Bad Employee

Happy Monday WWW!!!!

If yesterday is lazy Sunday today is Monday Blues!!!





Normally, on Monday I will be expecting sms from staff reporting they will be late,on EL (self declared extend off day),MC and many more excuses.

Nothing much we can do but just to deal with this lazy people.



We always bitch or talk about Bad Boss and so on.

Now, let us reflect to ourself as an employee and how Bosses categorized their employee.



Bad attitude employee :



1. Unreliable

2. Unwillingness to take responsibility

3. Procrastination

4. Resistance to change

5. Negative attitude (this is major gravity to the organisation)

6. Unwillingness to learn

7. Calculating



So ??? still wanna bitch about your boss???

Change yourself ,stop whining!!!

Be thankful that you still getting your full paycheck at the end of the month!

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Control Freak Boss

Did you ever work with control freak boss before?

I did!

Who are this control freak boss?

They are :

1. Micro Manager


2. Driver


3. controller


4. slave driver

Well, people in these days and age, jobs are not easy to knock the door upon and we might deal with it rather than just quitting!



I know its hard, let us try our best,ok?



I once worked with this boss who breathing behind my back 24 hours.

The control not just on your work but also on weekend which suppose to be our off day. No boss day! And would want to know who you eat with ,where you go, what you doing and more and more to report to.

 

During office hours is worst!

He even control on the way I answer call and the way I replied to phone calls. Every single thing need to be approved even the way you do thing. Sorry! basically I am just a puppet. That was on my 1st month working with him. Oppsss! forgot to mentioned when I am about to join him, one of person I met in industry had warned me about him. According to my friend, he is well known as slavery boss.OMG! What can I say??? Too late! I signed the offer letter and resigned from my current job.

I have no choice but to move forward and face whatever challenge coming towards me.

Hey! what and achievement, I survived him 3 1/2 year though! People in the industry totally salute me for being the longest survivor ever. hehehehe

Now I can sing that 'SURVIVOR' song???

 I really appreciate what I have learnt from him. He thought me a lot despite his torturing moment to me. I wish he back off a little then he will be a prefect boss! He is main contributor for I am now.

Thank you Boss!!!

How to manage control freak boss?

• Be proactive


• listen to what your boss wants


• build up trust to your boss and ensure he trust you


• Try to find good thing about him and try to see him as a human


• Most important - control your anger and be patient and more tolerance


• Self motivated and stay positive

Few note  I normally do when handling this kind of boss,

•  Inform my Boss even before he ask me


• Present to him before he even think about asking about it


• I always analyse thing and situation then giving proposal with pros and cons then conclude with recommendation.


• I try to think on behalf of my boss to ease his burden


• What ever I do , I will put all my effort and do the best. 


• aware about the market industry and try my best to update him on what the competitor are doing.

Try your best and good luck!

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Managing Up

Managing up! It sounds like we need to be a sucker? Manipulating your Boss?
Nay!!!! That is not what it mean.....

I survived few difficult bosses and now still surviving of their mental tortured! ahahaha ... just kidding!!! not that bad. For me managing Bosses or managing up , is very challenging task. Too kind to good is too boring for me to work with them. hahahaha... yeah! another psycho statement from me.

To me Managing up is more win win situation and benefit to both parties.

Most important tips to managing up :

1. Understand you Boss's preferences
2. Be honest and trustworthy (don't be a CNN)
3. Understand boss thoughts and agenda (there is always a reason behind his instruction. If don't know their objective...ASK!)
4. Loyal and committed
5.always come out with solutions instead of create problems
6.Don't give your boss surprises(not funny, OK!!!)
7.Find out your boss weaknesses
8. Know your boss dislike (eg. he hate late comers or hate disorganized people)
9.Understand yourself (if you don't understand yourself ....go back and reflect before start dealing with your boss)
10. Know your own strengths and weaknesses.

In short , always think like your boss and you will understand him well.
Adapt to your boss rather than expect boss adapt to you. Whatever you do ...you will never win your boss!

This is strictly my personal view. If you have any other thoughts please don't hesitate to email me direct or leave your comments.

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Good Boss

  
The other day when I wrote about Bad Boss , I received messages from the bosses on why not I write on Good Bosses too. OK ok... I will.
We have good and bad like we have Ying and Yang for everything around us.

Bad Boss
- We hate them and we cursed them too!
- We have no respect towards them at all.
- We dare not step on them

Good Boss
- We love them!
- We praised them and we respect them.
- Sometimes we step on the head too :)

There is Pros & Cons to be good boss. 

Good Boss .....

1. They listened
2. The don't do finger pointing
3. They be your mentor
4. Good communication skills and communicate down the information.
5. High morale
6. Aware and observant
7. Good in recognition and value the employee.
8. Very understanding
9. Roll up the sleeves to go down to the field. They know how the process for every work done.
10. Resourceful and always thinking outside the box to solve problems.

All bosses.... Happy???

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Bad Boss

I my previous entry I wrote on 'How to survive difficult Boss'  and office politics.
Working with difficult boss is one of the hardest challenge in work life.
Face it! you may love your job but if you hate your boss .... how are you going to continue working???
You won't stay long there... again I repeat this phrase - 'People quit the boss not the job or company'.

Find out your boss type or which type of boss , are you????

The Dictator
- Their leadership style is authoritative style but open for input and they prefer direct communication style.
- they know everything and expect everything to be done on his way. Whoa!!! I worked with one before. Horrible!

The Abuser
- get ready to be cursed and be hurt.
- They are basically is a toxic person. If you kind of sensitive person you may end up your day miserably and in tears.huhuhuhuhuh...so sad!!!

The Idiot
- ah! this type no nothing about what they are doing. They be your boss because they are luckier.
- the worst thing is they themselve never realise they are an idiot! hahahaha
- they may end up making hasty decisions due to lack of knowledge and information. DANGEROUS!!!!

The Procrastinator
- not very organised and end up being indecisive. Ah! make thing difficult for people to move on!

The Micromanager
- this type of Boss can never let go.
- can't give up on their control and make sure they involve in every detail of the work.
- Basically the company live with him and die together with him too.

Many more to list down... whatever we do just try to understand our boss and try to work around him. Stratergies your way to deal with him to make sure your working relation successful and if you see yourself as highlevel people try your way to managing up! I talk about managing up soon.

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Office Politics

For those who just started work, Welcome to adulthood!
Earn some cash , be committed and take responsible.
Working life is not as easy as student life. But hey student life is not easy too!
Well trust me working life is a lot tougher.

Not only all about work you need to concern and be prepared for office politic.
Say what? Politic? I am not working in parliament or white house or blue house.
Just decent job want to earn cash then live.

Hahahaha... don't be so naive.
There are people around us when we are working even in animal community they have politic.
Office politic can make you loose you job and can make you climb up higher.
Well it depends how smart you are in playing this game. Yup! I call this office game instead of office politic.

How to make sure you are playing smart game in office?

1. Be focus on circle of imfluence
Bitching and complaining is a norm in office world! Gossipping can be the release to your stress. When somebody gossipping about you and trying to bring you down in front of your boss... don't feel victimised but instead just stay focus to your circle of influence. You may not change on the eventual outcome but you could walk away knowing that you have done the best within the circumtances. Well trust me your boss will come to appreciate you as someone understanding and positive.

2. Don't take side
It is normal you come to the situation where you are the sandwiche. What you need to do? Be focus on business and what is the objective behind the whole situation and never take side. If need arise to comment stay within neutral side and to give more constructive opinion which lead towards the ultimate business objective.

3. Don't get personal
EQ challenge for everybody. You need to build you own alliance which you could tap into. This can cover you during any crisis when ill intention people who trying to screw you up. People tend to remember moment when they were humiliated or insulted. Be nice to people around you and do not burst out! How good you are in your work if other people see you as difficult people to work with and no way your boss will promote you.

4. Know your choice
You can't beat them join them! You read that phrase somewhere? Well its common! That is normal human reaction for survival. Whatever you do make sure your choice are healthy for your growth!

5. What you need to achieve?
Do you know resistence is always difficult and people hate resistence? When conflict situation arise try ti mitigate in peace and try to resolve focus towards the business objective.
Boss will always appreciate someone who is mature , strategic and can be entrusted with bigger responsibilities.

Important note to all .... be humble and think before you talk or act. Always think on the consequences for both. You can make many friends in work place or in life for sure but don't create an enemy!

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