Poll of the Day > Do you have an incompetent boss?

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I do, and it really pisses me off.

I'm working for over a year in the same company and I'm looking for work in another place for some time now, because I just can't stand it anymore.

I have a boss that's disorganized, usually stays late on the work place (because of the lack of organization) and doesn't work well under pressure.

I mean. How the hell is she the boss, when she's not even capable of working under pressure? I think having your stuff well organized is crucial as well, but damn, she could at least have one of those atributes.

It's really frustrating, jesus christ, I can't wait to find a new job, I'm only 25 years old, but I don't think I could stand to stay there even if I was 50 and really needed the money...

Like 70% of people are incompetent, so the same would be true of people in management
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All three of the people above me are very good at their jobs, and the guy above those three is amazing at his job

no, I AM the incompetent boss.
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I hate this argument so much anywhere else, but do you genuinely know your boss's job that well to make claims like that? Playing devil's advocate here, not calling anyone a liar or that they're overreacting.

Sometimes it helps to learn a bit more about those in charge and what they have to do. Then from there you can try to pitch it a little extra to alleviate those stressors. It's supposed to be a team working together, not a bunch of individuals all working around each other.

GanglyKhan posted...

I hate this argument so much anywhere else, but do you genuinely know your boss's job that well to make claims like that? Playing devil's advocate here, not calling anyone a liar or that they're overreacting.

Sometimes it helps to learn a bit more about those in charge and what they have to do. Then from there you can try to pitch it a little extra to alleviate those stressors. It's supposed to be a team working together, not a bunch of individuals all working around each other.

I gave her the benefit of the doubt way too many times. She already admitted countless times that I was right whenever I say we should be more organized on the workplace, after she lets all the work near the due date. She always says "you're right, we need to change the working method".

Words she can provide. But everything remains the same.

I questioned myself if I could do her work. After over one year working for her and getting to know what's done in our department, I sure that I could do her work MUCH better, since I work well under pressure and I have way better organization skills.

I don't want to sound cocky, but it's the truth, I would save the company money if I was in charge, and we would perform better.

But on the other hand, I know that there's not a single person in the world that is irreplaceable in the workplace. I want to feel that I have proper (healthy) competition in the workplace, as I want to be challenged and don't want to be a stagnant 25 year old. But it's just ridiculous and frustrating how unorganized and inefficient my boss is.

And there's another thing. She is a terrible person manager as well, as she's not capable to motivate any of the people that work for her.

I don't consider her to be dumb. She is actually quite smart and she taught me to be more careful with all the small details that are important, since we report information to the public. That's important, and I give her that.

But that's simply not enough for her to be suitable for her job as a boss.

GanglyKhan posted...

I hate this argument so much anywhere else, but do you genuinely know your boss's job that well to make claims like that? Playing devil's advocate here, not calling anyone a liar or that they're overreacting.

Sometimes it helps to learn a bit more about those in charge and what they have to do. Then from there you can try to pitch it a little extra to alleviate those stressors. It's supposed to be a team working together, not a bunch of individuals all working around each other.

Why do you immediately assume they don't know their bosses job?

Across all my jobs I have always helped my boss with their work, and witnessed coworkers do the same
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Muscles posted...

Why do you immediately assume they don't know their bosses job?

Don't take it personally for someone else lol tiago was chill about it.

tiago92 posted...

...But that's simply not enough for her to be suitable for her job as a boss.

I like that you gave her multiple chances at proving herself to you as a worker. Most people make snap decisions about people, so props to you for having patience.

It sounds like she's able to be modest and she does admit fault, both good traits, but unfortunately, that only goes so far when performance is consistently subpar. That sucks for you, I hope things work out there or you're able to get some extra pull at decision making to make changes you'd like to see.

The principals at my school are freaking great.

I strongly dislike the superintendent, however.
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GanglyKhan posted...

I like that you gave her multiple chances at proving herself to you as a worker. Most people make snap decisions about people, so props to you for having patience.

It sounds like she's able to be modest and she does admit fault, both good traits, but unfortunately, that only goes so far when performance is consistently subpar. That sucks for you, I hope things work out there or you're able to get some extra pull at decision making to make changes you'd like to see.

Unfortunately, nothing ever will change there, and the only way I could change something is to replace my boss, which is something that won't happen in the near future, since she's not even 50 yet and I honestly don't know how the bosses are appointed. But I wouldn't want to be the boss anyway, since I also see that that company is doomed, unless they make a revolution and sack lots of people and hire new (good) staff.

It's a public bus transportation company. I mean. That says it all.

I need new challenges, otherwise I'll go crazy.

GanglyKhan posted...

Muscles posted...
Why do you immediately assume they don't know their bosses job?

Don't take it personally for someone else lol tiago was chill about it.

Oh I'm not taking it personally or attacking you, or anything along those lines
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Muscles posted...

GanglyKhan posted...

Muscles posted...
Why do you immediately assume they don't know their bosses job?

Don't take it personally for someone else lol tiago was chill about it.

Oh I'm not taking it personally or attacking you, or anything along those lines

My bad, man. I can't read into context at all online.

Hope you get yourself a new job soon, TC.

GanglyKhan posted...

Hope you get yourself a new job soon, TC.

Thanks, man

I don't have a boss.

Well, not exactly true, my boss left the company so my "official" boss is his boss, but he only shows up in our office about 4 times a year. But yea, that guy is an idiot.
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Dikitain posted...

I don't have a boss.

Well, not exactly true, my boss left the company so my "official" boss is his boss, but he only shows up in our office about 4 times a year. But yea, that guy is an idiot.

I just don't know how some people get hired, let alone being the boss.

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My boss is pretty good at his job. He is in charge of 14 locations though, so occasionally things will fall through the cracks. Especially when we reach the quitting season, and need to hire several people at once.

My previous boss was an idiot. He kept claiming mileage for places he wasn't traveling to, trying to cheat the company out of petty cash. Kind of pathetic actually.
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I worked under a woman who argued for months that 1/X = 0.5, when X was always an unknown value. This was in relation to the percentage value of inbound calls from specific departments. She got paid double what I made to be this stupid, and I have an engineering degree and had taught physics before working at that place.
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I have had a few... the worst being "Trump with no money" boss. I'm not exaggerating. He wouldn't hire women because he cheated on his first wife with a younger one he worked with... Then there's the unapologetic bigotry. Everything was always an argument with him because he knew nothing and always thought he was right.
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Ugh, my boss transfered into my dept about a month ago and now we are all working 60+ hour work weeks because hes an idiot thats in way over his head.

I am the...



VeeVees posted...

no, I AM the incompetent boss.

Damnit!
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Incompetent? No. Prejudiced pompous asshole? For sure.
Luckily, most of the staff has been here for years and can operate autonomously. The boss is mainly just a figurehead.

They've announced that they are retiring next year though. Who knows what we'll end up with next? The devil you know...
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TheCyborgNinja posted...

Everything was always an argument with him because he knew nothing and always thought he was right.

I can't stand people that have zero humility and think their always right. They are just one of the biggest idiots on the planet, but they are just so clueless that they will never learn.

Sometimes we need to get an extra dose of patience to handle that.

I'm my own boss, so yes.
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