Post #20416 by TheMuggler on Tue, Jan 21, 2003 9:04 AM

On 2003-01-20 07:35, thebaxdog wrote:
The man is always keepin me down
I better get back to work, I'm on my 15th 10 min. cig brake and I have to go to the bathroom
When's lunch?
Did I take my brake yet?
I'm late because "I got soap in my eye in the shower and I could not see to drive"

I need my tums and my nitro pills
and a towel to wipe the tears away.
It's not easy to be a dick?

A good boss can eliminate such problems in two very easy steps:

1. Pay people what they are worth, not as little as you think you can get away with.

2. Treat people with respect. Gotta give to get.

I've had great employees and I never once questioned how they spent their time, and I've had employees who always miss deadlines and never seem to get anything done no matter what you do, but generally speaking a good working environment fosters good work.

Likewise, bad bosses create bad work environments and usually end up with the litany of complaints you write of, Baxdog.

The fact is, a boss/manager is responsible for how his/her employees behave, and if you have lousy employees then ya need to look at how you are running things instead of blaming employees.

If an employee is performing well, I give them the freedom to determine how they work. Scary concept for many companies, but in my experience, it works.

-Mike (surfing TC in the middle of the work day)!