My boss
My boss is a fat man at a buffet! He is constantly putting too much on his plate. When he realizes he is doing too much he then deligates out his projects. By this time we already have some very frustrated customers. When a deal falls apart he immediately blames whoever was trying to fix the problem. (Most of the time that person is me.)
Recently he agreed to pay my an hourly wage plus commission (before I was strictly commission). In doing so he has designated me his "personal secretary". My name is now Franklin (as in day planner) because I am responsible for reminding him of all his appointments, writing his contracts, and following up with his customers via Thank you cards, etc.
I wouldn't mind the job so much but the man will actually have enough nerve to accuse me of slacking on the job. He actually asked me one time "What else do you have to do?" I almost quit that day!
He is the most absent minded man I have ever met!! You will tell him something and 10 minutes later he has forgotten the entire conversation, but then will get irritated with you when you repeat yourself. "OK, OK, OK." After you begin your sentence.
When he makes a mistake it's not a little error that can be fixed or slightly covered up. It's pretty big! And everyone is expected to ignore it and go on. However, if an employee makes a minor mistake they are pulled into the office and lectured for a good 30 minutes. He is infamous for saying that if anyone puts his family in danger that he becomes a bear and will fight like crazy. The day he said that to me I looked at him and said, "What in the HELL are you talking about? I have 10 kids! I have far more to lose in all of this then you do." He hasn't lectured me since then.
There is another side to this man. He has family values that are very hard to find. He has his wife on such a pedestal that you would think she is dying from a rare disease. But being a woman working with him is something completely different. He tends to act as if there isn't a brain in a woman's head and yet he is proven wrong daily by myself and our bookkeeper.
He is frustrating to say the least and I look forward to the day that I graduate so that I can be paid more to be treated like an idiot. hahahaha
posted by Kate Olson at 12:45 PM
2 Comments:
Well I've fond that people who act this way are usually the stupid ones and thay are that way because when they make a mistake they always look to blame others and so never learn from their mistakes and therefore make the same mistakes over and over. Everybody makes mistakes, the important think is to realise you made it, work out why to make sure you don't make the same mistake twice.
I'll say that again only this time without all the mistakes LOL!!!Well I've found that people who act this way are usually the stupid ones and they are that way because when they make a mistake they always look to blame others and so never learn from their mistakes and therefore make the same mistakes over and over. Everybody makes mistakes, the important thing is to realise you made it, work out why, and make sure you don't do it again.
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