Just like there will always be change, employees will always complain about their boss. Unfortunately, employees won’t always tell their manager about things that bother them. By framing these complaints as questions when soliciting feedback you can begin to uncover how employees really feel about you. From there you can adjust your style and improve your working relationship with them. Doing so improves productivity, morale, and engagement.
The good news is that these complaints aren’t surprises. The better news is that these complaints can easily be corrected.
Common Boss Complaints in Random Order
My boss:
- Doesn’t trust me
- Doesn’t listen
- Knows it all
- Doesn’t like their ideas to be challenged
- Doesn’t hold others accountable
- Gives me 20 percent more work without taking 20 percent away
- Is unapproachable
- Doesn’t provide feedback on performance
- Gossips about me and my peers
- Doesn’t stand up for the team
Bonus Boss Complaint: They stay in their office with the door closed the entire time they are in the office and pretend to know what is going on outside.
To address some of these complaints you need to first get them out on the out on the table. Others require you to take a really hard look at yourself and your behavior.
If you are the boss:
It isn’t easy for employees to bring their complaints about you to you, in order for that to happen they have to feel that you will a) trust them, b) remain objective and c) not retaliate.
As you prepare for your next day at work think about how you can re-establish a two-way street in your leadership. Because employees are your greatest asset they need to be treated with the consideration and respect they deserve.
If you are the employee:
Stop being the victim of your boss’s incompetence and disengagement. You have to talk to them about these issues if you want them fixed and if you choose not to talk to them you should think about finding a new boss. You have a responsibility in the relationship and as a result, you play a vital role in working on improving that relationship. Don’t allow your rank within the company to be the cause of your passiveness.
A simple, proven way to address common complaints about the boss.Click To TweetLast updated on November 10th, 2018 at 07:13 am
