You Weren't Meant to Have a Boss

Re:You Weren't Meant to Have a Boss by astazangasta on Sunday June 21, 2015 @01:20PM (#9754148)

Humans don't naturally form hierarchies. At least I don't always look to an authority figure to tell me what to do. I usually want independence and creative space, along with the advice and aid of knowledgeable colleagues. I chafe under the yoke of arbitrary authority.

But maybe I'm not human.

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Re:You Weren't Meant to Have a Boss by habitue on Sunday June 21, 2015 @02:09PM (#9754356)

You're human, but you're not all humans. I think people have a continuum of attitudes on what they're willing to trade autonomy for. I've met a lot of people who are happy to have someone tell them what to do, because it means they don't need to figure it out for themselves. That's not bad, it's sort of a necessary ingredient of working together that some people need to be more willing to follow than to lead.

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Re:You Weren't Meant to Have a Boss by astazangasta on Sunday June 21, 2015 @03:46PM (#9754700)

I think people confuse division of labor with hierarchy. The former means other people make decisions I don't care to. The latter means others tell me what to do and are acknowledged as my superiors.

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Re:You Weren't Meant to Have a Boss by habitue on Monday June 22, 2015 @09:30AM (#9758122)

Yes, this is true. There's definitely a difference between "this guy is making strategic decisions and interfacing with the rest of the company on my behalf" and "this guy is my superior and should be paid more than me". Unfortunately, the bosses make the salary decisions, so it just sort of falls out of that

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