Working with a furious and ranting boss is indeed stressful and tiresome but what's more difficult is to have a superior who isn't telling anything but makes you feel uneasy with their silence. Silent killer boss are the ones who are furious but never utter a word directly about it.
According to Forbes, there will always be time when your boss will not tell you whether they're upset or not be it either on your job or on a personal level. Good thing there are signs where you can easily identify if your immediate superior isn't happy about you.
The source cited ten of the best signs that will tell you if your boss is furious to you. Here are our take on how to secretly know if they're mad and ways to avoid the wrath of your boss.
The Straight Look
One of the easiest ways to determine if they are upset is the way they throw a glance at you. If you happen to say something funny for example and they intentionally gave you a straight look, then your boss is probably unhappy with it. This may also apply as an answer to a query or suggestion in a meeting.
Silent Treatment
You may think your boss is only busy thus the silent treatment. Yet this may already be a sign of him/her being furious towards you. If the silent treatment reach the levels of no return calls, no messages/email back, and no nothing at all, it may already be creating a storm that may pour out negative results later on.
Unresponsive boss
This follows the second sign. If your boss keeps on entertaining others' queries in a forum or meeting but continuously ignoring your ideas or questions, then chances are high that she/he is furious to you. You may notice it by observing them as they pretend not to hear a word from you or intentionally skip your turn in sharing ideas.
Interrupting or blocking your idea
If your boss consistently interrupt when you share, contradicts and eventually block your ideas, then he/she might be holding a grudge against you. Turning down an employee's suggestion cannot be avoided at work, but if they do not listen on it in the first place, that's a different thing.
No invitations
As per Forbes, you may also tell your boss is furious to you if he/she does not ask for any of your ideas nor even for your presence in a certain conversation or meeting. If you feel isolated or casted away from the rest of your colleagues, then you might be under the wrath of your boss.
Bosses get mad due to several reasons but may not tell it directly, according to Forbes. There are times when they feel upset because you did something wrong but do not want to point it out, rather make you realize it on your own. Chances are also that they feel mad because you presented a better idea to their boss and didn't even bothered sharing it to them first or just the plain reason that they don't feel good about you on their team.
Whatever the reasons are, the best way to avoid the wrath of your boss is to approach them personally and ask what's wrong. Do not return the anger for it may spark into a bigger problem thus affecting both your job and professional relationships.
Also always see to it that you are doing your job well and not taking advantage of anyone nor of anything in your workplace. On the brighter side, a furious boss can be helpful in pushing you to your limit. It may be difficult at first but getting negative feedbacks or criticisms can actually be essential as long as it doesn't get too personal.
Have you felt any of the signs mentioned above? What do you think is the reason behind it? Share with us below and visit Jobs & Hire for more career advice and tips.
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