{"id":1939,"date":"2013-05-28T16:45:02","date_gmt":"2013-05-28T16:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/?p=530"},"modified":"2013-05-28T16:45:02","modified_gmt":"2013-05-28T16:45:02","slug":"bad-manager-is-that-the-main-workplace-complaint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/bad-manager-is-that-the-main-workplace-complaint\/","title":{"rendered":"Bad Manager \u2013 Is that the Main Workplace Complaint?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I am one of the few lucky ones who can say I have a great manager.\u00a0 They communicate well and help me succeed.\u00a0 I can say however, I have had poor managers in my life.\u00a0 We have all had a bad boss before, but is it really the top complaint among all employees?<\/p>\n<p>Employees complain a little bit about everything, it is how we vent our frustration.\u00a0 Sometimes it\u2019s no parking, sometimes it\u2019s bad coffee, but a new infographic says that the main complaint from employees all over is poor leadership and bad managers.\u00a0 44% of people feel that they can\u2019t go to their boss regarding personal or workplace issues.\u00a0 33% of employees feel their boss is ineffective in the workplace, and causes collateral damage to their company.\u00a0 This damage can be anything from high turnover, to lack of trust, and even as serious as lost revenue.\u00a0 This is so serious that 4 of 10 employees have left employers due to the leader\u2019s ineffectiveness.\u00a0 This number skyrockets with sales personnel, jumping to 70% leaving a job because of a poor manager.<\/p>\n<p><b>7 Habits of Bad Managers:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Covert and Uncommunicative<\/b> \u2013 Having secret meetings and not communicating openly with employees creates an environment of fear and uncertainty.\u00a0 Withholding information to create an advantage is one of the main traits of a bad manager<\/li>\n<li><b>Angry and Emotional \u2013 <\/b>A boss who lets his emotions take control of him is likely to force his employees to flee.\u00a0 Stress and strain make workers find new jobs, and there is no quicker way to do that than a boss who yells and screams.\u00a0 This doesn\u2019t even have to be anger toward the employee, but showing volatile reactions over the phone or in emails that the employees can see causes environments of stress.<\/li>\n<li><b>Indecisive \u2013 <\/b>A manager who flip-flops on the faintest change of information is dangerous to the workplace.\u00a0 This results in poor direction and unmotivated employees.<\/li>\n<li><b>Mistrusting \u2013<\/b> A mistrusting boss will foster an uneasy atmosphere among staff.\u00a0 Micromanaging every employee, especially with a suspicious attitude, will only demoralize staff and force them to look for a new job.<\/li>\n<li><b>Antagonistic \u2013<\/b> We know negativity can stifle creativity, but delivering hostile remarks to employees or even remarks about customers or workers from other departments can demotivate and can cause stress.<\/li>\n<li><b>Egotistic \u2013<\/b> Egotistical managers have to be right all the time, even at the expense of the people around them.\u00a0 A boss who puts himself before the needs of his employees will make the team feel of little value.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Have you found a way to deal with your bad manager?\u00a0 Let us know in the comments!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am one of the few lucky ones who can [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[508],"tags":[429,392],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1939"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1939"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1939\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1939"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1939"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1939"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}