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BOSSES RECEIVE LOW RATINGS FROM EMPLOYEES

FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY - The abusive boss has been well documented in
movies and even the Internet. Now, a Florida State University professor
and two of his doctoral students have conducted a study that shines some
light on the magnitude of the problem and documents its effects on
employee health and job performance. . .

Working with doctoral students Paul Harvey and Jason Stoner, Hochwarter
surveyed more than 700 people who work in a variety of jobs about their
opinions of supervisor treatment on the job. The survey generated the
following results:

- Thirty-one percent of respondents reported that their supervisor gave
them the "silent treatment" in the past year.

- Thirty-seven percent reported that their supervisor failed to give
credit when due.

- Thirty-nine percent noted that their supervisor failed to keep
promises.

- Twenty-seven percent noted that their supervisor made negative
comments about them to other employees or managers.

- Twenty-four percent reported that their supervisor invaded their
privacy.

- Twenty-three percent indicated that their supervisor blames others to
cover up mistakes or to minimize embarrassment. . .

http://www.fsu.com/pages/2006/12/04/BigBadBoss.html

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