Why do bosses seem like such morons sometimes?

It often amazes me that it is often not "the cream that is rising to the top." I know this is not always the case, but somedays it certainly seems like it. In some cases it is absolutely the situation.

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Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
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2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

Bosses seem like mororns because they are morons.

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Paul S.

2001 E430, Bourdeaux Red, Oyster interior.
79,200 miles.

1973 280SE 4.5, 170,000 miles. 568 Signal Red, Black MB Tex. "The Red Baron".

Quite often:

Moron = Brown nosing yes man.

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My last boss inherited his company. It was obvious he could have never gotten it started and built up to the point that it was by the time I started working there. I always felt like I had to keep him out of anything important for fear that he would screw it up. My fears were always well-founded.

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" We have nothing to fear but the main stream media itself . . . ."- Adapted from Franklin D Roosevelt for the 21st century

OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

...it takes a certain level of skill to pull it off effectively. Unless you are at the top of the heap (i.e., Chariman of the Board), you are taking marching orders from someone above you, while having to answer to why your staff produces the crap they do....all the while, buffering the staff from the backlash that ensues. Usually, the budget and staff manpower is far short of what is necessary to produce good results, so the boss has to be creative...the good ones know how to leverage this...the bad ones only know the "row faster" technique.

The other issue is that for most big firms, the guy that gets promoted from a staff position probably got there as a result of achievements acquired by the use of their skillsets...usually far different from what are useful traits as a manager. At that level, very little desk work is involved as meetings take up most of the time...so office politics are the norm here. Those don't translate well when relating to staff workers, hence the "my boss is an a$$" syndrome.

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From being the "boss" of this forum I can understand.


You can never please everyone, someone will always be pissed at you. And as said above when you are a middle man it makes it all the more fun!

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You're not the boss of ME.

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" We have nothing to fear but the main stream media itself . . . ."- Adapted from Franklin D Roosevelt for the 21st century

OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

:d

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" We have nothing to fear but the main stream media itself . . . ."- Adapted from Franklin D Roosevelt for the 21st century

OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

Add a set % of the profits to their paychecks, and you can come pretty damned close.

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1980 300D - Veggie Burner !

I put up with that moron I used to work for for a long time, mainly because I was well compensated. Money covers a multitude of sins when it comes to moronic, nasty, mean-spirited bosses.

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" We have nothing to fear but the main stream media itself . . . ."- Adapted from Franklin D Roosevelt for the 21st century

OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

Google "The Peter Principle"

Is that the one where the guys with the smallest peters get promoted to the top the fastest?

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Paul S.

2001 E430, Bourdeaux Red, Oyster interior.
79,200 miles.

1973 280SE 4.5, 170,000 miles. 568 Signal Red, Black MB Tex. "The Red Baron".

Quiet, I'm trying to work my way up to regional executive vice president.

lol, that's a good one.

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Paul S.

2001 E430, Bourdeaux Red, Oyster interior.
79,200 miles.

1973 280SE 4.5, 170,000 miles. 568 Signal Red, Black MB Tex. "The Red Baron".

My Boss is a moron too! Oh wait, I'm self employed!

Seriously, if you can work for yourself, do it! You may end up making less money but the rest of it I wouldn't give up for anything so its very worth it. RT

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