How many times have you left a job because of the boss?

Andrew_Ryan_89

I was helping a friend out with his CV recently. He has had trouble finding a job for a few months now and looking at his CV, one of the problems is that he job hops a lot. In the past 3 years he has had 7 jobs, all within the professional space. For most of them, he tells me it's because he manager was not very nice, there is no development etc.

I started thinking about my experiences and why I have left jobs. Back when I was working in retail, I have only left jobs because of education or moving onto something better. Since then, I am on my third job in the professional space. First I left because of my boss. I was contemplating leaving anyway because of the low salary but my boss was so terrible I had to go.

I have had terrible bosses in the past but that was the only time someone drove me to leave.

xapprenticex

Never have.

Your friend needs to understand that he is there to do a job, not like the boss or be liked by the boss. If you become friends with the boss then great, but it wont always happen.

Takeaway_Addict

Andrew_Ryan_89 wrote: »

I was helping a friend out with his CV recently. He has had trouble finding a job for a few months now and looking at his CV, one of the problems is that he job hops a lot. In the past 3 years he has had 7 jobs, all within the professional space. For most of them, he tells me it's because he manager was not very nice, there is no development etc.

I started thinking about my experiences and why I have left jobs. Back when I was working in retail, I have only left jobs because of education or moving onto something better. Since then, I am on my third job in the professional space. First I left because of my boss. I was contemplating leaving anyway because of the low salary but my boss was so terrible I had to go.

I have had terrible bosses in the past but that was the only time someone drove me to leave.

I hope you told your friend that it is more likely him than his bosses that are the problem!

ERICS_MUM

Once in my 40 year career. I had several managers who I didn't like or vice versa but I just got on with it, tried to work out how I could improve the situation etc.

samSpam_2

I've never left because of a boss tbh, even though the last 3 were morons

Lily-Rose_3

In the past 3 years he has had 7 jobs, all within the professional space. For most of them, he tells me it's because he manager was not very nice,

I don't think there's a person alive who hasn't had a nasty boss who has annoyed them/upset them/made them feel like carp. And I am sure some people have left because of a nasty boss.

But if your 'friend' has left because of a boss SEVEN TIMES, then I would seriously be questioning if it was something to do with him, not them.

xapprenticex

Lily-Rose wrote: »

I don't think there's a person alive who hasn't had a nasty boss who has annoyed them/upset them/made them feel like carp....

Wow, that sounds extreme, you mean they are made to fell like a fish at the bottom of the barrel? Interesting symbolism.

Lily-Rose_3

xapprenticex wrote: »

Wow, that sounds extreme, you mean they are made to fell like a fish at the bottom of the barrel? Interesting symbolism.

:rotfl::T

Didn't wanna offend folk by saying a rude-ish word!

[Deleted User]

Apparently the stat is 40% of people leave their job because of their boss

I've left one job (of 6 years) because I had a new manager who decided he wanted to micro manage me. Left for a 20℅ pay rise so it wasn't all bad.

Lily-Rose_3

ringo_24601 wrote: »

Apparently the stat is 40% of people leave their job because of their boss.

I've left one job (of 6 years) because I had a new manager who decided he wanted to micro manage me. Left for a 20℅ pay rise so it wasn't all bad.

I can believe that.

What I can't get my head around, is that happening seven times in 3 years.

Dird

Only had 3 jobs since leaving uni, 4 if you include part time work at uni. Never left one due to a manager.