Although it is unfortunate that many employees are not in good terms with their bosses, they have the consolation of thinking that they are not alone. But does that make them happy knowing that a majority of employees feel like them? Of course not, since they are not getting along well with their bosses in the first place.
The Development Dimensions International, a talent management organization, conducted a study which showed that one out of three employees think that their boss is not effective in his job. This study also revealed that almost half of employees think they could do their boss' job better.
What is most striking is that the study also found that less than 40 percent of the surveyed workers are encouraged by their superiors to give their best.
Based on the study, one major reason why employees hate their employers is that their superiors are unwilling to consider their inputs. Many bosses are simply not willing to listen to their subordinates. This was the sentiment of about 35 percent of the employees surveyed.
Another reason that causes employees to lose interest in their work is favoritism. It is not difficult to be displeased with a boss who you think is favoring another employee with perks and benefits even if you have done better work than him.
Even if the 'favoritism' is just imagined by the offended employee, it pays for the boss to be objective to all his subordinates. He needs to be sensitive to the feelings of his employees to avert any type of division developing within his organization.
Speaking of sensitivity, bosses must be aware of the feelings of their subordinates. Being a boss does not give him any right to demean a subordinate. The study revealed that about 60 percent of the polled employees reported that their superiors have damaged their self-esteem.
Bosses must stop this practice since he will build an irreparable gap between him and the aggrieved worker.
