Why Can’t I Find a Good Boss?

Sometimes it seems like a good boss is impossible to find. On this My Crazy Office podcast, Kathi and Katherine examine why it’s so difficult to find skilled bosses, what it means to manage up, and how to make working for a bad boss better.

#14: Skipped For a Promotion – My Crazy Office, Season 7

Kathi and Katherine talk about promotions on this week’s episode of the My Crazy Office podcast.

First we give advice to an employee who puts in labor for a promotion only for it to go to their boss.

Then we discuss what a manager can do if an employee doesn’t get promoted and it’s their fault.

Best Of: Are You Working For a Narcissist? – My Crazy Office Overtime, Season 7

Kathi and Katherine talk about narcissism on this week’s My Crazy Office Overtime show.

How do you work for a narcissistic boss?

Listen to this week’s podcast here.

#38: Paranoid Boss – My Crazy Office, Season 6

Kathi and Katherine talk about paranoid bosses on this week’s episode of the My Crazy Office podcast.

First we give advice about how to look for a job without your paranoid boss finding out.

Then we discuss what to do if you discover your employee is job searching.

#37: Avoidant Bosses – My Crazy Office, Season 6

Kathi and Katherine talk about avoidance on this week’s episode of the My Crazy Office podcast.

First we give advice about how to deal with an avoidant boss.

Then we discuss why managers shouldn’t avoid giving feedback – good or bad.

#28: The Multiple Personality Boss & The Chronic Critic – My Crazy Office, Season 4

Kathi and Katherine talk about personalities and criticism on this week’s episode of the My Crazy Office podcast.

First we give advice to an employee struggling with the very different personalities of their boss.

Then we discuss how to work with a chronic critic.

The Exploder: My Crazy Office Overtime, Season 4

Kathi and Katherine talk about the workplace exploder on this week’s My Crazy Office Overtime episode.

What are the signs and symptoms of an “exploder?”

How should you deal with an angry boss or coworker that goes from 0 to 100 in a matter of seconds? Listen here.

#21: Loyalty & Fear – My Crazy Office, Season 4

Kathi and Katherine talk about loyalty in the workplace on this week’s My Crazy Office podcast.

First we give advice about how to deal with a boss that uses loyalty as a means of power and control.

Then we discuss the various ways in which bullying presents itself at work.