If have worked long enough, chances are you have encountered a bad manager yourself. What was it about them that irked you the most — were they unforgiving, critical, demanding, abusive, aggressive, neglectful, grumpy, lousy, or plain inept? Was it their attention-seeking behavior, attitude to blame and insult others, inability to trust, or lack of integrity that caused you the most mental agony?
1. They Destroy Their Team’s Confidence
9 Signs You May Be a Bad Boss (BB) and Manager
I am tired of reciting all his crimes, misdeeds, and failures. Bad Boss is a cruel, petty tyrant of an executive who surround himself or herself with similarly terrible people, slobbering sycophants, and operatives who know they could advance their agendas so long as they told him what he wanted to hear.
Bad Boss is the living embodiment of shamelessness. He cannot be shamed. He does not care about people. He does not care about the suffering he causes. He is a catastrophe and he does not care.
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