Tips to deal with a bad boss

                           

                          If boss is good intentioned...

 

"Four quadrants describe the boss-employee relation. A boss may be better qualified or more able than the employee and vice versa. Then, the boss may be good intentioned or bad intentioned. The way to deal with the boss changes accordingly," he explains. "Whether the boss is more able or less able, if he is good intentioned, all you have to do is to do your work sincerely. Any conflict will be resolved if the boss understands you are working for the good of the organisation," he says. 

                       If boss is bad intentioned...

"A 'bad intentioned' boss, who is more qualified, is most difficult to deal with," he says. "I call them 'Shakuni' bosses, since they are more intelligent than the employee and selfish. It's better to be a good follower because logic will be useless," Mehra adds. However, when a bad boss is less able, the employee could be in a position to negotiate. "If an employee is more able than the boss, the superior will need him for the work. Here, the employee should bargain for his benefit," he says.

                      In extreme situations...

"A difficult boss is one who puts you in tough situations and reprimands you despite your best results," Deepak Kaistha of Human Resource Consultation firm Planman HR said. But how to deal with a 'difficult' boss? "Try and understand the reason behind the behaviour of your boss. There might be a genuine reason for the misconduct, such as a grave personal problem that is spilling on to his professional life. If this is the case, the problem at best is temporary," he says