Reply to: How to debug a crap boss

[Platypus]

I explain how to deal with managers like me in The Register

Ignore them?

God I wish people would

C'mon folks let's see more DC threads with zero replies

[suityou01]

You wouldn't want peppercorns in your flaps!

The risk of eating in bed I spose.

[d000hg]

You wouldn't want peppercorns in your flaps!

[suityou01]

Absolutely not; those things are no laughing matter.

[d000hg]

Absolutely not; those things are no laughing matter.

[Dactylion]

Are we talking about SY02 now?

Please tell me you didn't just make a joke about Mrs Suity's flaps!!

You Sir are a cad!!

[d000hg]

Read the first 6 paragraphs and have had about as much of the patronising drivel as I can stand.

That's a bit rich coming from you

Nope, sorry. Too heavy for me. Is there a cardboard version with lift up flaps.

Are we talking about SY02 now?

[mudskipper]

Female bosses are at the extremes the good ones are like gold dust, the bad ones are just plain vindictive especially against other women

I dunno - when I was the boss, I think I managed mediocrity with aplomb.

[amcdonald]

I meant they actually give a toss what their staff need and want and try to help them get it.
They communicate rather than assume everyone knows what they mean.
They give definite positive approval and explain when you have missed the point / objective.
Its not a competition its collaborative (mainly).

There are some battulip crazy ones as well.

Female bosses are at the extremes the good ones are like gold dust, the bad ones are just plain vindictive especially against other women

[vetran]

I meant they actually give a toss what their staff need and want and try to help them get it.
They communicate rather than assume everyone knows what they mean.
They give definite positive approval and explain when you have missed the point / objective.
Its not a competition its collaborative (mainly).

There are some battulip crazy ones as well.

[DaveB]

Well for start Simon Travaglia will be spinning in his server room that you appropriated the BOFH tag for this.

None of the behaviours you describe are related to working in IT in anyway. Bad bosses are bad bosses full stop, regardless of the business you are in. All you did was give some new names to the archetypes that have been doing the rounds for years and chuck in a few tech references to sell it as relevant for The Reg.

Mines the one with the modified up cattle prod in the pocket, and a role of carpet and shovel in the boot.

[suityou01]

Don't worry Sue he doesn't mean the lezzie ones.

[SueEllen]

no actually not, had some good female colleagues who are managers. They tend to be more in touch with their staff.

[vetran]

Are you suggesting that 80% of crap bosses are female?

no actually not, had some good female colleagues who are managers. They tend to be more in touch emotionally with their staff.

[suityou01]

Nope, sorry. Too heavy for me. Is there a cardboard version with lift up flaps.