I stayed quiet as they talked about Palin and bad bosses and intolerable employment situations in general until the conversation started to die down, then almost without thinking said, “You know… working for someone like that can be great.”

Wow the room got quiet.

Again, I don’t know if Palin would be a good or a bad boss; for the sake of discussion let’s assume her ex-staffer’s book is accurate. No boss is perfect, and bad bosses can actually be great to work for — especially when you stop complaining and start taking advantage of the opportunities inherent in the attributes and behaviors of a “bad boss.”





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Written by saraib820
4690 days ago

She's a very polarizing figure. Like the Cowboys, Yankees and Hillary Clinton, it seems most people either adore her or despise her...not much left in the middle.



Written by businessavante
4690 days ago

Hi Jeff.

I'll give ya points for most of your arguments, except the good points of working for a bad boss - there are none (I've been there, and I stand by my statement - whatever hypothetical 'goodness' comes of it isn't worth the hell they've put me through - in this case, 'theory' loses out to experience).

Duncan



Written by businessavante
4686 days ago

p.s. If you dread showing-up for work because they'll be there, there's no 'good' side.



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