How many bosses do you have
 

I'm up to like 6 now. They don't talk to each other and it sucks. Now they are laying off 100 people and I know after the layoffs I'll either be gone or still have like 6 bosses.

I hate the company I work for so bad!

Too many bosses. I hate the company I've been working for the last 30 years...... no pension plan, terrible benefits, no overtime, 60+ hour weeks, no paid vacation or sick days....

.....I'm self-employed!

I have one direct boss, but there are other VP's, directors, president, etc that I support when needed. Pretty good place to work, actually.

Ceo, cto, and 3 more bosses. I have 5 bosses.

Do you work for Innitech? :D

Skip to 1:18...

<iframe width="853" height="480" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/BTdOHBIppx8?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

+1

Amen!

Only 1 wife.

I answer to no one.

It's just me, myself, and I. I'm my own boss. When I really get angry at me, I fire myself.

My company is going even more to a "matrix" structure - more bosses, fewer doers. There are the "line" managers via a conventional "chain of command" structure, and "project leaders" who are also supervisory. This means one group or the other is always pissed off no matter what you do. A lose-lose situation for the workers bees.

As a result, I have something like 4 day-to-day bosses right now.

The company is woefully top heavy, and the bosses all think they are working hard managing others. The bosses are mostly ex-project leaders, not technical workers who actually do the work, so they put a much higher value on project management than on actually designing, building and testing new and current products.

Having said all that, I probably have (1) "real" boss - the wife, and (2) "bosses in training" - my daughters.

Just 1. My wife...she's the senior partner in our business. She started it in 1993, and I joined her in 2010.
Yes, we're together 24/7/365, and don't have any problems with it.

Every time I look in the mirror I see that SOB.....

my boss is a serious dick.

I wondered where you were going with that?:)

Me too, that guy drives me like a rented mule. I always tell him, that I am not a machine, but a mere human, and he simply tells me to get back to work, there is no time for your silly drivel .
That ass hat is making me work Friday, and most likely , Saturday morning (4th of July ). If I refuse, he says that I may have to look for a real job .

I lied. Actually I have many bosses, but whenever they would ask me one of their inane questions, I'd let a bit of drool come out of the corner of my mouth and give them the "thousand yard stare". They quit bugging me and now I'm the Master of my own domain.

My crew hears my speel about "when your boss is talking, you're listening". And I don't mean me. I mean my boss.

Glad I'm not the only one working Friday and Sat. morning Fred. Have a good Independence Day!

LOL.


Just don't start arguing with yourself Dave. That's when we really will start to get worried.

The only thing worse than having 6 bosses is when I had over 40+ working for me.......Glad I retired at age 52.......

Too many

I work for the state... where shall I start?

I have two bosses right now ,work and my wife. I'm retiring from one in September ,I'm keeping the wife 😊

I'm my own boss, which isn't as great as it sounds. I can't tell my boss to f-off and quit, I can't ask for a promotion or a raise, I can't call in sick. I don't know when I've had a vacation day when I didn't do something for work.
I wouldn't work for anyone else, but my boss is killing me.

Until craft services is up and running...

I work in DoD. I have LOTS of "bosses." In my little realm, though, I'm the boss. I have a great team that works very well together, and we accomplish great things, so my "bosses" ask us for something, and then leave me the hell alone.

I see you know the drill. ;)

2, one at home, one at the office.

Just one.

Which is one too many.

6 or 7 between me and the POTUS.

One official boss.
He regards one of us with contempt.
It's the only area in which we agree.

Not quite my own
 

It's almost like I'm my own boss however I'm employed by a large American co. which trades on the NYSE valued at approx. $12B. I'm the senior engineer in Canada of a small group contracted to another big Canadian co. We're only 7 engineers and 2 administrators in Canada. I'm alone in my province. My boss lives on the U.S. East coast. My boss actually consults with me whenever projects get put together. I'm Mon-Fri 8 hours (on paper) per day. I'm also on call 24/7 and am paid for that too. My base $ is 6 figures, plus my stand-by pay and overtime. No, I'm not management but rather hourly employee.

I have a fair amount of vacation time built up, so I came in to work on Monday and wanted to get some stuff done around the house. I sent off an email to my boss telling him I would be taking the rest of the week off. I put new brakes on my Pcar and also was home for the tile setter re-doing the ensuite bathroom.

As long as I get the job done and the client is happy, my boss basically gives me all the room in the world. I've been at this job 14 years and hope to keep it to retirement.

I've done the self employment thing years ago and realized I'm not a business man, I'm a good engineer and do that to the best of my abilities. Someone once told me not to chase the money, but rather do what I like to do. That way, even if the pay sucks at least you're enjoying the work, and eventually someone will recognize the quality of your work and pay you for it. That's pretty much how it worked out.

Lets see... there is the fender Jazz, an SG, a Hondo... oh you said BOSSES...
Nevermind!

One

I have two bosses. I sleep with one and I whore myself out to the other one.

My boss is the best. Zero problems zero regrets zero drama.

You should only have one boss.

If other mgmt is reaching out to you directly, or reaching g down thru the ranks that's a huge problem. It creates a lot of anxiety and disfunction. It's usually a sign that the others don't trust each other....

Same...

Excellent advice!

I work for a 250 Power Unit trucking company owned by two brothers. I am lucky that I pretty much just answer to one of the owners. And he pretty much leaves me alone. I have an odd unique job with the company. Been here longer than most and most have no clue who I am.