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Let's dive into a workplace dilemma that's all too familiar: managers and bosses who avoid making decisions like it's an Olympic sport. It's one of those scenarios where nobody wants to be the "bad guy," and it can turn your professional life into a total crapfest.

Here's how it goes down: You're working hard on a project, and important decisions are needed to move forward. But your manager or boss, instead of taking charge, sidesteps the responsibility like a pro.

Yet, when things go swimmingly, they're front and center, basking in the glory, and taking all the credit, as if they orchestrated every success single-handedly.

But when the inevitable bumps in the road arise, suddenly they're nowhere to be found, disavowing any involvement with a classic, "I never approved this" or "I wasn't in the loop on that decision."

It's an infuriating cycle that can leave you feeling exasperated and undervalued. In reality, leadership means stepping up, making decisions, and owning both the victories and the setbacks.

So, if you find yourself dealing with an indecisive manager or boss, remember that true leadership requires accountability. Leaders don't just enjoy the triumphs; they stand by their teams through thick and thin
SageWanderer · 70-79, M
Back in my day it was called “passing the buck” where managers would constantly refer us to others. Or in other words would refuse to make a decision for fear of being wrong. Our company was notorious for hiring more management to increase production instead of hiring actual people to do the work.
Adrift · 61-69, F
What about those micro managers who have to control every aspect of things and then screw everything up.
But when accountability sets in they martyr themselves on how they have to do everything and how many hours they spend doing it.
Things usually go much smoothly when they are not there.
Ontheroad · M
The classic difference between a leader and a manager. A leader can be a fantastic manager, many managers will never make the leap to become a leader.
Leaders and supervisors are two very different creatures. I have had both as bosses.
Crazywaterspring · 61-69, M
My last employer hired hard headed clueless morons off the street. We could have offered advice, but they knew more than the people who had been working there for years. Mouth breathers were promoted so as to not make management look totally incompetent.

People leave at retirement age. I don't miss that place at all.
This! In addition, my prev employer leadership was notorious for finding scapegoats when things went wrong. In my case, being in support, we became a convenience for them, even when the stuff they put in was completely FUBAR.
Bumbles · 51-55, M
I can’t wait to retire.
JimboSaturn · 51-55, M
Or they just make me do endless analysis because they never want to make a decision. That's just poor leadership to take credit for the team's work and not take responsibility for their department.
I've had a few of those. thankfully, they left the position before they could do too much damage.
WiFiWitch · 41-45, F
@YourMomsSecretCrush yea, its the land of "no accountability"
ArtieKat · M
By being self-employed from my late 20s, and only working for small client companies, I managed to avoid all that corporate crap.

 
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