respect for your boss...

I spend a few minutes of each day reading excepts from a book called "Proverbs for Business."

Today's question was "Do you maintain a healthy respect for your boss?" T

This question poses some difficulty for me. On paper, I have one boss. In day to day functions, I have 6. How is it possible to best serve them all? Some are very easy to please. They ask for very little, and provide everything you need to complete their tasks. To you, I says thanks! Then we have the group that really only asks me for something once a week, or once a month. To you, I also say thanks. The few I have an issue with, have separate complications. We'll call these Complications A & B.

Complication A, poses some trouble, but not so much. A is in general and overall a good boss. A is a good listener, and even at times empathetic. A is also considerate. The main complaint is that A never seems definitive. Unsure, uncertain, hesitant, and waivering are all good descriptions of A, especially in times of crisis. How are employees supposed to feel confident when their boss is unsure???

Complication B, on the other hand, poses so much trouble, that total, utter, and complete shock occurs when B does something that doesn't cause trouble. B does nothing, knows nothing, takes blame for nothing, and helps with nothing. B has competent people to do everything that may need doing. B's competent people know everything that B may need to know. But if asked to do, or know or help, B not only won't, but simply can't. B's competent people get very frustrated. But B is always handsomely rewarded, praised, and kept around. What's up with that?

Ahh.....the painful job of the worker bees...................