Hate your boss? Start Your Own Business.
The number one reason that people change jobs is their immediate supervisor. The company can be crumbling around you but if your manager is treating you well, you are likely to stick around - and flourish. On the other hand, you could be at one of the best companies to work for, but if you are unhappy with the person you report to, you’re outta there.
Recognizing that you are unfulfilled in your job can also be the tipping point that motivates you to strike out on your own. That’s how it happened with Jon Wagner and many more like him. Being your own boss gives you the control you crave to have a "good" boss. At least it leaves you without any excuses.
Special message to entrepreneurs with an existing team of people: pay personal attention to each of them. Even in your "rough seas" building stage, they will stick with you - and flourish!
March 12th, 2006 at 6:32 am
Having a lousy boss is excellent experience for an entrepreneur: not only does it give you inspiration to start your own venture, but the experience gives you a model on how NOT to treat your own workers.
By the way–Mr. Wagner’s advice to start-ups is a must-read.
Matt
March 12th, 2006 at 3:25 pm
Matt you are sooo right.
While the concept for the-petset.com business model had been purculating, it was the actions of one selfish anc controlling manager that may have pushed me toward entrepreneur life mode.
Th focus of this week’s [quote]Fortune Magazine[/quote] is about how certain executives work…from Vera Wang to senator John McCain.
Brett Yourmark of the NJ Nets works 19 hours a day…I have to wonder what kind of boss and/or husband he is!
March 13th, 2006 at 6:01 am
I hear ya, Kim.
Actually, you don’t know whether to yell at people like that… or thank them.
March 13th, 2006 at 9:10 am
Matt, 2 words…bass ale)).
March 13th, 2006 at 9:49 am
Don’t want to turn this into a "bad boss" thread, but, heck, it’s Monday and I’m cranky.
Once, at a retreat, our work group took one of those personality tests. Our supervisor, loudly and proudly proclaimed that her test results were right on target.
The facilitator asked why and she said it indicated she had no people skills. She said she could only talk to "higher-ups" not "underlings." Something she was proud of.
You could hear the gasps from a county away.