# Who Likes Their Boss? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 1, 2003, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-likes-their-boss/210761 "2003-11-01T00:20:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7ab992/32.png) [@shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shrew)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2003, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-likes-their-boss/210761/21 "2003-11-01T20:43:16Z")
I love my boss. I’ve been working for him for six years, and I’ll stay under him 'til he retires, probably another two or three years. He is inspiring. ---
**Author:** ![Rubystreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Rubystreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rubystreak)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2003, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-likes-their-boss/210761/22 "2003-11-01T21:56:44Z")
I left a job where my immediate supervisor was an irrational, controlling, hostile bitch and her superior was a limp dishrag who was incapable of reining her in. I hated life at that job and cried a few too many tears in private because of her. My current supervisor is a godsend in comparison. He allows me to be autonomous while also showing interest in my work; he praises far more often than he criticizes; he goes to bat for me when people are giving me unwarranted shit; he advises me about how to cope with stuff in the school. I feel like he’s on my side and that he thinks I’m good at my job. Yay! ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2003, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-likes-their-boss/210761/23 "2003-11-01T23:16:33Z")
My current boss is great. She knows just how much to push to increase productivity, and how much to ease off when we need the slack. She praises me when I succeed and defends me when I fuck up. The down side is, she’s so good that her overlords have dumped a bunch more people on her, so she doesn’t give me as much time as she used to. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-likes-their-boss/210761.md?page=1)