happyhoix
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Post by happyhoix on Mar 19, 2014 7:16:13 GMT -5
I have two family members just like this.
They have lists of enemies dating back to their childhoods that are permanently lodged in their brains.
Oh so much fun to be around.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2014 7:22:10 GMT -5
75% of my coworkers are related to the owner/boss lady. I don't know if she's bullying them or if that is how they all treat each other so I stay out of it. I shut her down immediately when she tried doing it to me, however. I told her that she can't speak to her employees like that (didn't bring up relatives) and that all she has to do it tell me how she wants something done and I will do it that way. I haven't had a problem with her since!
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happyhoix
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Post by happyhoix on Mar 19, 2014 7:38:50 GMT -5
Strangely enough, I've never worked for a woman. (I'm in a STEM field).
However, I've seen a few asshat women supervisors in action, as well as several asshat males ones.
I would say a common failing in asshat supervisors of both sexes is the inability to stand outside themselves and see how others perceive them.
The worst asshat male supervisor I knew was sent to special Failed Supervisor school. During the school, he had to send surveys to his direct reports to find out what they thought of him as a supervisor. All of them said he was an asshole to work with, which flabbergasted the asshat supervisor. He claimed he had no idea people thought of him like that. Same for the worst asshat female supervisor at our company - she literally caused her direct report to have to go to the ER with heart palpitations, because she was so nasty to her, but afterwards, the supervisor insisted she was 'as nice as could be' to her direct report and she had no idea why the direct report was upset. I don't know if it's lack of empathy, or lack of ability to hear how they sound when they're speaking, or what. But both sexes are equally bad at it.
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