Immature bosses

@knicnax (2233)
Philippines
July 4, 2010 10:05pm CST
Hi all This is about a friend of mine who has a very immature boss. Here's the story. We used to work for the same company, I left because I had a very immature supervisor and there was a better job, paying waaay better. My friend is still with the company. We're from different bosses so we didn't have the same boss. Anyway, we were talking the other day. He's very upset because he was demoted. We think it' unfair. My friend is really brilliant. Here's his story, most of which I have witnessed. He's a fresh graduate and worked for the company as a marketing officer. He has a brilliant mind was able to close in deals. Recently, his sales contribution sky-rocketed and he was poised to be the marketing manager. Everyone could see his efforts and the results. Everyone was happy for him and rooting for him. They recently did an assessment of employees and my friend got the highest rating. The manager of our center, and the other centers as well joked his boss that my friend is so good that he doesn't need to work anymore. My friend could do what he's doing. I guess this joke ticked off his boss. His boss started to annoy everyone. He would use other people's computers and just browse in facebook, eat lollipos in front of the others, and let others deal with the stuff needed for the deadline which he should be doing. He held a meeting and told the whole marketing team that not because you get the highest rating means you could embarrass him or be over confident. After a few days, he called another meeting and with my friend and the boss' crony and handed most of my friends job to the crony and the other marketing staff. It's unfair, and really immature of my friend's boss. I don't know why he has to stoop down from his high position and do that to my friend. He's the marketing head of all centers for crying out loud! He wants to take credit for everything, heck, I bet he wants to take credit for making my friend such a great worker! Really makes you wonder why these people ever become bosses
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6 responses
@ratyz5 (7808)
• Philippines
9 Jul 10
Your friend can file a complaint against this abusive boss that he has. I mean, the behavior that he showed isn't professional. Not very professional at all. Other employees can testify to that unethical and immature boss. I guess that's why employees should have unions so that if something bad happens to one of them, you'll have the whole union to face against. Because if that can happen to one of them, its possible that it can happen to others as well. If that doesn't help, your friend should just resign and find a better job that treats him better and recognizes his brilliance compared to that envious excuse for a Marketing Head.
@knicnax (2233)
• Philippines
11 Jul 10
Oh yeah. That company doesn't have unions! Why didn't we think of that? Anyway, filing a complaint won't help much, because filing a complaint would mean giving the complaint the the CEO, because that's the only person higher than his boss, also there's the fact that the CEO and the immature boss are friends, so it's kinda hard to pin something against him. I really wish he'd find a new job
@Anlufet (27)
• Philippines
8 Jul 10
Seems his boss saw him as a threat; that your friend can be better than him. Insecurities can sometimes be a real pain and make people do dumb moves. One of the most basic role of a manager is to mold and support the growth of his subordinates. If he doesn't do that, he will only end up holding the company back which in turn holds back his career growth. After all, a manager backed with a team of well seasoned professionals will always outperform a manager backed with team of low esteemed employees. If your friend cannot grow in that company, he may want to consider transferring to another. He needs an intelligent boss to bring out his full potential.
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@knicnax (2233)
• Philippines
11 Jul 10
That's exactly what I told him @Anlufet. He's considering a new job but can't leave his post right now. He really loves his work despite his very immature boss.
@juggerogre (1653)
• Philippines
5 Jul 10
There are people that are really like that. Probably he has a strong connection with someone who has a high position in that company. I think your friend should find another job. With that level of performance many company will really offer him a very very competitive salary and more reasonable boss than the one he has.
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@knicnax (2233)
• Philippines
8 Jul 10
Yup. He's a fried of the owner of the company. I told him that other companies will pay him well and be more organized. I told him the difference when I worked there and where I am working now. Things there were so disorganized and people there have a lot of attitude problems
@incus99 (1083)
• Philippines
5 Jul 10
Insecurity and immaturity clearly...
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• Portugal
13 Jul 10
my god ahah thats true that he was eating lollipops ahah he acted like a baby my god and your poor friend was the one that was demoted :( thats not fair at all that men was doing the crazy things and your friend that worked so hard and everyone appreciated his work how could they even demote him? all bcs that boss? i guess he is jealous of your friend bcs years ago before he become boss of that company maybe he was like your friend and people liked his work much and he had the boss place and maybe he was afraid your friend took his place and became boss you know im sure that was it he was afraid your friend took his place. he was so selfish :( i dont know how he can be normal after what happened to your friend if bcs of me someone was demoted i would be very sad for it. how can that guy be ok after what happened to your friend? :( im very sad for your friend and even worse he still has to take that boss and that way maybe your friend cant never grow in the enterprise bcs everytime they appreciate your friend's work that man will always be there to put his hands on it :(
• United States
5 Jul 10
That is really stupid. I dont understand how some people think. I have issues with stupid bosses too. They are everywhere. I feel like if you stick with a job for long enough you will eventually get a supervisory roll, regardless of whether or not you deserve it. Sorry about your friend though :/
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@knicnax (2233)
• Philippines
5 Jul 10
I know, and to think that I was actually looking up to his boss! His boss' position was created just so he could work for the company. My friend and I came in before he did. Imagine that? He's holding the highest marketing position and he's acting like a 2-year old brat!