Feb 21 2009
Bad Boss Blues
It pays to try and have a good relationship with your boss, but sometimes, bosses are bad news. I have worked for mostly men. The few women I worked for happened to be terrific and good mentors. Some of the men were good people and fine bosses and then, there were a couple who I remember with a cringe.
One guy was very untrustworthy. He was threatened by the fact that I had great rapport with the employees, so just for fun, he would lie to them about me.
For example, I used to oversee several plants and one of them was in Kentucky, this guy would tell the plant manager that I was making fun of him and mimicking him behind his back, which was completely false.
I had to work hard to rebuild my relationship with the plant manager, who eventually realized that my boss was an ass. Bosses who cannot be trusted are among the worst of the lot.
