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Stories like this are important. Because sometimes the situation is bad for your boss too, the company is in financial straits, miscommunication, {insert other
by ethbro 8y ago
Stories like this are important.
Because sometimes the situation is bad for your boss too, the company is in financial straits, miscommunication, {insert other extenuating circumstances}.
... but sometimes your boss really is just an asshole, liar, alcoholic, and/or a sociopath.
Never assume the later off the bat, but never completely discount the possibility either. Because it'll probably happen at least once in an average career.
- HarryHirsch 8y agoWho cares if the boss has substance abuse issues or Cluster B personality disorders? These considerations don't put bread on the table!
- hndamien 8y agoThey are either dishonest or an a##hole then.
- rdiddly 8y agoPoint taken, but either way, it's so not my problem. Maybe in the former case I'll refrain from aiming a flamethrower back behind me as I run as fast as possible out of there!
- geofft 8y agoA good boss does not mistreat employees simply because the company asks them to, just like a good engineer does not implement backdoors simply because the company asks them to. If there's no way to do your job ethically, quit. Don't harm others so you can keep collecting a paycheck. So the difference doesn't really matter. You have a bad boss; take care of yourself first and don't let them push you around.
- SmellyGeekBoy 8y ago> Because sometimes the situation is bad for your boss too, the company is in financial straits, miscommunication, {insert other extenuating circumstances}. So? That's the boss's problem to deal with. You owe the company absolutely nothing beyond your contracted hours in exchange for your contracted salary. I say this as an employer.
- ethbro 8y agoYou owe common decency to other human beings trying to act decently. If your boss happens to be a cog in a broken machine, treating them like it's their fault isn't fair to them or you. Of course, you can always quit (and usually should). But failing to determine root cause and mis-blaming your boss is about as useful as screaming at the gate attendant when your flight gets a weather delay.
- int_19h 8y agoYou only owe it to them so long as they do it to you. And someone who by choice decides to be (or remains) a cog in the broken machine, specifically at the point where it requires being nasty to someone, is fully responsible for that action and its consequences.