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Quote of the Day: Roaches and Assholes

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I want to thank everyone for the great comments on my last post, which raises the question: Is the only effective way to deal with an impossible boss to suffer in silence until you can escape? 
Every comment so far is extremely thoughtful. I was especially taken taken with how John described how he had learned to deal with impossible bosses as he traveled through his career.   My favorite line, however, comes from Jason, who comments:

"Since I
read your book I've been watching at my firm and my observation is that
asshole bosses are like roaches–there is never just one."

As I've written here many times, being an workplace asshole is often a malady that you catch from other people.  But the roaches analogy is a lovely way to out it.

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7 responses to “Quote of the Day: Roaches and Assholes”

  1. Randy Avatar
    Randy

    Roaches – a usable synonym for those of us who may be vocabulary pietists!
    I think another area of further thought might be the destructive influence of “employees”/”team members”/”staffers”, et.al. who, whether or not they claim allegiance to “the plan” and “leadership”, subvert it intentionally –TERMITES.
    I have been on building remodel sites where the termit infestation had been so extensive, and from their viewpoint “successful”, that you could actually crush a wooden 2×4 with your bare hand – look good on the outside, but hollowed out by the termites (who of course are by then long gone seeking other structures to devour).
    Something to think about?

    Reply
  2. Randy Avatar
    Randy

    Roaches – a usable synonym for those of us who may be vocabulary pietists!
    I think another area of further thought might be the destructive influence of “employees”/”team members”/”staffers”, et.al. who, whether or not they claim allegiance to “the plan” and “leadership”, subvert it intentionally –TERMITES.
    I have been on building remodel sites where the termit infestation had been so extensive, and from their viewpoint “successful”, that you could actually crush a wooden 2×4 with your bare hand – look good on the outside, but hollowed out by the termites (who of course are by then long gone seeking other structures to devour).
    Something to think about?

    Reply
  3. Randy Avatar
    Randy

    Roaches – a usable synonym for those of us who may be vocabulary pietists!
    I think another area of further thought might be the destructive influence of “employees”/”team members”/”staffers”, et.al. who, whether or not they claim allegiance to “the plan” and “leadership”, subvert it intentionally –TERMITES.
    I have been on building remodel sites where the termit infestation had been so extensive, and from their viewpoint “successful”, that you could actually crush a wooden 2×4 with your bare hand – look good on the outside, but hollowed out by the termites (who of course are by then long gone seeking other structures to devour).
    Something to think about?

    Reply
  4. Randy Avatar
    Randy

    Roaches – a usable synonym for those of us who may be vocabulary pietists!
    I think another area of further thought might be the destructive influence of “employees”/”team members”/”staffers”, et.al. who, whether or not they claim allegiance to “the plan” and “leadership”, subvert it intentionally –TERMITES.
    I have been on building remodel sites where the termit infestation had been so extensive, and from their viewpoint “successful”, that you could actually crush a wooden 2×4 with your bare hand – look good on the outside, but hollowed out by the termites (who of course are by then long gone seeking other structures to devour).
    Something to think about?

    Reply
  5. Randy Avatar
    Randy

    Roaches – a usable synonym for those of us who may be vocabulary pietists!
    I think another area of further thought might be the destructive influence of “employees”/”team members”/”staffers”, et.al. who, whether or not they claim allegiance to “the plan” and “leadership”, subvert it intentionally –TERMITES.
    I have been on building remodel sites where the termit infestation had been so extensive, and from their viewpoint “successful”, that you could actually crush a wooden 2×4 with your bare hand – look good on the outside, but hollowed out by the termites (who of course are by then long gone seeking other structures to devour).
    Something to think about?

    Reply
  6. Randy Avatar
    Randy

    Roaches – a usable synonym for those of us who may be vocabulary pietists!
    I think another area of further thought might be the destructive influence of “employees”/”team members”/”staffers”, et.al. who, whether or not they claim allegiance to “the plan” and “leadership”, subvert it intentionally –TERMITES.
    I have been on building remodel sites where the termit infestation had been so extensive, and from their viewpoint “successful”, that you could actually crush a wooden 2×4 with your bare hand – look good on the outside, but hollowed out by the termites (who of course are by then long gone seeking other structures to devour).
    Something to think about?

    Reply
  7. Randy Avatar
    Randy

    Roaches – a usable synonym for those of us who may be vocabulary pietists!
    I think another area of further thought might be the destructive influence of “employees”/”team members”/”staffers”, et.al. who, whether or not they claim allegiance to “the plan” and “leadership”, subvert it intentionally –TERMITES.
    I have been on building remodel sites where the termit infestation had been so extensive, and from their viewpoint “successful”, that you could actually crush a wooden 2×4 with your bare hand – look good on the outside, but hollowed out by the termites (who of course are by then long gone seeking other structures to devour).
    Something to think about?

    Reply

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