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What's the best way to deal with a lazy boss?

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Last Updated: 11/08/2021 at 2:11pm
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DA5ht
November 8th, 2021 2:11pm
From personal experience, I contacted the head of the chain of command hierarchy. And I didn't contact them empty handed. I had other employees documented the acts (or lack thereof). We created a group chat, of employees we knew would not snitch and saved up enough information (about 3 weeks' worth), organized everything and each sent it as an email chain and requested a meeting to go over why this was a hinderance/disturbance to the company we worked for. Shortly after that, there was a private investigation done, which was followed by an intervention where the CEO became involved and took his position till an appropriate match was found. Just an idea, but best of luck to you!
Anonymous
May 18th, 2015 11:56pm
The best way to deal with a lazy boss would differ depending on his or her personality. Some people are great with critique, some are not. If not, I'd say venture carefully into the subject matter. But if your boss is fairly open minded about his or her character flaws, maybe approach and suggest gently. Tell him or her how much a particular change in behaviour would help you and your team, but combine (in a sandwich form) with things you genuinely appreciate. I would also suggest that your perspective might be very narrow, so be prepared to do some careful listening. Things may not be exactly as you perceive them.
Anonymous
July 24th, 2015 8:29am
Just love your boss so that you always have the inspiration to working. Boss is lazy. its up to him because he is boss. why i need to argue what he doing?
Anonymous
August 25th, 2015 12:22am
Motivate her/him to work harder. Found things that can make that lazy boss take responsability for the job and for others.
Vincentg
August 9th, 2016 6:17pm
This can be a very frustrating situation, however the best way to deal with a lazy boss is to continue working hard and making sure you always do a good job. The lazy boss will have their own pay to deal with.
Silverbell27
December 15th, 2020 7:30am
If It's Affecting Your Work, Talk to Him - if he is a good boss, he will be considerate and you need to be professional in stating the amount of pressure you and your team are under because of his behavior. Choose a right time to talk to him, so that the two of you are alone. Sometimes demonstrating the difference between ‘just doing a job’ and ‘striving to achieve outcomes with a zeal/passion’ can also be quite effective in getting your boss to appreciate the frustration of being at the receiving end. If all the above fails, you need to accept that nothing is going to change. Either you can continue or if you have openings in other departments or under someone you think would be a better boss, make the switch.