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Jim Bauer @porwest (112876) • United States 21 Jan 24

It used to be almost a rule back in the day if you were a manager. You were first in and last out. Period. You don't own the business, and your job is to manage the process, direct the flow, and deal with any issues. It is never...

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There Was A Sign On My Wall

Jim Bauer @porwest (112876) • United States 13 Jan 24

In my office, there was a sign on my wall that read, "Sometimes the best guy to have on your side is the guy who will not always be on your side." I kept it on my wall for a reason. It's a message. And in some ways, a...

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I Work For Me

Jim Bauer @porwest (112876) • United States 8 Dec 22

I think it is an important distinction to make. I do not work for the company I am employed by. I work with the company I am employed by. In other words, it is a give and take. I need and want something they are...

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Slight Change of Plans

Jim Bauer @porwest (112876) • United States 2 Jul 22

There was an "incident" on Wednesday when my coworker had the company truck we share and a nail got into the tire and flattened it—luckily we work in concrete mixer truck mechanic's shops and so one of his customers was...

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"Can YOU work with HARSH TERMS?"

Shavkat @Shavkat (141905) • Philippines 14 Oct 20

When I was still working in China, one of my bosses is so mean when motivating her subordinates. For me, it was fine to deal with her rants at work. The only thing that I did not like it is when she blurted harsh terms. It was not...

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What do you think of your bosses at the office?

Yanzalong @yanzalong (19091) • Indonesia 27 Jun 19

Are they all nice people who never fly off the handle? Or maybe you are not comfortable when they are at the office. In general, bosses are the ones employees are afraid of no matter how nice they are. Some bosses can maintain...

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Happy Hour is over!

besweet @besweet (9831) • Ireland 24 Jan 17

I was working all day today but I was alone at the office and no one was tracking my progress. Then, my boss comes in the afternoon and says "Happy hour is over, it's time to get some work done!". But I have been working...

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Guinea Pigs In The Company

Shavkat @Shavkat (141905) • Philippines 23 Feb 16

It is not literally said, but some companies are not that fully understood the impact of being ready to operate. Right after accomplishing the appropriate requirements in putting up a business, they should know the standard...

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Dine out with the bosses

Ayeizsha @gaiza12 (4884) • Philippines 9 Feb 16

Can't help but share my experience today. Got to eat out with my big bosses earlier. Well not me alone but all 13 members of our team. So, our CEO and 2 co-founders were there. After 5 years of working in the company, I...

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Avoiding conversations with colleagues

Yasser Mattar @yeezermac (145) • Singapore, Singapore 16 Nov 15

Tip on how to avoid conversations with colleagues: Play with your phone. Do whatever you want on it. Play a game, WhatsApp your friends, read the news. But once in a while, look up apologetically with a furrowed brow and say ,...

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People Doing the Least Amount of Work Being Promoted to Management

Madeline Rascon @msrascon (34) • North Salt Lake, Utah 10 Oct 15

Seems like everywhere I've worked the managers are made up of the laziest people in the entire business. Why is is that the people that are the dumbest and do the least amount of work are the ones that stand out and get promoted?...

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Avoid Becoming Friends With Your Boss

angel_smiles @Lolaze (5092) • St. Louis, Missouri 23 Aug 15

Becoming friends with your boss will only lead to trouble. You'll get used and then kicked to the curb when you are no longer useful to them. This happened to me in a previous job. I became friends with my boss after a coworker...

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My Boss

Harriet Steinberg @Happielady85 (384) • United States 10 Feb 13

I work in an office. I have a boss who does not know how to handle people. He handles them as though they are all little kids. He has them do things that is very irrational, and he does not seem to care about how the employees...

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Always smiling @allknowing (153530) • India 21 Jan 13

I have had some idiosyncratic bosses. There was this guy who would stir his coffee with his pencil. And have you heard of someone who would be more concerned with commas and full stops than with the substance of a letter? How...

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Demanding Employer

Iriene88 @Iriene88 (5343) • Malaysia 13 Aug 12

It is wonderful to have a kind, understanding and a good leader type of employer. Many employer seems to be kind at the beginning,however after months of working, the true color surfaces and it is really disappointing to find...

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Ever have to work for an anger junky?

Christine637 @Christine637 (358) • United States 7 Aug 12

OK I don't mind a few outbursts but this boss blows up and says some pretty mean stuff. Most of the time it's directed at his wife who works for the company as well. It's UNBELIEVABLE how these two talk to each other. It is so...

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Thank God there are nice bosses around here.

Resy King @resy21curapika (2151) • Pasay, Philippines 21 Apr 12

I woke up late for an unforgivable reason if you're the boss listening: I stayed too much online that I wasn't paying attention that it was 10:30 PM (MLA) already. And yes; I'm not going to blame my alarm clock like everybody...

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What do you do when you're sleepy and you need to finish something?

bingskee @bingskee (5234) • Philippines 28 Feb 12

I lack sleep. At break of day, I got awakened by an excruciating pain in my stomach. I was forced to get up and go to the CR. I was vomiting with nothing to vomit together with the non-stop pain. I guess it...

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Lazy bosses

sjohnson17 @sjohnson17 (42) • United States 11 Feb 12

How many people out there feel like they can do a better job than their manager or boss? Most managers are suppose to sit back and figure out how to increase sales, how to get their employees better at what they do, make sure they...

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work

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Have you ever had to fire anyone?

Danjoish @Danjoish (14) • United States 4 Feb 12

Or even if you've been fired, what did they say and how did it go? I heard that people try to fire employees on Fridays instead of Mondays because there's less chance of them making a scene. But I'm sure there are more important...