Comments on: Create a Warm, Fuzzy Office Atmosphere (Without a Harassment Complaint)

By: Stephen Colon

Stephen Colon — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 23:17:47 +0000

I’ve been on both ends of the spectrum, office manager and employee… In fact right now, because of time/pay cuts, I’ve taken advantage of a part time job and become both simultaneously. I can say that bosses I’ve loved in the past (and the boss I love now) are/do:
-Expert Communicators – We always know what’s going on
-Honest – No beating around the bush; I get to hear polite-but-accurate “reprimands” when I make a mistake
-Loving – They love(d) their job and love(d) their employees.
-Selfless – Employees’ interest first, every time.
-Encouraging – No matter how bad an employee screwed up, it was a reprimand and then, almost more importantly, a reminder that they are appreciated and the boss *knew* they would do better in the future (said in a kind way).
-Thankful – Gratuitous and endless thank yous after every single task make it /real/ easy to keep up the good work.
As a result of this, I’ve tried my very best to apply these principals in my own work as an office/team manager. I have to say, it really works. The events/equipment department has never been more productive.

By: Ted Goas

Ted Goas — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:33:25 +0000

Any suggestions on how to be respectful to a boss who you don’t really respect? (I’m not talking about one who you just plain don’t like but who is still decent at his/her job)

By: arin

arin — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:00:41 +0000

bosses i’d have gone to hell and back for:

1. always ALWAYS gave credit to their employees FIRST,
2. went out of their way to assist their employees for recognition purposes (i.e. assisting employees in writing up suggestions, accomplishments, etc to be forwarded on to top lvl mgmt),
3. were ALWAYS upfront and straightforward with their employees about *everything* (yes, we’re going to have layoffs, no, we don’t know who, but yes, i *am* going to try to keep you within the company, so see #2)
4. ALWAYS kept her word.

my entire team worked itself down from 7 people to 3, because we knew our immediate boss was doing everything in her power to get the 4 of us another position. and she came through as usual.

sadly, there’s an entire 2 people in the entire work force who fit this description and i’ve since worked for all the others :s

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