How do you deal with being read the riot act?

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I had to vote Smile and Nod because that's what I would do currently, because that's what's expected here. Not that I've ever gotten chewed out.

I don't get chewed out. If a boss comes to me with a need to talk, then I did something wrong and will realize it the second they start to tell me about it.

Freaking out on someone never helps any situation, be it at work or anywhere else. Being someone's doormat isn't necessary, and if they get huffy with you, let em know in a calm and matter of fact way that they are being out of line. If you are wrong about something, and bossman feels the need to vent his frustrations on you, shit, just let him, and respond appropriately. Realizing that tons of people lack the interpersonal and managerial skills to effectively deal with conflicts at work makes things a whole lot easier. People have hangups about shit, they might be having a bad day, whatever...you freaking out back on them just makes it worse. Usually if someone freaks out on you and you respond appropriately, you'll find that they are apologizing to you the next minute...NOW WHO'S THE BITCH? I've been fortunate enough to have lots of really cool bosses, but it's not like I haven't had to try and understand them and learn a little about how they respond to stuff, and try to do my best to deal with them. Nobody is perfect.

I've never been the recipient but I have been the deliverer. But I learned from that and cut that shit out. Again, I defer to The Greater Corleone Principle.

Usually I take it, but have never really been yelled at. I work my ass off, my bosses appreciate it and have been made aware that I will do my job but have no loyalities to my company. If they ever fire me it would probably be a plus to get off my lazy ass and find decent work. *-neo

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Originally Posted by Gooch

I've never been the recipient but I have been the deliverer.

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Ditto.

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Originally Posted by Gooch

I've never been the recipient but I have been the deliverer. But I learned from that and cut that shit out. Again, I defer to The Greater Corleone Principle.

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I've never chewed any of my guys out, either. We have one-on-one meetings and stuff, but I always present everything in that "opportunity to improve" sort of way and they are always productive meetings. I just let people know: here's what you did, here's how it affects the business, here's how it affects you. People understand that. But I also do that in the same way for positive stuff, so it's not like the meetings are always for crap people did wrong.

I don't think I've ever really had a coworker yell at me, not even someone higher up. There are times when people are stressed and everyone around them catches shit for the silliest things, but that's different. It's nothing personal and nobody takes it seriously.

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Originally Posted by Mykozo

Freaking out on someone never helps any situation, be it at work or anywhere else. Being someone's doormat isn't necessary, and if they get huffy with you, let em know in a calm and matter of fact way that they are being out of line. If you are wrong about something, and bossman feels the need to vent his frustrations on you, shit, just let him, and respond appropriately. Realizing that tons of people lack the interpersonal and managerial skills to effectively deal with conflicts at work makes things a whole lot easier. People have hangups about shit, they might be having a bad day, whatever...you freaking out back on them just makes it worse. Usually if someone freaks out on you and you respond appropriately, you'll find that they are apologizing to you the next minute...NOW WHO'S THE BITCH? I've been fortunate enough to have lots of really cool bosses, but it's not like I haven't had to try and understand them and learn a little about how they respond to stuff, and try to do my best to deal with them. Nobody is perfect.

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QFT.

The "level" of your boss matters a TON in these kinds of situations. LOL at all the "I tell them to fuck off" responses. Your boss is the manager of the local Gamestop? Okay. Your boss is Chairman of a Senate Subcommittee and you're going to tell him to fuck off? That's fronting to the next level.