6 Signs You Have a Bad Boss
Having a bad boss can really set your career back. So in today's video, I'm gonna be sharing with you some personal experiences of just some signs that I would look out for if you find yourself in a situation where you're asking whether or not you should stay or go.
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0:00 - Introduction to 6 Signs You Have a Bad Boss
0:29 - Sign #1: It's really frustrating without this
So the first line that you have potentially a bad boss is if they aren't really all that supportive of you. This can manifest itself in a variety of different ways, but it can be something as simple as you ask for something and they never really give you anything in return. There's no give and take in terms of the relationship between you and your boss.
Not having a supportive boss is really frustrating because it often means that you're going to need to do a lot more work yourself or you're going to have to find a workaround in order to actually make something possible because they're being more of a blocker than they are being an enabler.
1:01 - Sign #2: Are you getting this regularly?
If you find yourself in a situation where you aren't getting regular one-on-ones, I'd highly recommend that you set aside some time with your direct manager for that, but if you are actually getting that time of the week, you need to make sure that you're making the most of that time.
That's some of the best time for you to go over what's going well, what's not going well, as well as what are some of the challenges and things that your boss can help you work through.
2:02 - Sign #3: Does this regularly happen?
This often comes in the form of they tell you something and they blow up at you for no good reason, and it's something in which they're then starting to undermine you in terms of stealing doubt or some sort of form of uncertainty as to whether or not you actually can do the thing that you fully know that you can do.
2:54 - Sign #4: Keep an eye on this
If somebody can't really empathize with what you are going through on a regular basis, or they just struggle to take a step back, actually listen to you, show compassion in moments where you might mess up along the way or you know where you might be feeling a little bit burned out, then you have a bad boss who isn't really supportive of you.
And so it's really important that you keep an eye out for this because your boss's job is to make you be able to be successful in your role, and if they aren't helping you in getting you there, then you need to find a new boss that actually is going to enable you and empower you in order to do that sort of task.
3:50 - Sign #5: This can really be a bad sign
This can mean that they make certain comments that frankly shouldn't be made in a workplace towards whether it's yourself or in your office.
This can be a really bad sign for you because it means that your boss, again, likely doesn't really have the emotional maturity level or just social intelligence to be able to pick up on what makes other people comfortable and uncomfortable in the workplace.
4:43 - Sign #6: How are you being treated?
This often manifests itself in compensation conversations. If your boss is not willing to come to the table with fair offers or fair raises when it comes time to give you that performance bonus for the great work that you've done, then it means that your boss is just trying to hold you back and isn't really supportive of your career.
Ultimately, bosses should feel like they're really excited about giving these sorts of opportunities to their team members who have worked their butt off for them, because in that situation, it makes it so that it's an opportunity for them as well as the employee to recommit to the business and continue to perform.
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