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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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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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11 people
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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11 people
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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4 people
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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8 people
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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7 people
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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1 person
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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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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2 people
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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2 people
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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1 person
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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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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