Bosses and co-workers from HELL!

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Listen to my IPOD

10% (3)

Take tranquilizers

10% (3)

Move to another part of the work space

20% (6)

Look for another job

20% (6)

Go to the gym and beat the hell out of the punching bag

13% (4)

Make photocopies of their company pictures and use for a dart board

3% (1)

Secretly sabotage their workspace

10% (3)

Going digging for dirt on them for blackmail purposes

3% (1)

Send them random hate mail and vague threats

0% (0)

Wait till they get drunk at a party and post the pictures on the Net

10% (3)

Total Votes : 30

(last vote on : 3/22/2007 9:48:03 PM)
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Vendaval -> Bosses and co-workers from HELL! (2/23/2007 8:00:15 PM)
Ever have one of "those weeks", where your bosses and co-workers seem more stupid and incompetent than usual? How do you cope? Any creative solutions for dealing with stupidity and laziness? Let's hear them.... (Poll edited to add more options because I hit the send button too soon!) [:-]

HydroMaster -> RE: Bosses and co-workers from HELL! (2/23/2007 8:01:58 PM)
Had to vote for both on that one. If those don't work I resort to going postal.

SusanofO -> RE: Bosses and co-workers from HELL! (2/23/2007 8:19:31 PM)
I vote for ultimately seeking other employment (after a few months of tranquilizers first, maybe. What can I say? I'm a wee bit of a martyr, and hold out the impossible hope things will somehow magically improve, if the situation is awful. But only if the problem is one I can realistically view as a short-term one.) But in the long-run, life really is too short to waste in really miserable situations, if it can be avoided, IMO. I've had bosses I've loved and a few that weren't so great. I've had some really rewarding jobs. I've rarely had any problems with co-workers (I've been lucky that way) but I did have a "boss from Hell." I had a female boss once that actually rarely showed up at work. She didn't even know who some of our top clients were, plus, she had the attention span of a gnat. She'd stroll into the office about 10 or 11a.m. (if at all) - sometimes she phoned to say she'd just be at "her (country) club that day", instead (seriously). Meanwhile, my department (who was immediately resposible to her) were just toiling away, doing all of the work she didn't do - and without any guidance whatsoever (not that hers would have mattered much, since she had the IQ of a fruit-fly). When she did appear at work, she made sure she let everyone at work know about how she'd had this seriously "derprived childhood", but that since she'd married her millionaire stock-broker husband, things were now looking rosy. Translation: I don't need this job, really, and don't care how I behave or treat anyone. This went on for months and months. The administration at this company was so bad, they were all either out playing golf, or just not minding the store. Nobody at the top even realized she was ever AWOL. No kidding. One night, I was going home, and it was way past the time everyone else had gone (it was about 7pm), and she was there (surprisingly). She told me I'd have to stay a bit later, because some project "urgently needed attention". Something inside me just snapped. I turned around and said to her: "Then you do it. I'm leaving. I and my entire department have been dealing with your lack of reponse and general laziness for months. I don't think it's too much to ask you to at least show up for work. If you don't want this job, why don't you just quit? Are you afraid your husband wouldn't think you're a modern woman, if you didn't pretend to have a career? Because you're just pretending to have one, you know. And everyone else who has a brain here, knows it, too. Also - I quit!" So. I am not the person to ask, maybe. But - it is the only time in my entire working life I've ever just completely lost my temper at work. She was just terrible, as a boss (and also as a person) - but I really should have gone to Personnel and complained about her before I quit. I'd just lost faith it would matter at all, the administration was so almost non-existent at that company. After I left, almost my entire department did, too (nobody wanted to work with this woman, or be accountable to such an idiot). I felt a little guilty about leaving, or at least not handling it better. But my sanity was really at stake, at that point, I felt. I found another job within a month, at a better salary, so all was not lost. I can deal with a challenging co-worker. I am a hard worker, and pretty easy-going, and get along fine w/most everyone. But (IMO) a really bad boss can make someone's life miserable. If the situation is really really bad, then it's not a crime to look for other employment. It's not a character flaw, or a reflection on you. If you've got a terrible situation, you might need to leave. On the other hand, everyone has a challenging day here and there - and it could be "just one of those days" (or even weeks). in which case, I just try to come home and chill. Relax. Take a hot bath. Listen to some music or tv. But if it starts being "just one of those months", it might be time to check out other options? Good luck and hang in (if it's worth it). - Susan

Vendaval -> RE: Bosses and co-workers from HELL! (2/23/2007 8:38:40 PM)
Damn girl! That took real ovarios. I compliment you on standing up to an idiot. Is there a chance that the company existed just as a tax shelter for the owners? quote: ORIGINAL: SusanofO Something inside me just snapped. I turned around and said to her: "Then you do it. I'm leaving. I and my entire department have been dealing with your lack of reponse and general laziness for months. I don't think it's too much to ask you to at least show up for work. If you don't want this job, why don't you just quit? Are you afraid your husband wouldn't think you're a modern woman , if you didn't pretend to have a career? Because you're just pretending to have one, you know. And everyone else who has a brain here, knows it, too. Also - I quit!" - Susan

SusanofO -> RE: Bosses and co-workers from HELL! (2/23/2007 8:41:27 PM)
My sister (the attorney) asked me the same question. She predicted they'd be bankrupt within two years, and be "out of business". And guess what? They were. They folded within 18 months after I left. - Susan

Vendaval -> RE: Bosses and co-workers from HELL! (2/23/2007 8:59:40 PM)
That is a very predictable outcome with management and ownership of such poor quality. And the mass exodus from your department would be a red flag to anyone with an ounce of sense. I have seen this happen countless times. When the first person gets the courage to leave a poor work environment, many of the other workers follow suit. Glad you moved on to better opportunities. [:D] quote: ORIGINAL: SusanofO My sister (the attorney) asked me the same question. She predicted they'd be bankrupt within two years, and be "out of business". And guess what? They were. They folded within 18 months after I left. - Susan

soultoshare -> RE: Bosses and co-workers from HELL! (2/24/2007 12:33:25 AM)
I hung a big "BANG HEAD HERE" sign on the wall...offended 'em all......loved every minute of it! Every so often when things they did would get extremely stupid, I would go over and pound on the wall......one of my firends who can draw added a big bloody mark on it....that's when they made me take it down.......no sense of humor! I tend to call a spade a spade, and I'll never forget the boss' face the day I told him that if brains were dynamite, he wouldn't be able to even blow his nose.......did the old fish face stutter thing, and went and hid in his office for the rest of the shift. Works every time!

SusanofO -> RE: Bosses and co-workers from HELL! (2/24/2007 12:57:36 AM)
I used to have a Bulletin Board in my cubicle (same job I mentioned before). I didn't want to out-right offend anyone, but was really growing weary of folks just showng up to chat, when I had tons of work to do sometimes. They'd just go on and on soemtimes, and I'd have a deadline I had to meet, and sometimes, even when I said that in a nice way, they'd still go on and on... During these times, there were metal buttons with sayings printed on them that I'd bought at a great card and party store in town, that I'd pin to the bulletin board, in hopes that the chatters would maybe read them and get the hint I was busy. I didn't want to hurt feelings, but some of them were really funny. One said: "If I promise to miss you, will you please go away?" People would peer into my cube, and if that button was on the board (I always made sure it was highly visible - and it wasn't always there, so people would usually notice if it was, if they were in my cubicle) sometimes they really did just smile and then they'd say "hi" and say they'd catch me later and leave - so it did work, sometimes. - Susan

acissej -> RE: Bosses and co-workers from HELL! (2/24/2007 4:35:12 AM)
It depends on how bad they're being, and stupidity and/or incompetency alone aren't enough to get me completely riled up. Usually, I'll get pissed off, close my office door and start sending out my resume. If I'm still steaming when I get home, I'll use my punching bag, or sit in my car and let out one long, satisfying scream of rage. If you don't have a punching bag or downstairs neighbors, I think it's also very satisfying to find a big, hardcover dictionary and slam it against the floor as hard as you can.

missturbation -> RE: Bosses and co-workers from HELL! (2/24/2007 4:59:01 AM)
Give up work and be lazy yourself. Be your own boss [:D]

NorthernGent -> RE: Bosses and co-workers from HELL! (2/24/2007 5:36:14 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Vendaval Ever have one of "those weeks", where your bosses and co-workers seem more stupid and incompetent than usual? How do you cope? Any creative solutions for dealing with stupidity and laziness? Let's hear them.... (Poll edited to add more options because I hit the send button too soon!) [:-] If your co-workers are bordering on useless, have a manipulative chat with your boss aimed at getting him/her to manage them without actually saying "they're shit". If your boss is useless, then it's a case of managing him/her or leaving - be as proactive and competent as possible and your boss will leave you to get on with it - in peace.

KatyLied -> RE: Bosses and co-workers from HELL! (2/24/2007 6:05:58 AM)
If I Had a Shiny Gun (Dorothy Parker) If I had a shiny gun, I could have a world of fun Putting bullets through the brain Of the folks that give me pain. If I had some poison gas, I could make the moments pass Bumping off a number of People whom I do not love. But I have no lethal weapon So does fate our pleasure step on. And they are alive and well, Who should be, by rights, In Hell. ---------- I can remember (many years ago), copying that poem on bright red paper and posting it on my bulletin board at work. One of my bosses told me it was "inappropriate and unprofessional." So, I remedied the situation by placing it behind my calendar. With some of the bright paper sticking out on the bottom. That way they knew that it was still lurking in the background. About quitting a job. That is a decision I would weigh carefully. I have a job that is pretty good. It has good benefits, a retirement benefit that would be difficult to match anywhere else. So I wouldn't leave unless there was a significant pay increase with the new job. You have to weigh everything, not just dislike for a job.

MysticFireTopaz -> RE: Bosses and co-workers from HELL! (2/24/2007 6:37:10 AM)
For me, it depends on whether it's the boss or co-workers who are making my life hell. I think my relationship with my boss is very important and make every effort to make it work. That is the person who writes my reviews, determines my salary increases, recommends me for promotions and bonuses, etc. If there is somethimg that is unfair or annoying, I will generally talk to them to let them know how I feel and give them an opportunity to correct the situation. If they fail to do so, it shows me they don't care and I will generally either seek a transfer within the same company or look elsewhere. If it's a co-worker, I'll follow the same approach, but I generally won't quit or transfer because of them. If they are doing something unfair or annoying, I will generally talk to them first to make them aware of the situation and see if they will do something about it on their own. If not, and it is a serious problem, I would probably talk to the manager and have them talk to the person, especially if it affected morale or productivity. If their behavior was against company policy (something like sexual harassment or being drunk at work, etc), and the boss won't address it, I would bring it to the attention of Human Resources. If it's only a minor annoyance, I might take steps to deal with the problem on my own. For example, I have a co-worker who unknowingly (or so she says) whistles whenever she listens to CD's. The first several times she did this, I politely asked her to stop. She did, but then the next time she listened, she started whistling again as if I had never talked to her. It was driving me up the wall, but a pair of earplugs solved the problem. We have different bosses and hers works in another state, so I am not going to bring up something petty like that with him. She also has a habit of butting in on my conversations, thinking she can offer assistance when she really can't. When she does this, I will assertively say to her "We're fine and don't require assistance, thank you," and then just ignore her and she goes away. Lady Topaz

LaTigresse -> RE: Bosses and co-workers from HELL! (2/24/2007 7:34:41 AM)
Well, since I am the manager I kinda am the boss and therefore responsible for the overall atmosphere of the place. If it sucks then I better change it.

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