“No More Working for Jerks!”…

Reporting to work has always meant accepting a variety of unpleasantries: commutes, pre-coffee chitchat, people who would like you to do what they tell you to do even if it’s not yet 10 a.m.

But for some, the last year has rebalanced the power seesaw between worker and boss. Maybe it was the surge of people quitting: A record high 4.5 million Americans voluntarily left their jobs in November. Maybe it was the ebbing will-they-won’t-they tides of return to office plans. Whatever the change, more workers are feeling empowered to call out their managers…

And many are realizing that there’s nothing that thins out a workforce like misbehaviour. Ms Darrisaw, for example, of C-Suite Coach helps companies assess how they can improve their culture. “Are more people trying to leave certain teams?” She asks clients. “That often tells you what the management style is like.”

Sometimes workers can name and shame their meaner colleagues — but in other cases, that job falls to those resigning instead. Which means quitting season might spell trouble for the jerks.

— by Emma Goldberg, The New York Times

Well that’s a positive to come out of the pandemic. I don’t know about you, but I’ve lived through a few bad managers in my day; the invasive micromanager (I actually got a migraine in the middle of working with a terrible boss for two days straight), the manager who thinks there’s only one way to do something and that’s his way, the manager who tries to delegate a lengthy and in-depth project at 3 pm on Friday. So, yeah, I’m super thrilled to hear this news! Thanks to all those who said enough and left. Cheers to you! Just sayin’ ;) Hugs. XO

Blessings,

Chatgirl