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I suspect a lot of folks have some trauma from past bosses that inform how they view relatively tame things. When I start a new job I set myself as away on slac
by AlwaysRock 5y ago
I suspect a lot of folks have some trauma from past bosses that inform how they view relatively tame things. When I start a new job I set myself as away on slack and never change it to active because I had a boss who would message me if I was away for more than 5 minutes during COVID. The green/gray circle is pretty big brothery and feels crazy to me but everyone accepts it.
I think I'm hyper sensitive to this because of my old boss, like you are more sensitive to sharing what you did over the weekend. Bad managers suck and can cause issues that impact you for years.
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- innocentoldguy 5y agoThis sounds exactly like a manager I had before. We called him "Fart" behind his back. He was definitely one of the top-three worst managers of my 30+ year career. I think anyone who aspires to me a manager should ask themselves, "Where does my leadership 'power' come from?" The answer is NOT: 1. Title/position. 2. Company org chart. 3. Experience. 4. Education. The "power" of leadership comes from the people you manage. If you treat them right, you will have their loyalty, respect, and good work. If not, you can be King of the World, and nobody will follow you willingly, because you're a dick. Yes, you can wield your company-power to fire people, similar to the way dictators keep people in line via the threat of physical violence or imprisonment, but that isn't leadership. It's weak and cowardly despotism.
- AlwaysRock 5y agoYup. This guy used to fly off the handle and lose his temper all the time. Probably had to apologize 1 a week to an employee for saying something nasty just because he couldnt control his emotions.