]We have a new boss at work, temporary position to see if she will “make the cut” This person has let the job go to her head and is out to “change the world” and in a not so good way. She was just a co-worker like the rest of us.
Where I work, it is pretty laid back and people tend to “goof off” a lot at any given time…its been going on for years. Like any mfg. business you have your good workers and your slackers. Well, this new boss is out to hunt you down and show her “authority.”
She was told that in her position she must “demand” respect from her employees. Now I know that you must respect the authority of your boss, and they have the “say”…right or wrong. But isn’t it also fair to say that a person has a right to stand up for themselves if they are being wronged?
Isn’t also safe to say that you don’t demand respect?…you can, but it has to be earned?
What is you take on this? Do you have a good employee/boss relationship? Is your boss demanding respect or has he/she earned it?
I think the more a boss pushes their employee and demands….the less he or she is going to get from any employee. There is a fine line there I think anyway. I also think she will learn this the hard way.
She is coming off as a hard nose boss and into peoples faces. To me this is now way to gain the respect of the people you wish to do a good job for you. It will come back to bite her…. Especially if she has to go back on to the floor when she doesn’t make “the cut”. She will have burned a lot of bridges.
Why do people let a job title go to their head like this. I would think it is also the boss’s job to make sure you have what you need to do the job well. She seems to care less about the job and more about what you “aren’t” doing.
Oh, I smell t r o u b l e !! That is why I am so glad I work the off shift!!
So, my question is do you demand respect or is it something you earn?
