Chapter 78. Accept That Some Things Bosses Tell You to Do Will Be Wrong
“I find it rather easy to portray a businessman. Being bland, rather cruel, and incompetent comes naturally to me.” | ||
| --John Cleese | ||
Just because you do your job well doesn’t mean everyone else does. Some bosses are useless and there’s no getting away from that. Sometimes they will tell you to do stuff that is crazy. Sometimes they will issue orders that are so obviously off the wall you can’t help but gasp. Sometimes they will tell you to do things that are completely wrong. What are you to do? You have various options:
Refuse
Leave
Seek advice from your union/management advisory body/trade body if you are on one
Ask for advice from human resources
Ask for advice from other managers ...
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