How to deal with your Complicated Boss

One of my dearest friends, Gadiel Gabriel who is based in Dubai, shared with me how bad he felt when his boss uttered unkindly words for him. He was so annoyed and sad of what happened, and didn’t really expect such behavior from his superior. How are we supposed to handle and how are we going to work with complicated boss? Take some of these advices:

Since you are in a place of work, don’t take it too personal. As long as you know what your duties and responsibilities are, don’t easily get frustrated. There might be some reasons beyond your work that makes your boss annoyed. Yet there are supervisors or big bosses that didn’t undergo management training, if this is your case, then talk to them, clarify and know their expectations from you and ask them how you and they can work together as a team.

There are kind of boss whose habit is to shout and humiliate their employees. If these are your kind of superior, explain how such practice has big blow with your performance. If you have a part on the conflict, admit and suggest some resolutions for you to be productive on every assignment.

Try also to recognize and deal with your own negative reactions. But this doesn’t mean you blame yourself, instead evaluate your job performance and if needed try to improve your manners.

Never ever think you are the only person to deal with this kind of boss, irritating, arrogant, or whatever negative that best describe them. Find your shock absorber or a mentor that will guide and advice you all the way. But if you think enduring your boss’s attitude will spoil your career, then take this advice - Quit!