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Bosses’ reputations get no help with recession

October 13, 2009 on 2:27 am | In All categories, polls | No Comments

Friday is National Boss Day (Oct. 16), but most workers probably won’t be celebrating, if recent polls are any indication.

A recent Yahoo! HotJobs weekly poll found that 69% of respondents don’t think their bosses are doing a good job.  That figure is essentially unchanged from last year, when 68% said the same thing.

Q	Do you think your boss does his or her job well?
A	Yes 31% No 69% 6845 Votes to date

Last week, results of a five-year comparative survey took a similar toll on the overall reputation of bosses, comparing many of them to bratty toddlers.

The study monitored traits of bosses, as perceived by 345 white-collar workers. Between 2004 and 2009, the number of respondents who rated their bosses “self-oriented” or “interruptive” rose 50%.  The research was conducted by author Lynn Taylor, CEO of Lynn Taylor Consulting.

Maybe the best thing about the “holiday” this year is that it happens on a Friday.