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How to Survive a Bad Boss

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the stainless-steel-pants-to-cya dept.

Lam1969 writes "Computerworld has a three-page spread on how to deal with bad bosses. A common type is "the overgrown technologist who gets rewarded for brilliant technical work by being promoted to a position for which he's not qualified." Another type reported by a reader is the boss who's in over their head. The article says some bosses can be "fixed," but at other times it's better to hunker down or cover your ass so the bad boss can find other targets."

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  1. Do what they do... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    ...in the USPS and kill 'em!

    1. Re:Do what they do... by voice_of_all_reason · · Score: 3, Funny

      Sure you're not confusing "mailmen" with "Klingons?"

  2. Easy by squoozer · · Score: 2, Funny

    Just don't go to work. That's what I did when I had a bad boss. He was so bad I went about a year turning up only once in a while when I felt like it. Eventually I left and did something else - I don't think he ever found out. He was well on the road to a caffine + stress induced heart attack so it was probably best that I just kept out the way.

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  3. BOFH by i.r.id10t · · Score: 2, Funny

    Some quicklime and a construction dumpster... or perhaps a elevator thats in need of fixing... or a air tight tape safe...

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  4. Perhaps I am misunderstanding the question... by Tibor+the+Hun · · Score: 3, Funny

    But are you planning to use poison, a cold weapon, a firearm, or an explosive device?

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