Bad Boss in All Ways
- After investigating on the internet I found this comment. The domino rolls down hill from corporate. Our manager points blame, praises little and throws others under the bus publicly. She plays favorites and writes up infractions as a final notice before termination. Sends strongly worded texts and uses up phone time we pay for personally. (No reimbursement from the company). She is scatter brained and disorganized, rude to the bone. Unwilling to learn from mistakes or advice. Literally yells at anyone who pushes her button slightly. This has to be done publicly on endless conference calls. She has even posted her life on FACEBOOK including a couple of patronizing comments on employees' FB walls. She has the competence of a child. Telling your employee to get her big girl panties on and suck it up in the company of colleagues? Seriously? She told her boss that if he was going to ride her, he should be pulling her hair and afterwards buy her dinner. She has been reported, consequently those people lost jobs.
- —Guest CPI employee (PICTURE ME!
I'm so glad I quit
- I was with the company for over 7 years and liked my job. Then they hired this male chauvinist pig. He didn't work in my department at first and still tried to turn me into his secretary. I was the head of my department. One day when I was really busy, I told him that I would be happy to do his job and he could do mine and handed him a stack of paperwork I was carrying. That shut him down pretty fast. Unfortunately my supervisor, who was very open to my suggestions and consulted me on decisions was terminated. Guess who got put in his spot? I was afraid that I would crack one day and try to slap the smirk off his face so I found another job and put in my two weeks. When the owner of the company gave me my exit interview, I just told him that I'd gotten another job with better pay and benefits. My daughter still works for the company and I wanted no backlash to land on her. The owner and I parted in good terms. He actually invited me to attend the company Christmas party.
- —Guest susan
Under Appreciated - Under Paid
- After 25 years with the same employer I and a few other colleagues were recently removed from a bonus program we'd been part of for years. 65% of our industry peers participate in such programs. My company has growth goals but is cutting resources in the very department and skill set that closes the deals they say they depend on so much. My employer is using the current economic environment as an excuse to exploit their workers through such cutbacks and 'belt tightening'. Personally, my annual reviews are flawless; intra- and inter-office relationships strong; I've recently obtained several credentials from professional organizations and constantly work to improve our people, processes, and tools. My direct supervisor means well but has been ineffective in fighting for us when it comes to compensation. Several of us in our department were recently moved into smaller offices. I've never seen such depreciation in this company. I'm discussing with my wife that it may be time to move on.
- —Guest Proposal Manager
When pregnancy is a bad thing
- When you tell your boss you are pregnant and that your doctor told you to either quit your job or make sure that you work less hours. Tell your boss this because you don't want to quit, but can't handle standing for 7-8 hours a day. Come into work the next day and see your schedule is that you work 6 days in a row for 7 hours each day. Your job consists of only standing and not moving much. Your legs have been going numb and you have been treated like crap for 3 months since you've been there. Were hired to be one thing and they basically demote you in the same day to being just a cashier, when you were hired as something else entirely. They refuse to train you to do your job no matter how much you beg and tell them it would help to make workflow go a bit more smoothly if you were able to understand what you were supposed to be doing IF YOU WERE TRAINED!
- —Guest Hurt Confused
Kick-backs
- I worked with a Limo company that required the driver to pay the doormen that they are contracted with to pay $10 or 20% of the cost of the Limo for compensation. If the doorman don't get the tips, the doorman will take the customers away from you and give them to another driver. If you're the only one there, they just won't local you, find a way to get you kicked-off the property. Or, they threaten to call your boss so you will not get to come back. That happened to me at a hotel off Harmon and Last Vegas Blvd., the northeast corner. And a new employee that made up her own policy that there is seniority in a company: when the head manager is satisfied, there is seniority.
- —Guest Rey
Dysfunctional, Incompetent Manager
- My supervisor is very insecure and manipulative. Her boss lets her do whatever she wants, and she is never reigned in. I have had no training, and the methods and processes are so behind the times that it is remarkable because it is a University setting. One of the units she manages is very dysfunctional, and she seems to enjoy the chaos and gossiping that it generates for her. She is totally incompetent as a manager, and refuses to back off of me. The people that work with me have been there for a long time, and she keeps them micromanaged through fear. She drones on endlessly about her kids and life while holding you hostage in her office. It is worse than a nightmare. I wish somedays that I could just quit, but I have kids to support. I have prayed for an out. I am desperate to quit.
- —Guest Paula
Bad Boss
- My boss constanly disrespects and blames me for other peoples' inefficiencies because they are friends.
- —Guest Joan
Lack of Respect
- Yes. When a new boss and/or coworkers talk down to you, criticize, betray confidence or make you feel horrid.
- —marigold77
Bad Leaders
- I was working more then 10 to 15 hours a day, because of bad leaders down the line, who were not up to the expectation. Even I have tried my level best to improve, since they are not fit to lead the team. They never tried to improve, which was a pain for me to work more hours in the office, and the only solution for that is remove entire leads and hire new leads capable for the position. Due to this there were lot of family problems in between where I planned to quit the job.
- —Guest Bad Leaders
Negativity
- It's not going to work. Let me finish my boss's sentence (because it's not my idea). Somehow this guy got the job of office manager without truly having the skill set or qualifications. Even the CEO has mentioned his gratiness when it comes to speaking to others. He prefers those of like faith and don't be a woman and expect to be in management. I have personally seen him make statements on who to hire based on gender. The HR has even gone to the CEO about it and yet that office manager is still employed. I understand that Cxxx, Kentucky is a small place with limited jobs so I'll quietly be job searching.
- —Guest Can't stand idiots
Started 11/5/07 and Resigned 5/11/11
- That was very funny to me. After my first year of working for bank "X", I transfered to a branch (not much closer) closer to home. After a year and a half of working for this new branch, I was diagnosed with ADD. Well to my surprise, once I started medication, I was a work-a-holic. My biggest complaint was that pre-meds, I was a lazy cow, and everyone complained about how lazy I was. Then post-meds, I was working my ass off and surpassing all my job descriptions, and everyone complained about me organizing the office, and trying new ways to be more sufficient. So, everyone hated lazy CNG and everyone hated productive CNG. Who gets them. So one day I started coming in late to see what would happen. Everyone was running around like chickens with their heads cut off because no one had done all the moring tasks for them. I realized that, I was being used. Then I was given a written warning after being late "many" days in a row. I was no longer happy at my place of employment.
- —Guest CNG
Moody Boss
- I'm thinking of quitting my job. I've been with the company for nearly 2 months. The boss is overly perfectionist, likes to embarrass/ reprimand you in front of patients, makes a big deal out of small things, and is a hypocrite. This boss has a bad reputation and everyone knows it. I dread going to work everyday and I'm not happy. Stress is affecting my overall well being.
- —Guest eleanor
Resignation
- I resigned because the salary is not equal to me. 150 per day is not enough. I need to transport everyday and my meal. How can I suit the 150 per day? So, I decided to resign.
- —Guest niña barnuevo
When it's more bad than good...
- I'm thinking of quitting because my job is a bad match for me in so many ways. I don't like the company's values, I have nothing in common with my colleagues, I feel like I'm working hard but the managers are still not happy and I'm not getting the experience I'd hoped for. I took an internal transfer but that didn't help, and I received a temporary secondment offer but I just couldn't convince myself I wanted it, so I turned it down. This job is not completely terrible, but it is a poor fit on so many levels. I'm just resisting quitting because of the economy, and because if I quit, I will move cities as well, so it's a big decision. (It is and I wish you a successful, confidential job search rather than staying in a poorly fitting job. Susan)
- —Guest Alice
No Slouch, Just Mistreated
- I quit my retail sales job, because I was stressed. The more I did, it was never enough! There was always so much to do, never enough people. The managers had people that they liked more, and the environment was just so negative. I am a retired, long term teacher, older, wiser, in good shape and good health. I have been with the company for almost 6 years. I never was a slouch, been working since the 9th grade. I worked my butt off for this store, they put so much on you, the company sends and sends. I'm only an associate. They expect you to do just too too much. Also, employees are treated differently, because you sucked up to the manager! I had enough! In my review, the assistant manager tried to say I didn't show enough initiative. No, I wouldn't let you kill me. I did my job, over and beyond, never absent, never late, loyal, and dependable, I was overworked and underpaid. I'm not sorry I quit, I started getting stressed. I'm too nice of a person. Skills, educated, I will find my worth!
- —Guest shirley rogers
