Just because you're in a higher position, you get paid more, and you've been working here longer, doesn't give you the right to talk down to the people you are giving work to. We are all human being and just because you make more money doesn't make you a better person. In fact you're probably a worse person. You are in a position of power so you automatically feel you must throw your weight around to prove to everyone you have the ability to. But, just because someone owns a gun doesn't mean they have to use it! Only exercise your power when you need to. If you're giving someone a task to do, don't talk down to people like they're shit! They are people too probably more noble and moral people than yourself! When shit doesn't get done and people don't do their work, then you have a reason to implement your abilities, but don't do it right out the gate assuming we wont complete the task unless you have a stern foot in our asses!
Luckily, I have a boss who is nice and she always asks us if we're too busy to work on, whatever it is, and reflecting her kindness, we almost always answer "no" because we want to do the work for her.
I guess the reason for this post is just to vent and rant about all the things that everyone hates and have said a million times before. If you're in a position of power, don't act like it, a little humility goes a long way and people probably wont hate you.
I am going to be a self-proclaimed wise person and steal some quote from another and post it here just like every other college student who's just begun accumulating knowledge with an over-inflated sense of ego. :P
ReplyDelete“The challenge of leadership is to be strong, but not rude; be kind, but not weak; be bold, but not bully; be thoughtful, but not lazy; be humble, but not timid; be proud, but not arrogant; have humor, but without folly.” - Jim Rohn
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