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I hate my boss : how to survive and get ahead when your boss is a tyrant, control freak, or just plain nuts!
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New York : McGraw-Hill, 1998
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9780070691940

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Summary

Whether you work for a tyrant, a control freak, or a bona fide psychotic, this book gives you permission to hate your boss and still manage to be productive. Upbeat and offbeat, this cure for the common-dictator explains why we hate bosses, why the ``perfect boss'' is a pipe dream, how suffering under a bad boss can improve your work, why it's advantageous to be a smart follower, and how to get along--even emphatize--with even the most power-crazed ruler.


Author Notes

Bob Weinstein is a nationally known career expert and author of 10 highly acclaimed books, including Resumes Don't Get Jobs. He lives and works in New York City.


Table of Contents

Introduction So You Hate Your Boss! What Else Is New?p. xiii
Acknowledgmentsp. xv
Chapter 1. Grin and Bear It!p. 1
Don't Be So Sensitive, It's Not Your Fault. And No, You're Not Being Punishedp. 2
"I'm Going to Get Along with This Person If It Kills Me"p. 2
Play the Gamep. 5
It's Only a Jobp. 6
Chapter 2. It's Easy to Hate Your Bossp. 7
A Relationship Built on Resentmentp. 8
Boss-Worker Relationships Are More Complicated Than You Thinkp. 9
Quick Self-Test: First Base Analysisp. 9
Chapter 3. Anyone can be a Boss-Even You!p. 13
"You Mean My Boss Isn't God?"p. 13
Who Ever Said Bosses Know What They're Doing?p. 15
What Happens to Bad Bosses? Bad Boss Clinic or a Slap on the Wrist?p. 23
Four Reasons People Become Bossesp. 24
Chapter 4. Bosses from Hellp. 29
Sicko Bossesp. 29
Chapter 5. Your Boss is Just Another Person Holding Down a Jobp. 51
"God, Why Can't You Give Me a Perfect Boss?"p. 51
Boss Historyp. 53
"You Mean My Boss Is Actually a Human Being?"p. 59
We're in This Thing Togetherp. 60
Chapter 6. A Little Sympathy from the Audience, Pleasep. 63
Seduced by Life's Carrotsp. 64
It's a Jungle Out Therep. 65
Chapter 7. Whatta You, Some Kind of Wimp?p. 67
Critical Advice Worth Memorizingp. 67
Chapter 8. The Dangers of Doing Nothingp. 69
How People Do Nothingp. 69
When Doing Nothing Makes Sensep. 76
Chapter 9. Tuning Out Your Bossp. 77
Being a Tough-Skinned Personp. 78
Concentrating on Your Jobp. 79
Chapter 10. "My Boss is Evil and That's All There is to It"p. 83
Don't Give Bosses Too Much Creditp. 84
"Rate Your Boss" Questionnairep. 84
Chapter 11. "Do I Look Like Some Kind of Masochist? Why Would Anyone Want to be Like My Boss?"p. 93
"I Never Realized It Would Be So Much Fun Watching My Boss Screw Up"p. 94
Analyzing Bad Behaviorp. 95
Chapter 12. "Maybe I Should Change"p. 99
"I'll Be Anything You Want Me to Be--Okay?"p. 100
Changing Yourself--Easier Said Than Donep. 101
Epiphany! Maybe It's Not Worth Itp. 105
The Envelope, Pleasep. 106
Chapter 13. "Okay, So I'll Manage My Boss"p. 107
Assess the Situationp. 108
Bad Situations Don't Mend Themselves--They Only Get Worse!p. 109
The Secrets of Information Gatheringp. 110
What Does My Boss Actually Do? How Does He or She Do It?p. 112
What Are Your Boss's Habits, Work Styles, Goals, Objectives, and Values?p. 114
How Does Your Boss Handle Pressure?p. 116
What Is Your Boss's Management Style?p. 116
What Exactly Does Your Boss Need?p. 117
What Are Your Boss's Strengths and Weaknesses?p. 119
What Have You Learned?p. 120
The Advantages of Managing Your Bossp. 122
Chapter 14. "Let's Have a Heart-to-Heart"p. 123
A Last-Ditch Effortp. 123
Preliminary Planning Stepsp. 124
Planning the Meetingp. 126
Sample Meetingp. 127
The Psychology of Confrontationp. 129
Whoever Said Honesty Is the Best Policy?p. 130
Doing the One-on-One Confrontation Two-Step: It's Simple in Concept but Difficult to Masterp. 131
Sample Confrontationp. 132
Step Back and Hear What Your Boss Has to Sayp. 132
Don't Expect Your Boss to Take the First Stepp. 134
Absolute No-No: Don't Walk in with a Scriptp. 134
When and Where to Stage the Meetingp. 135
Final Thoughts and Suggestionsp. 136
Chapter 15. "So I'll Transfer to a New Departmentp. 139
High Marks As a Temporary Measurep. 139
Talent Wins Outp. 140
Big Companies Offer the Best Transfer Opportunitiesp. 141
Getting Lost in the Crowdp. 143
When Transferring Can Be Dangerousp. 143
Case Studiesp. 144
Analysis: Cool, Calm Deliberation Makes for a Smooth Transferp. 149
Chapter 16. "I Can't Take it Anymore. I'm Talking to the Big Guy!"p. 153
Planning to Do Battlep. 154
The Dangers of Letting Anger Get the Better of Youp. 155
Making All the Wrong Movesp. 155
Ted's Biggest Mistakep. 156
Optimal Conditions for Going Above Your Boss's Headp. 158
How to Confront Your Boss's Boss: The Processp. 160
Chapter 17. What Do You Do When Your Boss is Involved in Wrongdoing or is a Crook?p. 163
Why Speak Up?p. 165
The Worst That Will Happen Is You'll Lose Your Jobp. 166
You Don't Have to Put Your Job on the Linep. 167
Chapter 18. Sweet Revenge: "Take This Job and Shove It."p. 171
The Dangers of Losing Your Coolp. 172
Getting the Last Laughp. 174
Analysis: Paying the Pricep. 176
Can We Replay That Scene?p. 177
The Best Situations for Telling Off Your Bossp. 178
Consider the Futurep. 179
Chapter 19. All-Purpose Strategies for Getting on with New, Indecisive, Delegator, and Other Garden Variety Bossesp. 181
Score Points with a New Bossp. 182
First Impressions Countp. 182
Back Off and Let Your New Boss Get the Lay of the Landp. 183
Wait for the SOP Meetingp. 184
Manage Expectationsp. 185
The Personal Meetingp. 186
Keep the Communication Lines Openp. 187
Indecisive Bossesp. 188
Delegator Bossesp. 190
Bully Bossesp. 192
Chapter 20. The Noble Art of Making Your Boss Look Goodp. 195
Warning! The Walls Have Earsp. 195
What Does Making Your Boss Look Good Mean?p. 196
Keep Your Boss Informedp. 198
Appendix 1. One Hundred Years of Abusep. 201
A Short History of Bad Boss Behaviorp. 201
Appendix 2. Survival Strategies for Getting on with Difficult Bossesp. 207
Dangerous Behaviors Signaling Trouble Aheadp. 207
Affirmations to Purify Your Mind to Avoid Evil Thoughts About Your Bossp. 208
Recommended Exercises for Boss-Hatersp. 209
Indexp. 211