Have you ever expressed a great idea to a boss, then they  turn around and give credit to someone else?
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Do you think they just aren't paying attention to who tells them and they just give the credit to the wrong one?\n\nOne of my bosses takes full credit for my ideas.  Really irritating!!\n\nI make it a point to call out when I'm using another person's ideas.
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Ultimately, you should be bold enough to tell your boss this directly, although I know it can be difficult. If you're going to wind up leaving anyway, what do you have to lose?\n\nYou never know - he could wind up respecting you for your boldness, and could know deep down that you're an asset to the corporation.\n\nI honestly believe that there's a correct and bold way to speak up, but it does carry a risk of getting fired. You need to look within yoiurself for the answer, but I've provided some clues.
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I own my responsibility and cite some thing that I could have done,or followed up on because I was aware of the situation, if the is an upset boss,peer or customer who had a bad experience,I do not want to be the irresponsible not me ,who waits for someone else to fix things, and usually irate people will immediately diffuse their anger and thank you for being the first person that accepted accountability for your job and took them seriously, in some situations,nothing destroys your credibility faster than passing the buck,my supervisors know they can rely on me to take initiative and behave like an adult,in certain substandard conditions\nif someone is trying to sabotage me ,I have a checklist,I follow to make sure my ass is covered and there is no valid complaint to be made,so I immediately call the person on their bs,inform my bosss that all my work has been done but someone it is not affecting is going out of their way to be unhappy with my prefomance\nif it is a ruthless corporation that breaks rules to your disadvantage,and holds you to high standards of accountability,and plays games like ignore all employee complaints and requests for help in unsafe conditions,then turns around and blames you for complicit guilt by not speaking up when they are busted or sued,then I have no problems covering my ass and getting a supervisor to assist me in writing up my boss or the powers that be for failing to respond appropriatley ,to a matter that I am willing to accept no responsibility for ,should the matter come to court one day.and yes,I had to do this twice and I had to report medicare fraud to the state authorities,that whistleblower bs idealism goes out the windows ,with certain ruthless corporations, because shit rolls down hill and you are the first scapegoat, they would fire and try to get out of paying unemployment benefits in a heartbeat,unjustly\nif you have a strong work ethic and your superiors trust your integrity and you mind your own business,and let miserable people have their angry moments by refusing to take their bitching seriosly or laughing at their ridiculous behavior because you refuse to let someone manipulate you with your misery and you are for the most part pleasant occassionally it is okay to boldly confront an asshole by calling them on their bs and refusing to accept responsibility for this bs ,you can even get away with loudly almost yelling at your boss who comes to sqaush a public blow up by stating you put up with all kinds of bs and still do your best without whining but this is just ridiculous bs that you will not tolerate and are offended that you are not recieving the professional courtesy you deserve,I did this two times ,both times ,the accuser or implier got reprimanded or no support because the boss knew someone has to be very unreasonable and crossed one line too many to get a rise out of me or other employess like this\nif the accuser is male and yelling and you are female,then you must immediately yell,curse back and hurl the blame back at this person and storm off,because some guys are just weird that way and will not respect anyone who won't push when pushed back or stand up for themselves,and this blow up must only happen one time and eventually you become allies\none of my coworkers taught me these tactics on how to survive in hostile environments,or individuals
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Getting very drunk and calling my boss an idiot to his face and then proceeded to tell why he was an idiot.  The people around me told me to stop but I was on a mission that night and let it all out.  I then apologised and kissed him on his bald head.  Too embarrassed to go in the next day.  But he forgave me and I still work for him.  We have a pretty good working relationship.
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You're doing a favor for a friend in the office and that person is criticizing you for the speed at which you do it?  It still had to be faster than he could do it himself.\n\nI'd probably of told him. "You're right, I'm much too slow at this.  Let me give it back to you so you can finish it more quickly."\n\nAt that point, I would have ended my help and started my own work instead.\n\nPeople can only take advantage of you when you allow it.  By standing up for yourself, you'll demonstrate self respect and a demand for respect from others.
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Depends, my boss always catches me at Yahoo Answers too. But my boss says we can do other stuff as long as our work is done, I do my work, so my boss doesn't have a problem with it. There are some bosses who want to see their employees working, even if it's not really needed.
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I smile like I was doing a television commercial and say, "How nice of you to say that" or notice that or appreciate that or appreciate that.\n\nIf it's coming from a BOSS, I know I'm going to be hit with something new and arduous within 72 hours.  I fight like an animal to avoid feeling warm and trusted and successful.  \n\nIf I'm publicly praised, I'm particularly anxious.  Because.  "Resentment rules."
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its wen u congradulate them or give them props
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for those uppidy bosses that have a bunch of people stuck up his @ss
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I used to do the same thing , until an older employee said to me " You know who's fault it is, YOURS." I replied "your right and  I'm going to do something about it now."went out and took care of the problems with the employees and never complained again. As for being in the office with the boss, you have alot pull, that other people don't, because you got his ear all the time, you can plant ideas, good rule of thumb, don't push ideas, just suggest them, like i heard that company A lets their people off on this holiday, etc. and see what happens. most of the time you just have to plant the seed, by saying something and you can watch it grow. another thing you can say is "it seems awful cramped in here, think we could add on , so i could have more space for files, etc..  Always look at the positive side of your situation.
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"They" always tell you to think "outside the box". But if you think too far outside they don't consider you a "team player". The bosses want fresh ideas but not so radical that it goes against they way they think. I've found that it really doesn't pay to have a creative idea. A superior will either ignore your idea, steal it for his own, or will reprimand you verbally for having an inspired thought. It may be better to keep your ideas to yourself, don't present them to your boss or at a board meeting and then implement those ideas behind your bosses back. That's what I've been doing and he doesn't even realize the changes that I've made.
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technically it belongs to him. even though it was your idea, he's the one who lined it up and took it.\njust like if I come up with the idea for a book, but someone else actually writes it, they get the credit for doing the gruntwork.
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i have a similer problem at my work. she is always talking about other people and the way that they do things. she wants everybody to do it her way.one day i had had enough of her and i politly told her that everybody is not the same, as long as you do the job and do it the right way, whats the difference., as long as the job gets done. we talked for quite awile on how people do things. it kind of opened her up to new ideas on the job.
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Oh yes I do agree that people will go out of there way to steal a good idea, and or someone else success. Anything to advance with ease. But continue with the hardwork and if you think someone is gonna steal an idea or success why not give a friendly email to the boss stating what you have done so far to solve that problem and how close you are to solving it so that way if someone else pops in with your idea your boss will know you had it first.\n\nMaybe it will work maybe it won't.
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Sometimes my boss is a real pain.  It wouldn't be so bad if the person had any common sense about things.  I mean some things my boss thinks up is so asinine!
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You can tell your boss that you've done the best that you can as a mentor to guide this person, but you don't think that it is working out like expected.\n\nTry not to bad mouth the other person, it is always tacky.  Approaching the subject honestly is always a good answer.
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Not mine, but a friend had a horrible boss who made her type out all the letters telling some other employee's they were being made redundant. At 5 minutes before home time he came into the office and said to her 'oh by the way, you need to add your name to that list bcz we're getting rid of you too'...