Magic 8-Ball Says: "You Still Suck, Stop Asking!"

For all the anonymous venting about my boss over the past year or so, I now feel that I have to give the guy some credit over how he has been handling himself over the last few weeks. For starters he has actually held some impromptu meetings in which he actually LISTENED to input from other people when they offered suggestions. He sat there, listened and seemed to absorb the information. A far cry from his usual nod and smile while his eyes betray the fact that he is really just thinking about what he is going to say next. Now we will see if he actually follows through on any of what he appeared to absorb. If he does I will be very impressed. After all, we are still waiting on the meeting minutes/ action items from our only real team meeting from over 2 years ago. As an added bonus, he has also been slightly more personable of late. Not quite as stand offish. So we here at the NRYBA* say good start towards not sucking bossman.
However, despite these positives, he still has a strong dictatorial tinge to his style of management. So, in light of recent conversations and events, the boss-o-meter has moved from “Hitler” to “Ivan the Moderately Horrible.” Way to go bossman! Perhaps next week you may even actively seek input from your employees.

Stay tuned for more updates from the Boss-o-Meter

*National Rate Your Boss Association