How to deal with hot tempered bosses at work.

btaliat

VIP Contributor
Dealing with hot tempered bosses is a nightmare that many workers will not want to experience. Unfortunately, that is what many are battling with. Below are some of the steps that can be taken to ensure that we at least cope to some extent the hot tempered bosses that we may be battling with.

Being deligent: a deligent worker will hardly have a clash with his boss. That why it is very advisable to learn how to be deligent. Workers don't need to be told his duties before he perform them. This will reduce the friction between the bosses and workers.

Avoid getting familiar: work etiquette doesn't permit getting too much familiar with bosses except they are the ones that seek the familiarity first. Even at that, there should be limit to what we share. Too much closeness breeds contempt.

Don't seek help: it is a bad habit seeking financial help from bosses. This may make the closeness to be too intimate and allow losing self respect. Someone that always borrows will surely be looked down.

Be relevant: there is a thin line difference between being deligent and being relevant. Try to be the best. No one will always want to replace the best as there is no alternative to the best.
 

Etini

Valued Contributor
Any boss that has hot temper should step down from the position of managing a business. No matter how much employees try to avoid such a boss, there would still be a toxic environment because temper is the boss' natural inclination.

One cannot rule out little mistakes from happening in the workplace. And when such mistakes happen, a boss that has temper would lash out at the staff verbally and possibly, physically.

No one deserves to work on a toxic environment and if you observe a boss that has temper issues, please leave such an organisation immediately. Your mental health is important even as you build a career.
 

Yusra3

VIP Contributor
When managing a hot tempered boss, it's best not to react emotionally. Listen calmly when being criticized, ask clarifying questions, and acknowledge feedback respectfully without getting defensive. Provide well-thought suggestions, not complaints. Document incidents factually should further issues arise. Vent privately to sympathetic ears - avoiding public criticism. If no improvements occur long-term despite concerted efforts, discreetly search for opportunities to transfer departments or organizations for improved culture fit.
 

Good-Guy

VIP Contributor
Dealing with a mad boss could be a really hard thing to do. However, there are many different things that you should know in case if you want to deal with a boss who becomes angry quite quickly. Initially, you must try to understand why your boss is angry in the first place.

In case, if you think that you may have made a mistake, then you must try your best to make sure that you fix your mistake as soon as possible. You could do that before your boss notices this. In case if your boss is still quite angry, then you can apologies for that and make sure that you fix the issue in front of your boss. In the end, it is up to you if you want to work for such kind of boss.

You may not be willing to work. However, you may not have any other option. This is understandable. Regardless of all this, you must know that almost all bosses get angry at some point of their life. So, this is something that you cannot change. You may find a job at another place, but you may face similar kind of problem elsewhere as well.
 
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