We've all had several jobs, and several bosses. Who stands out as the best boss you ever had? Maybe you had a boss that you feel is worth mentioning as the worst boss you ever had. Either way works.
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A lot of people in jefferson have worked for Ernie Krieger. If you were a good worker, on time, dependable and forward thinking, you would get along great with Ernie. If you were a lazy, worthless employee he would let you know it.
Lynn Holsclaw was my boss at Safeway when I was in high school. He was really a great guy - taught me how to drive a stick shift, helped me buy my first car, and loaned me a car for my first prom.
Jerry Vincent. Went in and asked for a raise. Told me if I needed a raise I wasn't worth anything to him. "Go out and work or go home." I went home. Never forget it till the day I die. I run 40 to 60 construction workers every day. Would never come across like that. Unforgettable.
I once worked over 400 calendar days consecutively without a day off for a guy. One day at the end of that stretch, I left work early. My boss chewed me out roundly for it. It amazes me how some people with absolutely no people skills can rise to management levels.
Working retail will get that "holidays off" mentality completely out of your system. Over the years I have run into many employees who quit simply because they didn't get a particular day off. These folks obviously have a rather skewed sense of priorities.
My first boss fired me for missing work. I was sixteen. It was the first time I had ever missed. For years I was scared to miss work no matter how sick I got. Now you hardly ever hear of anyone being fired like that. You are actually encouraged to stay home if you are even slightly ill.
My guess is that if you got fired for missing work you probably didn't call in. You maybe even were playing hooky. The boss knew you were a kid and no doubt knew what you were doing.
I once bought my boss a sandwich for lunch. When he looked at it closely, he observed that they had put onions on it. He cursed me and yelled that he hated onions, and hurled the sandwich at me. Luckily he was a bad aim and it smacked the wall behind me. I quit soon after that.
Back when my grandfather was diagnosed with terminal cancer, I called my boss to request I be given the night off. I'll never forget his words - "He's just your grandpa, he's going to die anyway."
Everyone complains about their boss.How about all the crap they have to put up with? All you guys calling in every other day with phony excuses, claiming you hurt your back at work, and demanding raises for mediocre work.
Most of you deserve pay cuts, or better yet, just fired. I would fire each and every one of you and take extreme pleasure in it, no less.
So many people today feel they are entitled to a paycheck for showing up. Most businesses (except the Government) don't make money just because you got your candy a$$ out of bed. You were hired to work, and many people today dont do jack. Playing on email, Facebook,Twitter, or simply whining to get a day off to do nothing. I know some people that attend funerals just to get out of work for a few hours. Ya dont like the employer/employee relationship at your job? Do the rest of your company a favor, quit and become your own boss.
People act like they have some kind of long-term contract or something with their employer. In Iowa, an employer can fire you for absolutely no reason whatsoever. More employers should excercise this option.
You know how hard it is to fire a teacher? Itnearly takes an act of God. Principals and school superintendents cannot discipline them. That is one strong union contract.
I once had a boss that made me work whenever he decided he wanted me to do something. It was nothing to go to the office at 9:00 at night to pick up paperwork he had forgotten and deliver it to his home. Needless to say, I was very happy when the higher-ups fired my boss.
It doesn't matter whether you are salaried or not. Your boss shouldn't be calling you in the middle of the night asking you to do something they could be just as easily doing themself. That is exactly why people don't answer their phones.
I baby sat for a friend of my parents when I was a girl, who would keep forgetting to pay me. He would always put it off - and Mom would always make me sit for him anyway. When I got a real job, my sis would have to do the same thing. I'm sure he just considered us free help.
Benny- there is a story about Charles Revson, the CEO of Revlon in the 70's. Revson was with a reporter at 2am who questioned him about what a stern taskmaster he was. He said he was a fine boss, and if you don't believe me, call my secretary.
The worst boss of all-time: Andrew Carnegie. When his employees went on strike, he had the National Guard brought in, and started gunning them down. Think about that next time you dis your boss.
In the late 1930's the Soviet Union took a census and came up 10,000,000 people short of expectations bcz of starving the farmers and getting rid of folks. Stalin simply killed the 800 workers knowing this information to keep the info from getting out. Some government jobs simply do not give a proper listing of the complete benefit package!
If civic leaders did terminate the 800 local census workers who knew Jefferson's actual body count, would the population of Jefferson still be 4500 give or take?
The worst boss of all-time: Andrew Carnegie. When his employees went on strike, he had the National Guard brought in, and started gunning them down. Think about that next time you dis your boss.
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A lot of people in jefferson have worked for Ernie Krieger. If you were a good worker, on time, dependable and forward thinking, you would get along great with Ernie. If you were a lazy, worthless employee he would let you know it.
johnny hamilton sr ill leave that to everyone to decide if he was a good or bad boss
Lynn Holsclaw was my boss at Safeway when I was in high school. He was really a great guy - taught me how to drive a stick shift, helped me buy my first car, and loaned me a car for my first prom.
Jerry Vincent. Went in and asked for a raise. Told me if I needed a raise I wasn't worth anything to him. "Go out and work or go home." I went home. Never forget it till the day I die. I run 40 to 60 construction workers every day. Would never come across like that. Unforgettable.
I once worked over 400 calendar days consecutively without a day off for a guy. One day at the end of that stretch, I left work early. My boss chewed me out roundly for it. It amazes me how some people with absolutely no people skills can rise to management levels.
Diamond Dave once quit a job because they wouldn't give him Thanksgiving off.
Paved 3/4 mile mainline last year Thanksgiving Day 1400 miles from home.
Working retail will get that "holidays off" mentality completely out of your system. Over the years I have run into many employees who quit simply because they didn't get a particular day off. These folks obviously have a rather skewed sense of priorities.
I always leave the copy machine set to reduce 200%, extra dark, 17 inch paper, 99 copies.
My first boss fired me for missing work. I was sixteen. It was the first time I had ever missed. For years I was scared to miss work no matter how sick I got. Now you hardly ever hear of anyone being fired like that. You are actually encouraged to stay home if you are even slightly ill.
When the boss told me I would need to be flexible, I didn't realize he meant for me to bend over and grab my ankles.
My guess is that if you got fired for missing work you probably didn't call in. You maybe even were playing hooky. The boss knew you were a kid and no doubt knew what you were doing.
I once bought my boss a sandwich for lunch. When he looked at it closely, he observed that they had put onions on it. He cursed me and yelled that he hated onions, and hurled the sandwich at me. Luckily he was a bad aim and it smacked the wall behind me. I quit soon after that.
Back when my grandfather was diagnosed with terminal cancer, I called my boss to request I be given the night off. I'll never forget his words - "He's just your grandpa, he's going to die anyway."
That is the cruelest thing I have ever heard.
Everyone complains about their boss.How about all the crap they have to put up with? All you guys calling in every other day with phony excuses, claiming you hurt your back at work, and demanding raises for mediocre work.
Most of you deserve pay cuts, or better yet, just fired. I would fire each and every one of you and take extreme pleasure in it, no less.
No complaints. No claims. No excuses. Kickass work and don't look back. You are the best in the west. These are the people that work for me.
Rome wasn't built in a day - but we weren't there.
That is correct.
My boss just told me I'd be working straight thru Memorial Day weekend. No notice, just spur of the moment. By the way he's still taking it off.
So many people today feel they are entitled to a paycheck for showing up. Most businesses (except the Government) don't make money just because you got your candy a$$ out of bed. You were hired to work, and many people today dont do jack. Playing on email, Facebook,Twitter, or simply whining to get a day off to do nothing. I know some people that attend funerals just to get out of work for a few hours. Ya dont like the employer/employee relationship at your job? Do the rest of your company a favor, quit and become your own boss.
People act like they have some kind of long-term contract or something with their employer. In Iowa, an employer can fire you for absolutely no reason whatsoever. More employers should excercise this option.
You know how hard it is to fire a teacher? Itnearly takes an act of God. Principals and school superintendents cannot discipline them. That is one strong union contract.
I once had a boss that made me work whenever he decided he wanted me to do something. It was nothing to go to the office at 9:00 at night to pick up paperwork he had forgotten and deliver it to his home. Needless to say, I was very happy when the higher-ups fired my boss.
Benny - were you hourly or on a salary? Lots of salaried positions require you to be available at all times.
It doesn't matter whether you are salaried or not. Your boss shouldn't be calling you in the middle of the night asking you to do something they could be just as easily doing themself. That is exactly why people don't answer their phones.
I baby sat for a friend of my parents when I was a girl, who would keep forgetting to pay me. He would always put it off - and Mom would always make me sit for him anyway. When I got a real job, my sis would have to do the same thing. I'm sure he just considered us free help.
Benny- there is a story about Charles Revson, the CEO of Revlon in the 70's. Revson was with a reporter at 2am who questioned him about what a stern taskmaster he was. He said he was a fine boss, and if you don't believe me, call my secretary.
So, they called her at 2am.
I don't get it. What did she say?
The only time it's OK for your boss to wake you up in the middle of the night is if you are hogging the bed.
The worst boss of all-time: Andrew Carnegie. When his employees went on strike, he had the National Guard brought in, and started gunning them down. Think about that next time you dis your boss.
In the late 1930's the Soviet Union took a census and came up 10,000,000 people short of expectations bcz of starving the farmers and getting rid of folks. Stalin simply killed the 800 workers knowing this information to keep the info from getting out. Some government jobs simply do not give a proper listing of the complete benefit package!
Perhaps this is the method being employed by Jefferson civic leaders as a way of retaining the same population over the past 50 years or so.
If civic leaders did terminate the 800 local census workers who knew Jefferson's actual body count, would the population of Jefferson still be 4500 give or take?
The worst boss of all-time: Andrew Carnegie. When his employees went on strike, he had the National Guard brought in, and started gunning them down. Think about that next time you dis your boss.
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