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	Dealing With a Bad Boss: Strategies for Coping
		Bad bosses -- whether ogres, control freaks, jerks, micromanagers, or bumbling fools -- can be found in all organizations.
		It’s possible that your boss is unaware of his/her actions, and this meeting could be very positive for all involved; however, it’s also possible that the meeting will end badly.
		And in coping with a bad boss, a mentor can be a good sounding board for you, and perhaps after you have documented all the offenses, someone who has the pull and the power to do something about your bad boss.
	www.quintcareers.com /bad_bosses.html (1238 words)

	Bad Boss? Get a Union??If You Still Can (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Not all bosses in union workplaces are great to work for—but with union membership, workers have contract guarantees and grievance procedures that enable them to protect their rights and, when necessary, fight back and win.
		Just as Working America’s Bad Boss Contest is surfacing story after story of incompetent, deranged and pretty much evil bosses, America’s workers are facing a huge threat to their freedom to form and join unions.
		The unholy alliance of Bad Bosses, the Bush administration and their allies in Congress are now engaged in an all-out assault on one of the too-few protections working people have left.
	www.aflcio.org /aboutus/thisistheaflcio/outfront/badboss.cfm (656 words)

	Bad boss makes blood boil
		Boss judged as "habitually unfair and unreasonable" could cause a rise in blood pressure and a longer term risk of heart attack or stroke, according to the study reported today in Occupational and Environmental Medicine' journal.
		The study of 28 female healthcare assistants found those working for an 'unfair' boss registered up to a 15mg Hg difference in systolic blood pressure and a 7 mm Hg difference in diastolic.
		One of the study authors, Dr Nadia Wager from Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College in Bucks, UK, said the personal style of a boss could be a workplace stressor and undermine health and wellbeing.
	www.staffnurse.com /nursing-news-articles/bad-boss-makes-blood-boil-63.html (192 words)

	News - Are you a bad boss?
		Good Boss Bad Boss found that employees believe four of the main causes of their bad bosses’ behaviour are: poor training and development; poor management by their own bosses; overwork; and under staffing.
		Those who say they have a good boss tend to feel good or great about their organisation; more motivated to do a good job; and a lot less likely to be dissatisfied with their job.
		Bad boss traits bullies; bosses that publicly criticise or humiliate; and those who are poor listeners.
	www.businesslinkwessex.co.uk /pages/display.asp?ID=4238 (255 words)

	The Permanent Solution to Bad Boss Syndrome
		But if your bad boss is at least bearable, it might be that he or she turns out to be a blessing in disguise.
		But not all bad bosses are so bad that they cannot be tolerated for a time so long as there is a reward on the financial side for doing so.
		The benefit that comes from working for a bad boss is that he or she makes it painfully clear just how high a price you pay for not attaining financial freedom early in life.
	www.passionsaving.com /bad-boss.html (1338 words)

	richard cleaver » Bad Boss
		Chances are, if you’ve had a bad boss somewhere along the line in your career, you’ve moved on to another job.
		Bad bosses tend to create employees who are best described as “Coasters.” These are people who are so intimidated or frustrated with their boss’s behavior that they drop their performance to a bare minimum.
		Bad bosses can break people down from being the high-performing “Achievers” they once were.
	www.richardcleaver.com /?p=410 (632 words)

	Lighten Up With Liz! - Liz Bonis' Online Health Newsletter
		Your boss may be the most important person in the office, but not for the reasons you (or s/he) may think.
		The bad news is that a separate survey found that up to half of us have shaky, if not downright miserable, relationships with our superiors, and another recent poll found that problems with the boss outpace all other areas of worker dissatisfaction, including salary, work hours, and day-to-day responsibilities.
		When you work for a supervisor with a poor management style (the boss is not respectful, fair, or sensitive to your needs), your risk for heart disease increases 20 percent more than others who work for a good boss.
	www.lightenupwithliz.com /badboss.asp (209 words)

	There's No Such Thing as a Bad Boss -- ThirdAge
		Unless your boss breaks the law, you don't have a bad boss: You have a boss you are managing poorly.
		Pick on your boss all you want, but if you were a top employee, you wouldn't let your boss's problems bring you down.
		My favorite example of a bad boss is one I had at a software company who refused to learn how to use a computer.
	www.thirdage.com /news/articles/ALT04/05/08/15/ALT04050815-03.html (779 words)

	Feature Article - Beware of Bad Boss
		Bosses who lose their temper, play favorites or can’t communicate—and that’s just a start on the list of managerial misbehavior—can make going in to work annoying, humiliating and infuriating.
		A close relative of the boss who goes berserk is the boss who has expectations that range from unreasonable to impossible—and this is another case where documentation comes in handy.
		Once you do that and make your boss aware of everything that is coming across your desk, the ball is in his or her court.
	www.graduatingengineer.com /articles/feature/10-01-01a.html (2675 words)

	Bad Boss...How To Deal With One
		Working for a bad boss can be an ongoing problem especially if it starts to affect your not only your work life but your personal life, too.
		Certainly, the most drastic measure you could take to rid yourself of a bad boss would be to get a new job but luckily there are other options you might consider before taking this route.
		At the end of the day, no job is worth keeping if you have a bad boss who is making your life hell and if it appears they aren’t going to change or leave the company.
	www.find-your-dream-career.com /bad-boss.html (445 words)

	AppleOne - Monster Boss
		Conversely, some bosses think they are empowering you when in fact they leave you feeling abandoned and utterly lacking in direction.
		While you can try to address these problems by having a dialogue with your boss, he or she is probably already well aware of your dissatisfaction.
		Regardless of which type of boss you may have, having a bad boss is never good news.
	www.appleone.com /Core/1005/MonsterBoss.asp (728 words)

	You Can Survive a Bad Boss
		If you are in a situation where you feel trapped with a bad boss, work on lines of communication, separate yourself from the situation.
		Doomus says your boss may not be aware of the problems and could in fact learn from what you've experienced.
		Once you're to to the job interview stage, he says don't complain about how your boss manages because the company you're interviewing with won't know whether your boss was the problem or whether you were.
	www.wtopnews.com /index.php?sid=174726&nid=25 (816 words)

	Dealing with a Bad Boss
		Studies consistently show that most people don't leave a workplace because of "better" opportunities -- they leave because they have a bad boss, manager or their workplace is toxic.
		Bad bosses make good fodder for professional comedians, but they shouldn't be your cup of tea.
		Bosses can flip to your advantage--if they think you support them, their behavior just may improve.
	www.briles.com /articles/dealing_with_a_bad_boss.htm (799 words)

	Bad boss: How to deal with a ... - 27/09/2005 - Personnel Today (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Nearly one in four of the UK's bosses are bad or dreadful, say employees, according to The Good Boss Report from The Good Boss Company, which campaigns for better bosses in the UK.
		If they are the type of boss that expects you to work late, remind them in advance of the days when you cannot.
		I once worked with a boss who was very cold, controlling and who blamed her team for her own omissions.
	www.personneltoday.com /Articles/2005/09/27/31730/Bad+boss+How+to+deal+with+a+.htm (1165 words)

	Bad Boss Alert
		Yes, let's define what a bad boss is, and it might help you separate your perceived inadequacies from reality.
		A bad boss sets win or lose work goals, a fl and white approach to things with no in between.
		Go in to your boss, be willing to be vulnerable; set a meeting, through email if necessary, and set an exact time for a meeting.
	www.medicinenet.com /script/main/art.asp?articlekey=54028&page=1 (923 words)

	The Work Doctor: The Big Bad Boss
		What's at stake for many of these bosses is establishing, once and for all, that they are in charge.
		Krista Mailor* of Vancouver recalls a boss she refers to as a "real gem." She was a manager at a movie theatre in Chilliwack, B.C., and he was prone to angry fits.
		Much bad boss behaviour adds up to what Gary Namie, co-founder of a nonprofit organization devoted to eradicating bad bosses, calls workplace bullying.
	www.workdoctor.com /press/macleans101705.html (886 words)

	CareerJournal \| Don't Start a Business Just to Flee a Bad Boss
		Smith feels he owes his former boss a debt of gratitude because the tempestuous relationship spurred him to actively pursue his longtime dream of self-employment.
		Indeed, even entrepreneurs who put "bad boss" high on their list of inspirations cite a variety of supervisory-related reasons for striking out on their own.
		One is that the boss blocked the future entrepreneur from pursuing his or her own ideas.
	www.careerjournal.com /myc/survive/20040812-henricks.html (1112 words)

	Bad to the Bone: Dealing With a Bad Boss or Bad Managers
		Bad to the Bone: Dealing With a Bad Boss or Bad Mana...
		Dealing with less than effective managers, or just plain bad managers and bad bosses, is a challenge too many employees face.
		Shop BAD TO Browse and compare a great selection of bad to the bone: dealing with a bad boss or bad managers.
	www.search-engines-links.com /metasearch.cgi?results&keywords=Bad+to+the+Bone:+Dealing+With+a+Bad+Boss+or+Bad+Managers&page=1&descrip=0&perpage=10 (231 words)

	Bad Boss Blues: A recent survey reveals most Canadians feel their bosses are subpar \| Managing \| Employees \| Canadian ...
		If you run into a problem, your first step should be to carefully construct some feedback for your boss that details what happened, but also, more importantly, what the consequences of his or her actions were.
		Of course, even Bérard admits that telling the boss he or she is doing something wrong is not quite so easy.
		Often the bad boss is just exhibiting an extreme of the same behaviour that got him or her to the top.
	www.canadianbusiness.com /managing/employees/article.jsp?content=20060106_155148_1140 (768 words)

	Bad Boss Jokes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		boss was unpopular as a child, but her parents had...
		boss is honest about being a slave driver.
		Bad Joke cartoons from the CartoonStock directory - the world's largest on-line collection of cartoons.
	www.futuregate.co.uk /bad_boss_jokes.html (254 words)

	What Recruiters Wish Job Seekers Knew
		Assuming you're only dealing with a bad boss, and not a bad company, the best thing to do is create a plan for improving your situation.
		Assuming that your boss is a reasonable adult, (s)he will take advantage of the occasion to discuss matters rationally.
		If you decide that the only viable way to deal with your bad boss is leaving, you'll soon face a second problem.
	www.jobcircle.com /career/coach/jf_2002_06.html (1393 words)

	SEIU Local 503
		Contact with ODOT lessees is important on a daily basis, and Candi was increasingly concerned that she was falling radically behind.
		She told her boss that the treatment was not acceptable and that she was not going to engage in the conversation any further.
		The boss reacted to Candi's attempt to leave by blocking the door and physically shoving Candi back into the chair.
	www.seiu503.org /onthejob/actions/callacop.cfm (340 words)

	Workingamerica.org: BadBoss - My Bad Boss Contest, Tell Your Bad Boss
		Durning this time, my boss's boss ask him were I was all this time away from my desk.
		Instead of telling his boss that I was on an erand for him, he said he didn't know my whereabouts and charged me AWOl!.
		This should win the bad boss award because my boss was so spineless and willing to throw me to the dogs even though I was doing him a favor.
	www.workingamerica.org /badboss/?appState=detail_p&story_id=3001 (223 words)

	Boss and Conflict With Managers
		Boss and Conflict With Managers:We've all worked for difficult managers or supervisors with whom we come into conflict.
		Some bosses are difficult because they are rarely around, or very aloof, or absent.
		Excellent help in identifying what kind of bad boss you have, and how to manage them accordingly.
	www.work911.com /sitemaps/Boss_and_Conflict_With_Managers (214 words)

	Bad References - Bad Boss? Fired?
		Knowing what your former boss will say before a prospective employer contacts him may be the difference in your receiving a new job offer.
		Don't let a bad boss or a bad reference ruin your chances of getting your dream job.
		If you think that your former or current boss is a bad boss then you owe it to yourself to find out how they will respond to a prospective employer.
	www.myreferences.com /wrongful_termination/bad_boss.asp (341 words)

	Home Page BigBadBoss.com
		You know your boss is a bad boss if...
		Some bosses want to be bad and they're not going to change.
		Bad bosses know how to get away with what they're doing.
	www.bigbadboss.com (672 words)

	Bad Boss Alert
		Again, let's watch where the finger is pointing, that it's all about the bad boss or the world treating me bad.
		Edstrom: My guess is that there might be some areas where this boss has qualities that you may not be recognizing because your vision may be blurred by the fact that you are indeed more qualified in most areas.
		Also, depending on the boss, and if that boss recognizes your talents, if you are lucky and this boss is a good boss, he/she might recognize your qualities, let his/her ego go, and advance you if you ask.
	www.webmd.com /content/article/1/1700_50829.htm (2682 words)

	Washington Post Recommends Bad Boss Book (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Well, it may work that way in the movies, but in real life there are bosses who want to be bad, bosses who would eat you alive like the Big Bad Wolf who swallowed Red Riding Hood's sweet little Grandma.
		In her November 27th article titled "Bad Breeds of Bosses," Slayter says this book not only offers advice about how to cope, but it also saves you time by telling you what not to try with each of the 13 types it describes.
		The December story is from a reader describing a "Christian Taliban boss." Haight explains this type as a combination of the Propagator and the Cult-Maker.
	www.xeal.com /articles/Washington-Post-Recommends-Bad-Boss.htm (510 words)

	Workingamerica.org: BadBoss - My Bad Boss Contest, Tell Your Bad Boss
		I had a really bad boss about 9 years ago.
		The bad boss told me he was comfortable making me take vacation time.
		Tell us why you think you have a bad boss and you might win a free vacation.
	www.workingamerica.org /badboss/?appState=detail_p&story_id=1508 (252 words)

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