Seraph Chronicles

Bosses

As we all know there are different types of people, hence there are different types of bosses, here I would like to touch on the different personalities of bosses, no offense to all the bosses out there, but if you find it offending then that would mean you are as what is described here and it is probably a good time to reflect upon yourself and be aware of how your employees view and think of you. The things said here are probably things you would not and most advised not to say straight at your boss’ face, as you know la, you might get yourself into hot soup and that is not the intention of this article. Just take it casually and have a good laugh, and be reassured that there are people out there sharing the same frustrations as you have, perhaps it will give you some much needed relief. So now let’s head on to our nominees:

The I’m the boss thus I know more and better than you boss: I’m sure we’ve faced this sort of boss at least once, but chances are this is where the majority of bosses fall into, but never fret, there are good bosses out there, they’re just a rare breed that’s hard to find. Now this category of boss likes to flaunt their status and throw their weight around, nothing you say will move their opinion, even if your opinion is the better one, or in a matter of fact is THE CORRECT one, you will still be considered as incorrect, incompetent, unable to follow orders, a dumbass trying to be a smartass, and the list goes on. Now what do you do? Absolutely nothing, just listen to what the BOSS says, BOSS ma, head also bigger than people, voice also louder than people, and the only absolute correct and smart person is him/herself. But the best part of this category is that you can have the last laugh when things go wrong doing it the BOSS’ way, the bad? You’ll still ultimately get the blame for the mess and have to be the one who cleans up the mess, but still you will have that grin and satisfaction when things go wrong.

The propose ideas so I can steal them kind of boss: are the lowest of the low. Unable to make constructive ideas or decisions, yet you wonder why he/she is sitting at a higher position than you. Well guess no further, the secret? Steal others ideas and make them their own! These boss’ will ask for your opinions, ideas, listen attentively, and then slam the door in your face saying that your proposal sucked and you have no creativity or ability of thought whatsoever but you later find that a similar or even a carbon copy of what you just proposed was being proposed to higher management and has gotten the green light. The irony? You will have to implement and carry out the very same proposal that you had the door slammed in your face earlier, the reason? You proposed it earlier, so that makes you the best candidate to carry out the project, however, you get none of the credit for the idea, what’s left for you is the chance to carry out the project to fruition while someone else is being praised for ‘their’ bright ideas. What can you do? Keep your mouth shut and your ideas closer to your heart, and if you really must give an idea, don’t give your best one, at least it won’t hurt that much when the door slams in your face later on.

The work work work till you drop boss: expects their employees to be 24 hour work machines that do not stop working and keep going even if they’re sick, hungry or on the brink of death. The reason? Hey you getting salary from me you know, so you are my ‘kuli’ my slave, you better make every cent I pay you worth it, hence you don’t get to go for lunch hour, no leave, MC, public holiday, but I’ll give you lots of OT! Now you’re going to love OT, you get more time to enjoy the office air conditioner, and you can save on your home electricity bills! Now how good is that? On top of that I might pay you a measly extra few bucks for your worthless time doing that dream project of yours and making lots of money for me! What do you do? Learn what you can and need and start looking for another boss right away, if not you’re going to lose your health, social life, love life, family and pretty much everything else that’s important to you.

The 600 bucks a month salary is more than enough for you boss: thinks that the amount of salary he/she is paying the employees is such a grand sum that he expects quality people and quality work done. Well if you happen to end up in such a situation, then you must have been really desperate for a job at the time of employment. Nothing much can be done here except hold out the storm till you find a sunnier place to move to.

The what’s past is past boss: will not remember your achievements and deeds you have done before and will murder you the very instant you make a mistake. Realistically, most bosses are of this category as well, what did you achieve? Don’t remember la, I only remember you made some broken image links 5 years ago and had to come back in the middle of the night to fix it. Simply devastating I tell you, broken images on the website, can cause the company to go bankrupt you know!? Now tell me again what you have/had contributed to the company? Though it’s somewhat a norm and is indeed reality, but it’s also the most frustrating of all. What do you do? Be 1000% percent more careful with your work, double check, triple check, heck just keep checking long after you have submitted the project, and never stop checking till the project has lost its importance to the company!

The understanding and generous boss: will give recognition to its employees and ample rewards for the achievement. A highly rare and endangered breed nearing extinction. You need not worry much with this category, and is probably the only place where the old saying “Work hard and you shall be rewarded” can be applied to. Wish you all the best of luck finding this breed, and a hearty congratulations to those who already did, mind to introduce to me ka?

Now did I miss out anything? If any boss’ out there think that I’ve left your breed out do not hesitate to let me know so I may add you into the list, all are welcome