There are two things in life you cannot choose – one is your family and the other is your Boss. If you get a good Boss you are lucky, and he usually means what he says. If you get a difficult Boss, you have to be careful because what he says may not be actually what he means. Here are 12 things a difficult Boss says and what he means. Wong Yew Yip

1. 12 Things a Difficult Boss says
Prepared by : Wong Yew Yip

2. “We will get it done”
“You will get it done”
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3. “You have done a great job”
“You will be given more work”
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4. “I will not waste my time to think about your suggestion”
“I will give some thought to your suggestion”
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5. “I am working on it”
“I have not started to work on it”
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6. “Tomorrow, first thing in the morning”
“I am not getting it done... At least not tomorrow !”
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7. “I am very open to views”
“I have already decided, you do as you are told”
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8. “It must be a miscommunication”
“Actually I told you differently”
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9. “I will call a meeting and discuss”
“I have no time, we will talk about it later”
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10. “That’s a good question”
“I don’t know the answer and I don’t know anything about it”
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11. “You will answer for it if anything goes wrong!”
“I will back you up every step of the way”
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12. “Make a list of work that you do and I will see how I can help you”
“You have to find a way out, no help from me”
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13. “Even if you told me earlier, it would not make any difference!”
“You should have told me earlier”
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14. Finally,
A difficult Boss or your bad timing?

15. Thank You
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