Toxicity?
My LJ left ear is ringing after yesterday 's jamming. CCB lar, Dogsoup, why must u wrack the drums so hard? Guitar.Molester, your metalzone feedback is killin me haha! Luckily limpek got my earplugs for protection for the future jam sessions. Knn, every fuck thing must also protect, protect...sex must be protected, pc must protected ( from lj virus ), car and housing also need protection, protect protect lao CB lar!!! WTF!!!
The Top 10 Ways to Avoid Working for a Toxic Boss
Warning to newly minted graduates and seasoned workers alike: toxic bosses are everywhere! If you're looking for a new job, you may want to recognize the warning signs.
What is a toxic boss?
A toxic boss is a bad boss - someone who poisons the work environment and makes you sick. It's like living near a toxic waste dump - no one wants to be around one.
Over 80% of people who leave jobs do so because of a toxic boss. Thus, if you are looking for job security - and you plan on staying at one job for any length of time, you'll want to avoid these bosses.
How can you avoid working for a toxic boss? Following are 10 techniques you can use during a job interview to try to determine whether a boss will be toxic:
1. Ask your potential new boss how he or she handles situations.
For example, how does the boss handle a situation where there is too much work? Does the boss say that this situation never happens (if so, beware!)? Does he or she say that employees are expected to figure out how to handle their workloads? Does he or she help? Are there any specific examples of times when the boss has been confronted with a situation, and how has he or she handled it? You can learn a lot about a boss' management style by the way he or she answers these types of questions.
2. Ask non-leading questions.
For example, "How do you handle a situation where there's too much work for your employees?" is better than, "Do you protect your employees from excessive workloads by reallocating work, if necessary?" Let the person craft his or her own answer, rather than leading him or her down a certain path. If you ask an open-ended question, you're more likely to get an honest and complete answer.
3. Allow the other person sufficient time to answer your questions.
Don't cut the other person off. Often, the good stuff - the confessions that will tell you something about another's true colors -doesn't come out until a person has been talking for a while. So, allow the person to talk as long as he or she is willing!
4. Allow silence.
Many people feel uncomfortable with silence and are tempted to fill it with their next question or comment. However, your silence could induce the other person to keep talking. Try it with a friend; avoid the temptation to jump in as quickly as you normally would, and see what happens. Silence can be a powerful motivator for the other person to keep on talking!
5. Ask for clarification.
If you believe that a question hasn't been answered sufficiently, dig deeper! Say something like, "What do you mean by that?", or "what situations are you referring to? Can you give me an example?" When asking for clarification, follow the other rules - ask open-ended questions, allow sufficient time for the answer, and allow silence, if necessary. Get satisfactory answers to your questions!
6. Ask to speak with others at your level within the organization.
This is often called a "peer interview." Your peers will often be open and honest with you about what it's really like to work there, especially if you ask them in the ways already described! Ask them about their most favorite, and least favorite, aspects of the job. Ask them about specific situations and how they've been handled in their workplace. If you ask the right questions, you'll learn a lot!
7. Ask to speak to the person who preceded you in the job.
Alternatively or additionally, ask why he or she left the job. Where did he or she go? What is he or she doing now?
8. Ask about employee turnover and reorganization within the organization.
How often do people leave? Why do people leave? What is the turnover for your job? What is the turnover for your boss' job? How long have the present employees been at their jobs? Where have they gone when they leave? How often does the organization reorganize? Not only can these questions prove insightful for your position, but they can also tell you whether your boss is likely to stay.
9. Ask your potential boss to describe his or her own management style.
Does he or she favor a hands-on approach, or is he or she more stand-offish? What are his or her philosophies about promoting good people, and providing professional development? Obtain a copy of the "Characteristics of Good Managers" from Peer Productions, and ask your potential boss about each of these characteristics. Ask about his or her values and beliefs, and how they color his or her management style.
10. Trust your intuition.
Your intuition is a very powerful sense and can tell you a lot. If you suspect someone is a toxic boss, dig deeper. Probe until you are satisfied. If someone just seems like he or she is a toxic boss, he or she probably is. It doesn't mean that you can't accept the job, only that you must be willing to accept the consequences of doing so. Who knows, maybe the boss will turn out to be better than you thought.
Does all these 10 crap techniques work?mmm...
The Top 10 Ways to Avoid Working for a Toxic Boss
Warning to newly minted graduates and seasoned workers alike: toxic bosses are everywhere! If you're looking for a new job, you may want to recognize the warning signs.
What is a toxic boss?
A toxic boss is a bad boss - someone who poisons the work environment and makes you sick. It's like living near a toxic waste dump - no one wants to be around one.
Over 80% of people who leave jobs do so because of a toxic boss. Thus, if you are looking for job security - and you plan on staying at one job for any length of time, you'll want to avoid these bosses.
How can you avoid working for a toxic boss? Following are 10 techniques you can use during a job interview to try to determine whether a boss will be toxic:
1. Ask your potential new boss how he or she handles situations.
For example, how does the boss handle a situation where there is too much work? Does the boss say that this situation never happens (if so, beware!)? Does he or she say that employees are expected to figure out how to handle their workloads? Does he or she help? Are there any specific examples of times when the boss has been confronted with a situation, and how has he or she handled it? You can learn a lot about a boss' management style by the way he or she answers these types of questions.
2. Ask non-leading questions.
For example, "How do you handle a situation where there's too much work for your employees?" is better than, "Do you protect your employees from excessive workloads by reallocating work, if necessary?" Let the person craft his or her own answer, rather than leading him or her down a certain path. If you ask an open-ended question, you're more likely to get an honest and complete answer.
3. Allow the other person sufficient time to answer your questions.
Don't cut the other person off. Often, the good stuff - the confessions that will tell you something about another's true colors -doesn't come out until a person has been talking for a while. So, allow the person to talk as long as he or she is willing!
4. Allow silence.
Many people feel uncomfortable with silence and are tempted to fill it with their next question or comment. However, your silence could induce the other person to keep talking. Try it with a friend; avoid the temptation to jump in as quickly as you normally would, and see what happens. Silence can be a powerful motivator for the other person to keep on talking!
5. Ask for clarification.
If you believe that a question hasn't been answered sufficiently, dig deeper! Say something like, "What do you mean by that?", or "what situations are you referring to? Can you give me an example?" When asking for clarification, follow the other rules - ask open-ended questions, allow sufficient time for the answer, and allow silence, if necessary. Get satisfactory answers to your questions!
6. Ask to speak with others at your level within the organization.
This is often called a "peer interview." Your peers will often be open and honest with you about what it's really like to work there, especially if you ask them in the ways already described! Ask them about their most favorite, and least favorite, aspects of the job. Ask them about specific situations and how they've been handled in their workplace. If you ask the right questions, you'll learn a lot!
7. Ask to speak to the person who preceded you in the job.
Alternatively or additionally, ask why he or she left the job. Where did he or she go? What is he or she doing now?
8. Ask about employee turnover and reorganization within the organization.
How often do people leave? Why do people leave? What is the turnover for your job? What is the turnover for your boss' job? How long have the present employees been at their jobs? Where have they gone when they leave? How often does the organization reorganize? Not only can these questions prove insightful for your position, but they can also tell you whether your boss is likely to stay.
9. Ask your potential boss to describe his or her own management style.
Does he or she favor a hands-on approach, or is he or she more stand-offish? What are his or her philosophies about promoting good people, and providing professional development? Obtain a copy of the "Characteristics of Good Managers" from Peer Productions, and ask your potential boss about each of these characteristics. Ask about his or her values and beliefs, and how they color his or her management style.
10. Trust your intuition.
Your intuition is a very powerful sense and can tell you a lot. If you suspect someone is a toxic boss, dig deeper. Probe until you are satisfied. If someone just seems like he or she is a toxic boss, he or she probably is. It doesn't mean that you can't accept the job, only that you must be willing to accept the consequences of doing so. Who knows, maybe the boss will turn out to be better than you thought.
Does all these 10 crap techniques work?mmm...
F¡яєвџяN Spit At 1:25 AM
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wah... cool. u think of all this. wahahaha.
must use it next time, when i am older... wahahaha
the 10 points are valid...
but in the mgt point of view, they will ask employees:
"How much YOU can contribute to the company?"
it's super rare that it's rather the other way round!
Btw, sight & hearing are very impt. take care of them!
I don't think anyone would ask these when interview...Hahaha. Maybe in a very indirect way or through observation of the surrounding environment.
WHY never talk abt me. hmph. my ears are still sore, and i have no voice. if friday comes and i still have no voice, i'll tell you all.
sound so academic!
and honestly like i said
ppl are too complicated and nt dumb
so when the time comes whether ur boss is toxincated
perhpas it too late
or it cld be the other case
too early to judge
and
nv judge the book by its cover
do you still have ringing in the ear....
hope its not too serious, i'm suffering to it for close to a year...the specialist told me: "can be treated but cannot cure!"
TMD!!!
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