What the blogosphere’s saying about bosses this week…
Exploitation or deportation – which would you choose? An editorial in The New York Times discusses the awful options some immigrant guest workers are faced with when working for a bad boss.
How not to buy into the brainwashing and get over your bad boss blues. The column’s advice, “the sooner you can let go of the anger and resentment, the better shape your head will be in.” We couldn’t agree more.
Interesting take on the whole bailout, accounting scandal fiasco. The article in FINS, part of the Wall Street Journal’s digital network, suggests that authoritarian bosses who demand total submission from employees mired in bureaucracy might be at the root of the problem.
When lunch becomes the highlight of your day – a funny rant on the blog, Living Dilbert, about how bad bosses cause carb cravings. I can relate!
Women MBAs make less right out of school than their male counterparts, and are more likely to leave their first jobs because of a bad boss. Research conducted by Nancy Carter and Christine Silva of Catalyst, found that women leaving first jobs were averaging $4,600 lower pay than male counterparts. And because subsequent jobs are usually tied to the salary held at a previous position, the pay gap continues to widen from there. Read a great article on the topic at Clear Admit’s blog.


