Reasons to fire your boss

The CRM Group website www.badbossology.com recently came together with Pittsburgh, Pa.-based human resources consulting company Development Dimensions International to create an intriguing online survey regarding that dream scenario, being able to fire your boss.

Starting from the premise that nearly every employee has, at one time or another, wanted to terminate their employer (in the abstract sense), the BadBossology survey asked site visitors to give reasons why they would do so. And visitors were pleased as punch to do so. Almost eleven hundred responses were garnered by BadBossology with quite a few offering more than one reason.

The recently released results showed the following answers: Lack of trust and integrity finished atop the gripe list at thirty-two percent; micromanagement, twenty-four percent; lack of feedback, twelve percent; lack of growth opportunities given, twelve percent; taking undue credit for others’ work, ten percent; and lack of support, eight percent.

An intriguing little website, www.badbossology.com is dedicated to providing news and resources in dealing with bad bosses. The website posts a claim stating the surveys have shown some 40% of employees to have encountered a bad boss. A Gallup survey of one million employees, continues the post, shows that the boss is the no. 1 reason given for leaving a job and that mismanaged work groups are typically about 44% less profitable than those run well.

Badbossology.com material also points out that the site is “not a showcase for inappropriate or unethical tactics to get revenge on bosses,” no doubt a bit of a letdown for some reading this piece. The site instead recommends attempting to understand a boss’ behavior and to react reasonably. Indeed, in response to the survey results, DDI senior vice president was quoted as diplomatically saying that “Firing these bosses may be a drastic action – instead workers need to provide their bosses with feedback about what will make them better leaders.”