Last week we asked,
Have you ever worked for an idiot?
100% of the respondents said YES!
Then we asked, "Check all that you think apply to the definition of an idiot boss..."
33% Clueless
22% Self-centered
56% Lacking in primary skills for the job (managerial, technical, etc.)
11% Inattentive
33% Insensitive
11% Other
Then we asked, "How have you dealt with the situation?"
This week's quiz is here.
0% "Kept my head down", hoped they would move on
0% Trained them
22% Called them out
56% Left the department or the company
11% Other
11% Not answered
A choice comment:
I was in the military so I had very limited options (he was the squadron commander). The system in this case worked though. We failed an operational readiness inspection and he was demoted to a windowless office desk job.
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