Five Types of superiors you would never want to have

Dr.Priya Kalyansundaram, Professor, SIMS

A Gallup study found that around half of the employees leave their jobs because of their bad boss. “ Having a bad superior is bad for the employees in two ways first of all employees feel horrible during work and this misery also continues at home. One in five employees has experienced that their career hurt by their bosses. As per the study it is found that the employee with a bad manager performs at a level 20 % lesser compared to an employee with a good boss.

The horrible bosses who hurts the employee morale the most

• The Micromanager

Many times we may get a creepy feeling that someone is looking at you and it is your boss who has got some serious message for you or who wants to control your every aspect of work. It becomes highly impossible to take decision without his approval and every time you are expected to rework as would always have his inputs handy. It is better not to fight with your micromanaging boss as it worsens matters. Do not rebel against this kind of a boss and be tactful and don’t complain or ignore your boss directions.

2) The Crooked Politician

These type of bosses are visionaries and are highly skilled enough to know the steps they need to take to be successful they have social tact and the people who work for them are fooled by their charisma into thinking that they must be good people. This type of boss often sets the tone for what is considered acceptable but employees aren’t always as skilled in pulling off deviant behaviours. Sometimes they are the ones who get caught and face the penalties other effects for working under the crooked boss is becoming disillusioned and losing the passion for their work after they realize that their bosses cheated their way for their positions.

3 The Workaholic

As per the latest headlines bank interns falling dead after working long hours created a stir as it shouldn’t be a surprise that working under a supervisor who completely disregards work life balance is miserable. A workaholic boss is toxic for all employees as he expects everyone to work under same enthusiasm. So working under a workaholic boss messes up the work life balance of employees.

4. The Ghost

The ghost bosses are the one who is rarely found and hardly interacts with his team members. He comes for work, closes his office door and then emerges only after the work day is over. He doesn’t give any directions, guidance or help. The only time when the employee sees a ghost boss is when a crisis arises. This type of boss will remain silent till the last hour and one fine day you have to go form the company because of poor performance.

5. The Bully

Bully bosses are the ones who crave power and have no compunctions and going to any extent such as behaving aggressively for achieving their desires, they don’t care who they run over and are not guilty about causing harm to other. They are the one of the worst kind of boss employees can come across. However these actions tend to leave longer lasting wounds when abusive supervision continues for a long time.