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Posted by: gary
Date: 2/26/2004 2:41:05 PM
Welcome to the Discussion Forum for bosses, executives and board members. We invite you to reply to an existing topic or add a new topic. For example, you can describe a problem you are having with a boss and ask for advice (remember to keep it general -- don't name companies or people, and don't post your email address), or you may want to give us some feedback on improving the site. Thanks.
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mitchman |
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3/24/2004 5:57:00 PM |
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Greetings. I hope this forum grows a lot. I actually work somewhat in the field, so maybe I'll be able to help some folks with their issues. Some of them, that is. :-) |
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motu |
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4/17/2004 4:56:00 PM |
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Problems with WHO? I have managed thousands of people in the past 20 years. I have treated my people with dignity and respect. On a blind survey by my boss, my staff rated me as the best manager they every worked for or to be exact 97% did. BUT they take and take and take and keep taking. There is NO loyalty. I am so fed up with treating people with respect but getting treated like dirt. Pay advances, yea I help out. Get paid back, 3 times in 10 years. Most quit and I get stuck. The managers that work for me. They need help I give it. I need help, oops they have something to do. I have a high paying management position with 6 figures. I am so fed up with thise jerks that I have turned in my notice. My boss offered a 5 digit increase and I'm still leaving. I would rather make min. wage than have to deal with the back stabbing trash I've had the ill fortune to manage. Am I stupid for giving up such a good paying job. Not according to my Doctor. Quit gripping about your job. Either do it or get out. But quit the darn gripping. These days everyone wants all the big dollars and bennies handed to them. But willing to EARN those things...not a chance. My mommy says the world owes me a living. Well, I'm bookin. I can not deal with those low lifes anymore. My only regret is that I could have had much easier life treating those people like dirt because it obviously does not matter how they are treated. Either way they will use and abuse their employer until they are either asked to do the job (which they then leave) or they get a nickle raise accross the street. Over 75% of those that quit working for me asked to get the job back. I cannot tell you how glad I'll be to work out my notice. To the other managers out there... come up with a method that will require the employees to treat their boss the way they want to be treated. GOOD LUCK... |
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gary |
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4/19/2004 1:27:00 PM |
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Dear Motu
I have posted your comment as its own topic in the discussion forum
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annie |
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7/28/2004 2:47:00 AM |
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Dear Motu
I can appreciate what you are saying, unfortunately we as human beings are all at different learning levels in our lives. You it sounds have been a very wonderful boss, your employees were lucky to have the experience of a compasionate understanding boss. Although you did not experience much positive feed back other then the survey. I know many of the people who worked for you will remember the person and boss you were, many will even take examples from what you taught them, unfortunately you probably will not know or get the feed back you deserve.
I used a book called Why Emplyees Don't Do What They're Supposed To Do and What To Do About It". Ferdinand F Fournies. It helped me over the years, to see things from employees view point. You will always have the ones who move on, quit with out notice and are all about themselves, but you I am sure have some employees you know appreciate you for your accomplishments.
I wish you luck in your new endevor and hope you keep the same positive spirit and ethic with your employees you have in the past. I am sure you will be leaving your company a better place then you came to and you will be missed by many. We need more managers like yourself. Keep up the good work.
Life would not have been easier treating employee like dirt, because based on what you have said it is not in your nature and you would not have liked yourself very much.
Annie |
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