Responses to last week's column
Last week we asked, Have you ever worked for an idiot? 100% of the respondents said YES! Then we asked, "Check all that you think apply to the definition of an idiot boss..." 33% Clueless 22% Self-centered 56% Lacking in primary skills for the job (managerial, technical, etc.) 11% Inattentive 33% Insensitive 11% Other Then we asked, "How have you dealt with the situation?" This week's quiz is here. 0% "Kept my head down", hoped they would move on 0% Trained them 22% Called them out 56% Left the department or the company 11% Other 11% Not answered A choice comment: I was in the military so I had very limited options (he was the squadron commander). The system in this case worked though. We failed an operational readiness inspection and he was demoted to a windowless office desk job.
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