This topic is very interesting; the moment I came across it, so many thoughts started flying through my head like "bad boss and good boss," but then, come to think of it, can't one boss be both? Well, I'm talking out of my little experience with my current boss. I'm not saying my boss is bad, but then some circumstances would occur that would make me "regret working with my boss," and also, there are times my boss would be all lovey-dovey with his staff "one human."
In all my years of working, I haven't worked under an entirely bad boss but then all of them contain a touch of both and that is "good and bad" Like my aunty will always say "No one is bad to the core" and even the good people have a little touch of bad in them, this simply means no human is perfect.
I've heard a lot of employees resign from their workplace because of the treatment they get from their bosses.
Little story: Before getting my current job, I prayed "not for forty days though" for a good boss; even if the boss is not entirely good, at least the level of good in him or her should supersede the bad. Now did I get the kind of boss I desired? Well, I did, but then, not entirely. Just like they say, no human is perfect." No one can be good to the core; every human has bad traits in them.
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However, I concluded that my boss is good. I'm a fresh graduate from the University who just rounded up her youth service, "a service made compulsory by the government of my nation." After my service, I was at home hunting for jobs online till I came across this one. The description said they wanted a professional accountant; now, you might be wondering, well, wonder no more, I ain't no professional or not yet but then I intend to be a professional soon.
Seeing that description discouraged me from applying for the role, but then a voice inside of me gave me a little courage, so I applied for it. The interview went well, and I was employed; you are hereby permitted to call that "grace." The day I resumed office "proudly," My boss called me and reviewed my resume again. I was frightened, but then I decided to keep my cool because the word "grace" can't be tampered with. The next words he uttered were, "You will be trained to become a better accountant." Immediately I smiled because I thought he was joking.
The next day my intercom rang when I picked up it was my boss with an instruction "asking me to come to his office" When I got there, I saw some people with him, so I showed the respect I'd been trained with by greeting everyone in the office, then my boss asked me to sit. After a few minutes of introduction, he ended with these words: "Meet your trainers; they are auditors and own an audit firm; they will be coming here to train you on accounting."
At that moment, my legs became stuck where I was standing. "I couldn't move." My eyes became teary, but I had to hold them so they wouldn't drop. Now, the part that struck me was the amount my boss spent on that training program, it's rare for bosses to spend money on their employees to become better. He didn't even think about the fact that I'm likely to resign anytime I feel like it.
Aside from this good act performed by my boss, many areas have proven his good nature; as I stated before, "he has a bad side as well, but that doesn't mean he isn't a good boss.
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