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Re: How To Deal With A Crappy Boss??!!
I won't even comment on the majority of the responses here.
What a bunch of hard heads. (That usually comes from first generation owners). Do your best. Not bull**** calling it your best. He will either know the difference or you will kick his ass when you start to compete with him.
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Re: How To Deal With A Crappy Boss??!!
thanks goes to the select few that gave me a decent response.
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Re: How To Deal With A Crappy Boss??!!Quote:
You want to work for someone who is "LAID BACK". Most of the people here are "Professional" contractors. Being laid back when it comes to getting a job done is NOT AN OPTION! Being laid back when it comes to employees is NOT AN OPTION! Getting the job done is THE ONLY OPTION. You can't be friendly with NEW HIRES. Sorry but we just don't know you well enough to be friendly with you. It is obvious from your OP that you didn't consider who you were presenting yourself to. I am the definition of the "LAID BACK" employer. Thats my biggest problem as I se it today. Here's what I offered the guys that I hired in the past 2 months. 1. Higher pay that average in this area. 2. Cell phone usage allowed on the job. 3. Smoking allowed on the job. 4. Paid lunch (1 hour daily) 5. Breaks as desired. 6. Friendly conversation and understanding of problems. Thats as "LAID BACK" as you can get. Here's what I got for my niceness. Guy calling me at 6 a.m. saying,"I can't make it in today, my wife wants to go shopping! I'll be in tomorrow." 2 hour lunch breaks when I wasn't on the job. Customer calling me wanting to know if they were coming back today! 45 minute b/s sessions on a 10 minute smoke break. My own son-in-law talking on his cell phone for 5 hours in a 7 hour day. Customer calls me complaining. Now ask yourself this, Do you think I am going to be "LAID BACK" anymore?
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Re: How To Deal With A Crappy Boss??!!Quote:
You're welcome Richard! Can I call you Dick? Well Dick, what did you decide? Kiss ass or kick ass or haul ass?
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Last edited by Celtic; 12-03-2008 at 05:56 PM. Reason: Forgot to underline everything ~ thanks mahlere! |
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Re: How To Deal With A Crappy Boss??!!
Quit your whining and get back to work!
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Re: How To Deal With A Crappy Boss??!!
that damn underlining is driving me nuckin' futz....
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Re: How To Deal With A Crappy Boss??!!Quote:
it's creepy 3rd-Person-Speak Guy
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Re: How To Deal With A Crappy Boss??!!Quote:
Aaaawwww..... do we need to call the wa wambulance!
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please be open minded here. I am not being funny and I am not trying to hurt your feelings. But I want you to understand this: do you know what the difference between you and I, Richard? I could call your boss tomorrow morning ... start working before lunch. I would work through lunch. In fact - our boss is paying me LESS than you, since I just started and all I would work CIRCLES around you. And I would make you feel bad while I was doing it. And I would make you look bad. Intentionally too - just because it would be fun. I wouldn't say anything though, I'd just keep working. But I'd be working fast and accurate. There would be nothing else on my mind except the task at hand and WHILE I was working, I would be continuously asking myself "how can I make this more efficient?" So then I would become more efficient --- without your boss (or, "our" boss rather) telling me how to do it. I would simply just become efficient. So now I'm working circles around you AND i am more efficient. Mind you, i haven't stopped to think about this. I have been continuously working, and figuring out the whole time how to become more efficient. Within one week - I will take your job. May even take just one day -- but our boss is trying to get a feel for me. I can now fill two positions - simply because I am working SMARTER and HARDER than you could. While you we're chasing lunchtime and crying because someone likened you to "molasses" -- I was chasing your job. I had fun doing it too - you were just getting in the way. And it was easy. Here's the kicker: I can do this to you in just about ANY industry or work environment there is. You simply have NO job security if we're working together. If you can identify where I am coming from in this - then maybe, just maybe I could give you some tips on how to deal with your boss.
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Re: How To Deal With A Crappy Boss??!!
Here ya go Richard123!
An RBSREMODELING flashback just for you! This thread says it all! http://www.contractortalk.com/f11/no-crying-construction-39195/
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LET ME SHOW YA SOMETHIN!!
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Re: How To Deal With A Crappy Boss??!!Quote:
Your a star, your a star, your a big shinning star!
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Re: How To Deal With A Crappy Boss??!!
That thread is on my Rory Classics list.
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"If you start the grout process over, you too could use sparkly grout!" There is no such thing as an illegal immigrant, they are either illegal or immigrants. I'm Retired, or a student, don't really know anymore. |
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Re: How To Deal With A Crappy Boss??!!Quote:
![]() ![]() props to you, however, in "getting it" though
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Re: How To Deal With A Crappy Boss??!!
Just for the record..............
"Crappy" is a perspective and a word that is Incumbent upon YOU!!!!! Adjustment may be in store...........
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Something to One may be Nothing to another! Ultimate Wisdom--------- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OW-cnizLDEE Last edited by MALCO.New.York; 12-04-2008 at 07:42 AM. |
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Re: How To Deal With A Crappy Boss??!!
dirt diggler .... wow you seem very confident, i hope your ego grew when as soon as you made that post.
once again i will thank the select few who post a mature answer in response to my question. |
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Re: How To Deal With A Crappy Boss??!!
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Re: How To Deal With A Crappy Boss??!!Quote:
the advice is in there (my prior post, not this one) --- if you're too sensitive to look for it, that's your problem there's lots of "me's" in the world too. Some of them make me look like a Hallmark Card.
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