them. Just do your usual tasks and responsibilities and always try to exceed expectations. If you feel that your rights as an employee are being violated, then speak up. Instead of just ranting over social media, speak up and do something about it. For as long as your basis is objective and factual, I don't think there would be a problem. 

(Photo source: http://pinterest.com/pin/45810121181277129/)

xx