one of our engineers sent me a link of an article which i find very interesting and was somehow true in the company where i am now. According to the article, 80% of the those who decides to quit from their job was because of their boss. They blamed their boss for their decision to quit. Only 16% quit for reasons unrelated to their boss. According to the article:
- 35% said they need expectations to be stated more clearly than is generally the case with their boss. This is somewhat true in one of the departments we had in our company. I believe that most people want to perform well be as effective as possible, but most supervisors or managers don’t take the time to get to know their team members’ individual styles. They don’t find time to be with their members. They don’t like to mingle with their members, they are so anti-social. You will find them most the time on their table facing their laptops.
- 32% claimed the boss didn’t treat peopla fairly. This is so evident during promotions. Others would hate and say that their boss was unfair. Allowing those whom they think are not worth of promotion get promoted. Others would promise their people that they will be promoted, so the poor guy would be so happy and expect a promotion. But unfortunately, he’s expecting for nothing. This is a clear example of a big lie, of being unprofessional and unethical. I don’t know how could they sleep at night without thinking about what they done. So in the end, the poor guy will then submit his resignation letter.
-28% reported that the boss ruled by intimidation. Well this is somehow true, trying to abuse a little of their power and authority. hehehehhe my boss does it everytime….. wakekeke ooopss…
- 27% said their boss should learn to admit when a mistake is made and not blame others. Well i don’t know about it. Most of the bosses only thinks of the things that could benefit them. If things get wrong, they will then try to find someone whom they can pass the blame. Finger pointing is their talent.
- 22% noted that supervisors should become more accessible. Emails don’t replace face-to-face time. I think most of the bosses ass where stuck on their chairs, that’s why they find it hard to stand and tend to their members.
- 16% said the boss needs to listen to employees more. They are always deaf, they can’t hear anything and they don’t want to listen. They don’t care about their employees.
