Comments on: The worst boss in the world http://angryaussie.wordpress.com/2007/02/07/the-worst-boss-in-the-world/ The original Mr Angry... Finding something to be angry about every day of the year Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:44:03 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Dennis http://angryaussie.wordpress.com/2007/02/07/the-worst-boss-in-the-world/#comment-91336 Dennis Wed, 02 Jan 2008 23:19:42 +0000 http://angryaussie.wordpress.com/2007/02/07/the-worst-boss-in-the-world/#comment-91336 My nightmare boss would publicly accuse me of "hiding" when I was working my butt off maintaining 100+ desktops and servers. I'd try to employ simple IT techniques (group policy/scripts) to standardize the systems and be criticized because "it just makes (my) job easier." He gave me a bad review for being inflexible..he was angry because I didn't rewire the computer room fast enough and he'd have to come back to lock up after his basketball game (they were too paranoid to give me keys..I was the only admin.) He would raise his voice all the time, after warning him he did it again the next Monday..I told him he sucked at IT and walked out. A month and a half later I'm making 15k for an advanced engineering group. My old boss was so inexperienced I'm convinced he doesn't even know it...I want him to fail. My nightmare boss would publicly accuse me of “hiding” when I was working my butt off maintaining 100+ desktops and servers. I’d try to employ simple IT techniques (group policy/scripts) to standardize the systems and be criticized because “it just makes (my) job easier.” He gave me a bad review for being inflexible..he was angry because I didn’t rewire the computer room fast enough and he’d have to come back to lock up after his basketball game (they were too paranoid to give me keys..I was the only admin.) He would raise his voice all the time, after warning him he did it again the next Monday..I told him he sucked at IT and walked out. A month and a half later I’m making 15k for an advanced engineering group. My old boss was so inexperienced I’m convinced he doesn’t even know it…I want him to fail.

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]]> By: Mr Angry http://angryaussie.wordpress.com/2007/02/07/the-worst-boss-in-the-world/#comment-31026 Mr Angry Thu, 29 Mar 2007 22:23:23 +0000 http://angryaussie.wordpress.com/2007/02/07/the-worst-boss-in-the-world/#comment-31026 I think you've summed up a micro-manager quite well there. I think you’ve summed up a micro-manager quite well there.

]]> By: Tandy Jandy Sucks http://angryaussie.wordpress.com/2007/02/07/the-worst-boss-in-the-world/#comment-30834 Tandy Jandy Sucks Thu, 29 Mar 2007 05:37:16 +0000 http://angryaussie.wordpress.com/2007/02/07/the-worst-boss-in-the-world/#comment-30834 Be a raging psycho: Send out emails at 3 a.m. on a Satuday to your workers who put in at least 60+ hours a week with 20 bullet points about the office "environment" and tell them to put away their post-it notes every day, stack all papers on the desks neatly, and clean their handprints from the desks...because they couldn't possibly have better things to do with their non-existent lives. Be a raging psycho:

Send out emails at 3 a.m. on a Satuday to your workers who put in at least 60+ hours a week with 20 bullet points about the office “environment” and tell them to put away their post-it notes every day, stack all papers on the desks neatly, and clean their handprints from the desks…because they couldn’t possibly have better things to do with their non-existent lives.

]]> By: Jerome Alexander http://angryaussie.wordpress.com/2007/02/07/the-worst-boss-in-the-world/#comment-30231 Jerome Alexander Tue, 27 Mar 2007 00:16:16 +0000 http://angryaussie.wordpress.com/2007/02/07/the-worst-boss-in-the-world/#comment-30231 Thanks for the help, Mate! Cheers Thanks for the help, Mate!

Cheers

]]> By: Mr Angry http://angryaussie.wordpress.com/2007/02/07/the-worst-boss-in-the-world/#comment-29589 Mr Angry Fri, 23 Mar 2007 03:15:23 +0000 http://angryaussie.wordpress.com/2007/02/07/the-worst-boss-in-the-world/#comment-29589 Step one: find other blogs on which you think you can make worthwhile comments. These blogs don't have to be similarly themed to yours, just blogs you think you can make worthwhile comments on. A certain number of people will follow your comments back to your blog and if they like what they see they will stick around. This is a good way to get a base. Step two: find some sort of "community" site whose members mght be interested in your writing and submit some posts. I've never had a post make any significant waves on Digg or the main Reddit. I have built quite a chunk of readership from the Joel on Software sub-reddit. And once I got a big hit from Stumble Upon. What works for you might vary. Another suggestion often offered by people (I rarely do this and my traffic would probably be higher if I did) is to link to and write posts commenting on high profile blogs. Actually, if you do a search "increasing blog traffic" you'll probably find a pile of suggestions that may or may not work for you. Good luck! Step one: find other blogs on which you think you can make worthwhile comments. These blogs don’t have to be similarly themed to yours, just blogs you think you can make worthwhile comments on. A certain number of people will follow your comments back to your blog and if they like what they see they will stick around. This is a good way to get a base.

Step two: find some sort of “community” site whose members mght be interested in your writing and submit some posts. I’ve never had a post make any significant waves on Digg or the main Reddit. I have built quite a chunk of readership from the Joel on Software sub-reddit. And once I got a big hit from Stumble Upon. What works for you might vary.

Another suggestion often offered by people (I rarely do this and my traffic would probably be higher if I did) is to link to and write posts commenting on high profile blogs. Actually, if you do a search “increasing blog traffic” you’ll probably find a pile of suggestions that may or may not work for you.

Good luck!

]]> By: Jerome Alexander http://angryaussie.wordpress.com/2007/02/07/the-worst-boss-in-the-world/#comment-29587 Jerome Alexander Fri, 23 Mar 2007 01:44:29 +0000 http://angryaussie.wordpress.com/2007/02/07/the-worst-boss-in-the-world/#comment-29587 Not getting a lot of traffic on the blog. Any tips? Not getting a lot of traffic on the blog. Any tips?

]]> By: Mr Angry http://angryaussie.wordpress.com/2007/02/07/the-worst-boss-in-the-world/#comment-29281 Mr Angry Sun, 04 Mar 2007 10:12:09 +0000 http://angryaussie.wordpress.com/2007/02/07/the-worst-boss-in-the-world/#comment-29281 Excellent work Jerome. Excellent work Jerome.

]]> By: Jerome Alexander http://angryaussie.wordpress.com/2007/02/07/the-worst-boss-in-the-world/#comment-29275 Jerome Alexander Sat, 03 Mar 2007 20:59:40 +0000 http://angryaussie.wordpress.com/2007/02/07/the-worst-boss-in-the-world/#comment-29275 Took your advice and started a blog. http://thecorporatecynic.wordpress.com Excerpts from my book, "160 Degrees of Deviation: The Case for the Corporate Cynic" as well as more heresy about the corproate world will be posted there. Cheers! Took your advice and started a blog. http://thecorporatecynic.wordpress.com
Excerpts from my book, “160 Degrees of Deviation: The Case for the Corporate Cynic” as well as more heresy about the corproate world will be posted there.

Cheers!

]]> By: Mr Angry http://angryaussie.wordpress.com/2007/02/07/the-worst-boss-in-the-world/#comment-28990 Mr Angry Fri, 16 Feb 2007 01:57:29 +0000 http://angryaussie.wordpress.com/2007/02/07/the-worst-boss-in-the-world/#comment-28990 And when you really piss off your staff they go online and call you out by name. And when you really piss off your staff they go online and call you out by name.

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