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Call him on his bullshit! Don't be one of the people who lets him skate by because he's the boss. At the end of the day he's just a human being; flaws and all.
by MalcolmDiggs 11y ago
Call him on his bullshit! Don't be one of the people who lets him skate by because he's the boss. At the end of the day he's just a human being; flaws and all.
If I were you I'd take him out for a beer and tell him everything you wrote here. You'll probably be the first person who was ever honest with him about this.
If he has a modicum of character, he'll respect you for it and honor your concerns. If he doesn't care about the issues you bring up then that's beyond your control. In that case you'll have done what you could and I think you can move on to something else with a clear conscience.
- grover_hartmann 11y agoI can do that, but chances are that it won't change anything. He mentions to the development team that workers quit from his company with a smile on his face. He apparently finds abuse and developers quitting from his company amusing.
- grover_hartmann 11y agoI called him out and conforonted him yesterday, I was leaving the office and the conversation was something along the lines of: Me: "I'm leaving." Boss: "Okay." Me: "Can I ask you for a favor?" Boss: "Yes?" Me: "Please call me by my name. I do respect the team so I'd like to get the same respect back." Boss: "Okay, yes" Me: "Bye" Boss: "Bye" I came to the office today and he gave me an apology. He also mentioned that when and if I have a problem again, I can speak my mind to him whenever I want to but in private rather than in front of others. He also mentioned that he was "joking" and that he doesn't call most people by their name. He also mentioned that we are "different" and I'm not sure what he meant by that, but I don't care. Anyway, he said he won't disrespect again and we shaked hands and moved on, but it's good that he apologized. I hope the apology was sincere though.