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If your boss called you a 'fool' in front of other co-workers because you made a real blunder of something will you swallow it or would you say that he should not give you any unwanted titles?

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I believe an apology would be in order, even if I did something foolish that warranted such a title. In a work environment, there is a time and place for constructive criticism, and this example shows that it was the wrong time and the wrong place. Managers need to be able to keep their emotions in check, especially in front of their employees.

What If... Health & Special Psychology

If my boss called me a fool in front of my co-workers, I would get fired! There is no way I would simply swallow it. I know I would lash out in an effort to save face. So, it is likely I would call him something equally bad, like perhaps I might say: "Well, I might be a fool, as you say, after all I work for you, but you are a poor manager!"

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you are perfectly right, a boss that will do that to you is not worth working for ( there are some cases you have little choice but hope is not the case) I could not look myself in the mirror in the morning if I would swallow silently some wrong accusations...on the other hand if I did something bad I would be the first to admit the blame and in doing so (instead of adopting a defensive attitude) you usually cut him of!

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Well, you all know me.... .....latin and italian blood through my veins!, I would definetly reply back and tell him something really embarrasing, I would definetly not allow no one to humiliate me, no matter how much they are paying me.

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This pretty much happened to me when I was working for the guy who purchased the hardware store. He not only did it in front of co-workers but also in front of the customers.

What happened is that he hates telephones, he felt that the previous owner absolutely coddled her customers. That she wasted precious time by allowing them to *shop* by phone. He had told me that . . .Quote. . I do not live or die by the phone. The cashiers are to answer that blasted phone ~ you are NOT to go running to answer it.. . . End Quote.

I was cashier, the phone rang. I had no customers, the boss made no move to answer. I answered the phone. The boss made a bee-line to me and screamed at me to give him the phone, I have told you and told you to NOT ANSWER THAT (swear word) PHONE, you do not listen, give it to me now. I stared at him and then told the caller that I had to give them to Mr. ____. I then turned the phone over to him. I was absolutely humiliated and I have never been as mad as I was then. I don't know how I kept from bonking him in the face with the receiver! The *customer* was actually a store rep calling for the boss. Yet the boss screamed at the phone *customer* then slammed down the phone.

My co-workers slithered off into the store, the customers that were there put the items they were going to buy down and left without them.

I didn't say a thing, but I was so near tears anyway. I stressed about that for over a week, then I went to my Branch President. He told me that I can NOT take it personally. It is HIS store, and if he wants the phone unanswered, let it ring. The customers know you ~ after all you have been there for 8 1/2 years, and in this town for 24 years. Every thing he says and does reflects on himself and not on you. By yelling back, or making caustic remarks, or being smart mouthed you are just lowering yourself to his level. It ALL reflects back on him. Don't act/react in a way that will reflect unfavorably on yourself.

Pull out a small notepad and ask him to state exactly when you ARE to answer the phone. That you fully understand that when you are on as a Floor Clerk that you are NOT to answer the phone. Yet you did tell me that the cashiers are to answer the phone.

Once I did that [and I did it privately] he backed off of me a bit. He was really threatened by the fact that I was writing everything down in a notebook. He kept asking if he could see it, and asking where I had bought it. I would tell him, no you can not see it - I bought it at Wal Mart, or Clark's can't remember right off where.

Three months later he laid me off - Lack of Work. Like DUH, yes there was Lack of Work. He had successfully killed that business by ignoring the customers and by not having any back stock what so ever in the store.

Edited: AGene on 12th Nov, 2004 - 5:14am

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Sorry to hear that, is sad that we have to deal with this kind of people... But what I want to ask you if you are ok with you reaction, if maybe you wished to react differently and if would happened again what will you do?

What If... Psychology Special & Health

I would swallow it. People sometimes can't control themselves and let out a call of 'fool.' That's not so bad. My dad does that a lot. Well, when I help him with something and do it wrong, he says 'Don't act like a fool' so that's tolerable. And it depends on how stupid the mistake really was. If it was a thing such as answering the phone, maybe not. But if I deserve it, let it come.

Edited: Smudge on 12th Nov, 2004 - 7:28pm