Want to infuriate your boss and ensure you don’t get raises, promotions, or general respect? Over at U.S. News & World Report today, I give you 10 ways to do exactly that. You can check it out here.
10 ways to piss off your boss
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Great advice! Can you elaborate on ” disclosing your biases” ….
Thanks!
Yes! Let’s say you’re discussing a problem with a coworker with your boss. You really dislike this coworker. You might say something like: “I’ll be honest, there’s something about Joe that gets under my skin, and it’s possible that’s coloring my judgment here. That said, I do think it’s a problem that he’s putting up these roadblocks to getting these invoices out.”
Or, in another situation, you might say, “I have an incentive to favor Solution X because it’ll make my life easier. But I do think it’s the right way to go aside from that because of the following factors.”
In other words, you put your biases on the table up front. This says to your boss that you care most about getting to the right answer, and so you want her to know what might be coloring your judgment. Everyone has stuff that colors their judgment, but most people aren’t good about even realizing it, let alone disclosing it.
I wasn’t sure about the bias thing either, so thanks for explaining further.
Yes x 10 to everything on that list!
It’s like you tapped into my head and downloaded the top ten things that drive me crazy.
There are all common sense, but it’s great to have them spelled out like this.
I need to look for work elsewhere and I know it, so I tend to fall into the trap of complaining too much. I try to be aware of it and try to separate my sour grapes from legitimate concerns, but I don’t always succeed. Luckily, while I don’t like my company anymore, I do like my coworkers so it’s not like I’m angry or unhappy all the time. I also read an article about how it can reinforce your negative feelings to complain too much. Some talking can help you vent and release, but if you keep talking about it it just keeps those negative feelings fresh in your mind. This is also something I try to keep in mind.
I actually had a manager who would get angry at me for taking notes while he was telling me what to do. He was… not very good.