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Do These 4 Things Before You Title Your Boss — “The Villain of My Life”
Blaming is easy. Looking within is tough.
Is my boss the problem…or am I?
If you’re like most people, you’ve asked yourself this question at some point in your career.
Bosses are always the soft target. You put the blame. You quit and move on. You take up a job somewhere else, and the history repeats.
I used to think my boss was the problem. I would get frustrated because he didn’t seem to understand what I said. Instead, he assigned me unrealistic deadlines. He buried me under work.
But after some self-reflection, I realized the truth of work life.
Bosses work for the company. Not for you. They don’t have a soft corner for you. They don’t need to have either. As you are for them, they are for their bosses. So, what they get, they give you.
Once I learned how to be more aware of myself and how I worked, I managed my time better and had more productive conversations with my boss.
So from my experience, I can help you learn if the problem lies with your boss or not.
