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Most people really have no idea how to be good supervisors - I think it's something that must be learned, it doesn't necessarily come natural. Also, a supervisor's bad conduct often masks feelings of insecurity and incompetence...

posted by Nautikos on October 19, 2013 at 7:49 AM | link to this | reply

Been there. Can get it.

posted by Straightforward on October 19, 2013 at 7:00 AM | link to this | reply

To: WhiteHat_TroubleMaker

cPWe have all of those. Is thinking outside the box good? BC-A, Bill’s R®ST

posted by BC-A on October 18, 2013 at 1:23 PM | link to this | reply

when I was nursing we used to say that the least competent nurses in the big hospitals got kicked upstairs where they could do the least harm...ie kill someone...

posted by Kabu on October 18, 2013 at 12:42 PM | link to this | reply

In teaching, I noticed those three "manager" types in actions as well. I would say the positive compelers were the most frequent of whom I saw.

posted by FormerStudentIntern on October 18, 2013 at 11:52 AM | link to this | reply

Unfortunately, I believe these scenarios hold true for just about every company on the planet. And all it usually takes is one "snooty douchebag" to ruin things for everyone else . . . 

posted by JimmyA on October 18, 2013 at 10:58 AM | link to this | reply

Sounds like you should look out for a different challenge. You obviously have the talent.  Either that or just think of it as a way to make a living and let it all flow through you. Nobody will give a monkey in a hundred years time.

posted by C_C_T on October 18, 2013 at 10:28 AM | link to this | reply

I used to feel much like this when I was in the work place, then I became an owner of my own business which is my point, we still have the freedom to do this, but we must protect this freedom if we are to ever climb out of the boxes that hold us down, and to do this, we must defeat the status quo of Washington if we are ever to climb back into the sun.

posted by UtahJay on October 18, 2013 at 10:04 AM | link to this | reply