Get my Free Sales Jumpstart Kit<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nSign #4: They have a low level of emotional intelligence<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
And that naturally leads me to the next sign in terms of a bad boss, which is if they have a really low level of emotional intelligence. If somebody can’t really empathize with what you are going through on a regular basis, or they just struggle to take a step back, actually listen to you, show compassion in moments where you might mess up along the way or you know where you might be feeling a little bit burned out, then you have a bad boss who isn’t really supportive of you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And so it’s really important that you keep an eye out for this because your boss’s job is to make you be able to be successful in your role, and if they aren’t helping you in getting you there, then you need to find a new boss that actually is going to enable you and empower you in order to do that sort of task.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That is the essence of business and work relationships in which you are agreeing to join a company, to do a job, and to do it well. And so you need to make sure that you are being set up for success in terms of the sort of work that you’re doing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sign #5: Simply unprofessional<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
This can mean that they make certain comments that frankly shouldn’t be made in a workplace towards whether it’s yourself or in your office. This can be a really bad sign for you because it means that your boss, again, likely doesn’t really have the emotional maturity level or just social intelligence to be able to pick up on what makes other people comfortable and uncomfortable in the workplace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The reason why this is a difficult situation is because I’ve been in cases where I had a bad boss and they would say a statement that frankly was out of left field and made other people in the room uncomfortable. But because they’re my boss in that situation, I can’t exactly just call them out on that and correct them. And so in the case where you have something like this, I definitely keep an eye out for that and make sure that you potentially find yourself in a new situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sign #6: You’re not being treated fairly or valued<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
This often will manifest itself in compensation conversations. If your boss is not willing to come to the table with fair offers or fair raises when it comes time to give you that performance bonus for the great work that you’ve done, then it means that your boss is just trying to hold you back and isn’t really supportive of your career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ultimately, bosses should feel like they’re really excited about giving these sorts of opportunities to their team members who have worked their butt off for them, because in that situation, it makes it so that it’s a opportunity for them as well as the employee to recommit to the business and continue to perform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And so I’ve loved in the past giving people raises over time because that’s a conversation where we can realign on one of our goals for the next 12 months or the, the next 18 to 24 months and how can we get there and what would make somebody happy in terms of how they’re getting paid in order for them to feel motivated to accomplish those goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By having somebody that really recognizes you, values you and actually expresses those sorts of appreciation moments, it can make a huge difference on the morale of you as an employee. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It really does do a lot for you therapeutically in terms of just releasing some of the trauma from the past, as well as being able to go to a new environment and simply just perform and find a place that works for you. When you have a really good boss, it’s really great ’cause it’s essentially opposite of all these bad signs of bosses in terms of feeling empowered, feeling valued, feeling like you can come to work and show your best self so that you can just really deliver on what you are hired to do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So I’d highly recommend that in the case where you find yourself in one of these situations, definitely take a step back. Ask yourself whether or not you really need this job, or if it’s time for you to potentially start opening some doors, reaching out to folks, or if it’s potentially time for you to take a step back, reflect on what you want to do next and find a better situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I know that right now there is a lot of things going on in the world, but don’t discount your abilities and what you’re capable of. If you put some feelers out there, you can get new opportunities out there because there’s always demand for top talent. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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