We are together with the boss

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 14:00

You just need to take it for granted and stop pulling your hair out about its imperfections. Having mastered this thought, you will get rid of mental anguish and get an opportunity for maneuver, which in critical conditions will give you a chance to survive.

We are all humans

Oddly enough, but bosses are people too. Therefore, there is nothing to be surprised at the diversity of their claims, principles and requirements. What one bossy type appreciated in you most of all, another may not need it at all. There are two ways out of this situation:

Quit

The exit is the easiest, but not the best in a competitive labor market. Therefore, before coming to an unambiguous decision, think carefully about everything. Weigh the advantages of your professional position, the disadvantages of your boss, as well as your own prospects for further employment. Depending on what outweighs, and build your further behavior. If you can't come to terms with the kooky bosses, start looking for a new place. And when you find it, give up the popular denunciations "under the curtain."

Bosses are corporate people, they often communicate with each other, so good your incorrect behavior in the old place will reach the new leader.

Come to terms

If changing jobs is not part of your plans, once and for all leave the useless speculations about the insufferability of your own boss. And to make it easier to do this, define the goals. You need a salary, career advancement, work close to home, a lucrative schedule, etc. If the importance of these moments for you is undeniable, you will have to adjust to a tough commanding hand. But first determine how long you are ready to compromise, with which you will not reconcile under any circumstances, and what is unacceptable for you in any case.

This must be done in order not to overstep the line beyond which conformism turns into ordinary sycophancy.

I declare war on you

Worthy of respect, but not everyone can do it. This business is troublesome, costly, with absolutely unpredictable results. Those who decide to embark on the military path should go to the bitter end, otherwise it is better not to get involved in a fight at all. This is not to say that professional battles always end in the defeat of subordinates. Often, negligent bosses fly out of their seats, and a fearless employee leader thus provides a strong impetus for their future careers. But everything can happen and vice versa, especially if the disgruntled bosses have something to complain about. Lonely warriors of professional fronts will need:

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• carefully study the civil code, the company's charter and its own contract;
• document any negotiations;
• be extremely correct;
• strictly observe work discipline.

What to whom

To get along with the chef, you need to decide on his type (see the article on Cleo. Ru "Life with the chef"). This must be done in order to find out what qualities to declare to the authorities, first of all:

Professional will require professionalism from you. Therefore, exclude from the lexicon such phrases as: "well, I don't know", "I can't", "but how to do it?" It is these phrases that signal unprofessionalism. Meanwhile, your boss always knows what to do. Therefore, start conversations with a list of what you have already done, what you are going to do, and only then what difficulties have arisen with this and what help you need.

For Charismatic first of all, devotion is valuable. So demonstrate it in different ways. Vote for the decisions of your boss, demonstrate a complete willingness to implement his crazy ideas (which can then be quietly sabotaged in the field). Always emphasize the importance of exactly those tasks on which your boss turns. Criticism by the Charismatic is assessed as apostasy and is not forgiven.

Prince absolutely contraindicated for proud self-sufficient individuals. He simply will not tolerate them in his environment and sooner or later will push them out of the company. Submission is the quality that will allow you to get along with this boss. You can get away with not doing the job if you give him the opportunity to shout at you and thereby show his superiority.

Clever girl, being usually a very absent-minded subject, needs an organized environment. If giftedness is not your strong point, take it with economy.

Try to save your boss from annoying little things that interfere with work and feel free to count on a promotion.

Strategist professionalism is also required, but, unlike the Professional, he will not tolerate non-performance. A couple of delays, and he will replace you with a less talented person, but more punctual.

Careless the chef is better off not showing too much zeal. They will simply throw all the affairs on you, along with all the responsibility in the complete absence of any gratitude for this (including material). It will be enough in rare minutes of checks to provide all the necessary reports and save your unlucky boss from explanations with high commissions, and then you can beat the thumbs again.

For Detached there is nothing worse than an active subordinate of a boss. This is where it is possible for your laziness to roam! If hard work is not your main virtue, you and your boss will understand each other.

To the patriarch you must be given the opportunity to interfere in your personal affairs, at least at the level of advice. Tell him that you quarreled with your husband, quarreled with a friend, fell ill with scarlet fever and listen carefully to a bunch of recommendations. For this, your boss will love you even more.

Pretentious The main thing is not to interrupt the chief in his reasoning. Let him carry his utter nonsense, you just nod your head respectfully and continue to do everything as you see fit. And when the result exceeds all expectations, say: "Well, Vasily Ivanovich, I did everything exactly as you said." Otherwise, the phrase will help: "Oh, I shouldn't listen to you."

Survival rules

Any bosses can go crazy. And what to do if you happened to turn up under the hot hand?

• Don't look the screaming chef in the eyes, but don't bury yourself on the floor either. The optimal zone is between the eyebrows. Peering into the glabellar space, you will maintain an interested look and will not absorb negative energy. And in no case do not contradict the dispersed bosses. You will express your reasons later, at a more favorable time.
• Start any conversation with general phrases: "Well, when will this rain end" or "Imagine, there is another earthquake in Kamchatka." It's funny, but this way you will discharge the boss who is already ready to let all the dogs down and set him up in a more peaceful way. After the "opening speech", you can move on to the main thing. And the "main thing" is given from the list of what you have done on the problem, and only then proceed to disastrous results.
• But the audience should always end in a positive way: "I'll do everything by five o'clock" or "I'll sit down for the calculations immediately." It is the last phrases that are remembered from the entire conversation.

Out of range

Nowadays, the fashionable freelance (teleworking) creates such an unusual problem as communication with the virtual bosses. And here, in order to build relationships, certain skills are needed.

• A charming smile, a neat appearance, a properly conducted interview in this case is replaced by the ability to express your thoughts on paper. To do this, it does not hurt to study the technique of business writing. A polite greeting, the first paragraph - the essence of the problem, then - accompanying explanations, and in the end - hopes for a long and fruitful cooperation. In conclusion, again, a polite curtsey and coordinates. However, even a properly structured text will irrevocably spoil its illiterate execution. So, in the hopes of a new job, repeat the rules of Russian grammar.
• The boss's tricks have to be endured even if he is virtual. In his hearts he writes that you are not his only one (what a pity!) And he simply is not able to answer all your messages. So, next time, be sure to add in your letter an apology for the time he has to spend on you.
• Sometimes dilute the correspondence with telephone conversations. The voice of a remote boss, or rather his intonation, can tell you much more about your prospects than even the most fruitful correspondence.

Of course, communication is a multifaceted thing, and it is difficult to give advice for all occasions. The main thing to remember is that if you wish, you can build relationships with any person, even with your own boss.