I am reporting to a new boss. I was really excited to get away from bipolar boss, but it turns out this one kind of sucks too.
I had recently gotten approval to hire a new employee. The position was posted right before I left for vacation and I was supposed to start interviewing as soon as I got back. However, the day after I left, my boss decided to go behind my back and hire a friend of his who has absolutely none of the experience or qualifications I need. Surprise!
On the brighter side, I've found out he's a sucker for glitzy presentations. I can get him to approve damn near anything as long as I make a presentation using lots of color and animation. I mentioned this to a colleague of mine who commented:
"Yeah, he's a real trout!"
"What does that mean?" I wondered.
"Come on now!" he replied. "You've gone fishing haven't you? Trout are always attracted to shiny, flashy objects!"
It's true. That's exactly what he is. He's a trout. That's my nickname for him from now on.
8 comments:
he's a trout! sounds like a 2year old!
I like that one.
And at least you know how to get him to work for you. Of course, it would just be easier if he could see your work for what it is...
ummm trout
Rafi - What can I say? Sometimes you've got to adjust to your environment... ;-)
CR - Amen sister! But such is not the corporate world.
lvnsm27 - Someone after my own heart! I always think food first too. ;-)
"he" did you say?
No surprise.
Gracias por mantenerte fiel!
I'm back!
LOL I was going to say he sounds like a toddler, but Rafi beat me to it.
LOL. I had that exact situation happen to me years ago. I was supposed to hire an assistant and was well into the interviewing process with a few candidates when one morning, my boss introduced me to my new employee - an upper level executive's unemployed, hippy, weed-smoking son! Can you say, Grrrrrrr!!!!
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