Lucking Out with Bosses?

the_Grinch

Ever feel like you hit the jackpot with bosses you've had? I'm not talking the boss of your boss (that's usually hit or miss), but the person you report to directly everyday. I was thinking about it last night and found that my direct bosses have been pretty awesome the past 5 years. I know this comes as a surprise, but I'm not the easiest person to get along with. And yet, so far so good on the bosses front! Might have to get the current one something for bosses week (if they have it...).

tr1x

Yep, I have been very lucky. Makes the work environment sooo much more enjoyable.

cyberguypr

Well, I'm not a problem child like the_Grinch, HAHA! Pretty lucky here too. Out of my last 4 bosses I keep in touch with all but one (no one liked him). The 3 always appreciated my contribution and valued the team as a whole. One of them has been my friend for over 15 years. Current boss is also great. Can't complain at all.

Trifidw

My previous manager I saw once every 3 months if that and probably shared less than 100 words in person over 2 years. He didn't even bother to introduce himself on my first day... They've since made one of the team members the team manager (who reports directly to the director of IT) and we get on great.

Where I worked previously I still get on great with the manager.

Roguetadhg

I don't really have a Boss, i'm unsupervised! Meh. It's not all that it's cracked up to be.

My bosses are good people, intelligent too. I just wished I were in the same building so I could see the network and stuff.

I'd rather take the experience of watching and learning and doing with supervision

the_Grinch

Nice to see others are just as lucky. My current boss is probably the best I've had (in real full time job terms), but the others were on par. We're a lot a like and when I get ticked about something at the very least he usually agrees, which is all I ask for lol.

cxzar20

It has been hit or miss for me. My first boss was a good guy and actually an adjunct professor of mine in undergrad. Second boss was terrible, the kind of person who wears a smile but works against you behind your back. Third boss was also terrible, she got her excitement by making everyone paranoid about their job. My third boss was a nice guy, big time trouble maker. My current boss is really good, communicates clearly and is always sure to acknowledge hard work.

N2IT

While I was in the Government I had one good boss and a bunch of average to bad bosses. I then hit the private sector and ran into a rash of decent - good ones. My last boss I had was demanding but amazing. Taught me more in 6 months then all my previous bosses taught me. After a year of exposure to him I have grown light years ahead of where I should be.

To the original poster it's amazing when that happens.

pizzaboy

I've been blessed to have a string of really good bosses as well. All of them so far have gone the extra mile in requesting raises and and reimbursements without my asking or even being aware sometimes. God has been great to me!!

VAHokie56

My old boss was really cool and a great drinking buddy...my current direct report is in a different state and I have spoken to him 6 times in the past year. I basically look at the most senior guy on our team as my boss in some ways and he is great to work with, so I guess I have been lucky.

foofighters

My current bosses are great, they give us lots of training and are willing to goto bat for us with higher management and customers.

Zartanasaurus

Current direct supervisor, director and CIO are all great. The thing I like most about my director is that he gives us a chance to do things. If a subcontractor offers to perform X job as part of some larger project, he comes to us first to see if it's something we can handle and if it is, we do it instead of forking over $5k for some task that can be done in an hour. Having management trust and value your abilities is worth it's weight in gold. Well maybe not gold. Silver.

At my last place of employment, I didn't care for my director at all. He's the kind of guy you can't list on your resume as a reference because he will try to keep you from getting a new job just to keep you there. And he thinks he has the greatest IT department in the history of earth and the ONLY reason people would ever consider leaving is over pay, not the environment. Not the fact that he plays favorites and praises his favorites in meetings for getting their shoes tied properly, while others who do good work (which goes over his head anyway) get no recognition at all.

He's also one of those "why would you get a certification in anything, those don't mean anything" types as well.

the_Grinch

I've been lucky, past three companies I've worked for paid for education in one form or another. One would pay for the degree if it was related to your job. One would pay for whatever certs you wanted (not training, just the cert itself). Current one pays for education, but it's a University so you have to expect it.