The One Sign Your Boss Wants You Gone Every boss is different. And you are different from your colleagues, too. So, its natural that we have different types of relationships. Some good, some meh, and some bad. But when your boss really is not on your side, it impacts all of you. That hurts. Having an unpleasant boss is adverse to your career growth and makes you feel physically, pit-in-the-stomach ill. There just isn’t anything more miserable than working for someone who is rotten -- or worse, who makes you feel rotten. Sometimes your boss just wants to see through you. Hate is a strong word. But sometimes thats what it feels like. You feel hated. So, how do you recognize pending misery before its upon you? Do you know the one true sign that your boss wants you gone? What happens, though, when your boss is far from supportive? You are not happy when your boss is nasty and you want to leave your workplace. Studies have shown that less than half of the workforce feels appreciated by their bosses and that two-thirds of them say they’ll seek new work within a year. It’s hard to bring your best to a boss who brings his or her worst. So how do you know if your boss is just incompetent or if he/she really wants to show you the door? The one key sign that your boss wants you gone is that your boss ignores you. Being ignored is worse than being ridiculed. At least when you are ridiculed, you are acknowledged. A boss who is showing hatefulness by ignoring you does three things: AVOIDS YOU When your boss is avoiding you, he is indicating that your presence in the workplace doesn’t matter to him. He is sending clear signals that you are not someone with whom he needs to be engaging. Avoidance is worse than dismissiveness and is akin to rendering you invisible. GIVES YOUR WORK TO OTHERS By giving your work to others, your boss is saying that your work doesn’t matter and/or that he doesn’t believe that you can do it. This indicates lack of trust as well as a lack of investment in you. If your work is being given away, you’ve already been written off by your boss. GRABS CREDIT A hateful boss takes credit for your accomplishments and grabs your ideas. Rather than defining his own success in part by whom he lifts with him, he is stealing your success to make himself look more grand. You can’t get ahead in that environment. Having a spiteful boss is painful. It’s just not worth it to put up with someone who isn’t going to change, so you may need to change direction yourself to free yourself from a tyrant. You should not reach for job change readily, but when your boss does what is described above, it may be your only path to sanity and growth. What signs do you look for to tell if your boss is holding you up or holding the door? Brian de Haaff Founder and CEO of Aha! -- worlds #1 product road-map software
Posted on: Wed, 12 Nov 2014 03:52:47 +0000
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