You’re self employed, aren’t you? 
I’m not a snitch or anything, but that guy is always surfing the web. You didn’t hear it from me.
My boss is extraordinarily great. She expects a lot but is respectful and always takes the time to say things in a constructive way, and she makes you want to do a good job for her. My loyalty to her is absolute barring something illegal/immoral.
My boss is a demanding asshole who expects naught short of perfection.
But it helps that my boss is me. I am self-employed.
I gave him a 7. He’s OK, I guess, but pretty terrible at giving clear directions. I’ve only been here a shade over 4 weeks, and I’ve already figured out that I need to ask very specific questions when he gives me a task. Sometimes I feel like an idiot, but I haven’t learned the jargon here and he speaks jargon fluently. I don’t doubt that I’ll get him figured out soon enough.
What I don’t like is that he and my office mate are an item - yes, he’s her boss, too. He brings her coffee and brings her lunch. No apparently favoritism that I’ve seen so far, but it does make me a little uncomfortable. However, tomorrow, I move into an office of my own, so that should cease to be a problem.
My last boss before I retired was a 10 all the way - in 37 years and more managers/supervisors/team leads/etc than I can recall, he was by far the best. When evaluation time rolled around, he actually sat with me and discussed what I’d been doing and where he saw me headed. Part of the reason I retired was that the organization was about to reinvent itself and he’d no longer be my boss. I took my crayons and left. In the 5 years since, I’ve done a variety of temp jobs - no one ever came close to him.
Yes, my boss too takes her time to review everything (and takes the time to record it all to begin with) and come up with evaluations that actually are valuable. She is five to ten years older than I and if she moves on, it will be decision time for me too.
Is “at work” really necessary?
ETA: re: How Much Do You Like Your Boss at Work?
I like her. I wouldn’t be friends with her outside of work and she is not the greatest of leaders, but she’s very nice and flexible.
I voted 7. She’s super friendly and knowledgeable and supportive, which is awesome. But she’s a terrible communicator and a pushover. There’s another manager that I’m much closer with and I wish I was on her team.
My assistant manager is a 10/10 though. She’s the best.
Current direct supervisor is a nice lady, but new to her job. She’s still an 8. Supervisor before her (I was moved to a different department) was at least a 9.
With one exception, I’d rate the supervisors/managers where I work as 7 or higher. The one exception is a 2 whom I flatly refuse to be assigned to. I’ve told management I will quit before I accept being assigned to her. Even another supervisor told me (privately) that he thinks she’s a bitch (and this is a rather out-of-character comment from him). Her angry attitude and my anxiety issues would NOT mix well. Professionally capable, lousy personality.
I’m pretty new at my job, so I’m still feeling out the boss. It’s funny that he careens wildly between “micro manager” and “never around when you need him.” But he’s a nice guy, and seems to really be loyal to the people on his team. Overall I like him so far, but it’s too early to say he’s one of my best bosses.
He’s also the first boss I’ve ever had who’s significantly younger than me (about a dozen years), which will take some getting used to.
I thought that too, but then realized some people may consider their SO to be their boss at home…?
Well I just quit my job to move far, far away so my boss now is… God? Fuck that guy. I gave him a 1.
No, so my old boss gets an 8 or 9. I actually felt bad about quitting, which has never happened to me even once. Usually my thoughts are “So long, shitsville!” without even giving a half fuck. This is true even if I like my boss. I guess it’s different because it’s such a small company that we all sweat bullets when someone takes a vacation, so my leaving will actually have an effect on things. It’s not like when I left Giant Bank, where I liked my boss plenty, but she wasn’t going to lose money because I quit.
Last boss gets the fine line of the company having structure and giving employees autonomy. It’s a bit of a tightrope that he negotiated really well. Plus he gave me tickets to see a recording of “Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me” for my birthday. That was cool.
I voted a 5 because I have several bosses, some good, some not so good.
My boss is never around which is a good thing. I can always reach him if need be but for the most part he leaves me alone.
Let’s see: My Boss hired me as a temporary part-time worker when I was desperate got work, fought to make me a permanent full-time worker, has defended me when he knows I am right, is very smart and funny and often comes into the break room when I am there “just to talk.”
If that’s not a “10,” I don’t know what is.
No real “boss” per se now, but the ones I had in radio were a 3, a 1, an 8, a 1 and an 8 again (I got hired at the place my boss moved to).
The second “1” was fond of saying “When you assume, you make an ass of “u” and “me”.”
And he really was an ass, with amazing consistency (when he was actually working and not sitting around on his fat butt thinking of trite expressions to use on a daily basis.
Complete fucking idiot, despite the very senior role he’s filling.
Just an utterly incompetent moron, who’s screwing everything up left. right and centre.
I voted 6 - just slightly above meh. I’ve had the same boss for over 14 years. He’s a nice enough guy, but doesn’t manage people very well, and for a long time has been quicker to find fault than to congratulate or thank anyone for a job well done (although he’s doing better recently). I’m not convinced he’s much of an advocate for our department with higher-ups. Suggestions for improvements in our department seem to go into the circular file, or are turned down on less-than-convincing grounds.
We’re cordial and get along all right, but I can’t say I’m a huge fan. At least he’s not evil or a total bungler, I guess.
I have a relatively new boss based in Europe who’s management style seems to be along the lines of step 1 - do this task and step 2 - now that you are done, let me tell you in a condescending manner why the way I would have done it is much better. I find him likeable as a person and I do not believe he is intending to come across in the manner that he does but I find his approach quite frustrating so I gave him a four.
My direct boss - solid 10. Awesome guy, good at helping solve problems, uses positive things to motivate his team, and is always good for an interesting and entertaining conversation.
His boss, probably more of an 8. A little harder to please and has a tendency to go negative a little in meetings, but is likable in one on one situations.
One more notch up, probably more of a 4. Not a real personable guy, and I think he’s one of those guys who likes it when people are a little afraid of him.