Can you be friends with your boss?

Scanlas The 2nd

Can you and do you think it's a good idea from both perspectives.

I generally think from a boss' perspective it's almost better to have an enemy working for you than a friend, friends take liberties whereas I think an enemy would be more likely to try and prove themselves.

sbsquarepants

Strange attitude, enemies are more likely to rob you than strive to prove themselves surely!
I once had an american lady for a boss, she had great tits and was very friendly as were her friends. Happy days!:D

Littlehorny

Would work much harder for someone i like than someone i don't. If you don't like them, then you don't respect them, no way you'd go the extra mile for that person. A good working enviroment is a much more productive one in my opinion.

Mr.Crinklewood

Depends on the characters involved.

Had a few jobs in my time. Only once would I claim my boss was my enemy. I was demotivated and hated it, still worked hard though as that is my ethic.

Another time I had an american woman for a boss, she had lovely breasts l and was very friendly. Worked hard in that job as well.

Met her friends a few times, great fun.

Colmustard

I don't think you can, its an unequal relationship, they have more power over you. With my friends I am at least equal.

Sunnyisland

Depends if its male or female and the age gap,Is it just your immediate boss or the one right at the top,Having asked that, people like to work with people they like and you can develop a friendship with them you just have to be careful its doesnt cross over to far.

galwayrush

Sometimes i do have a problem with myself, but most of the time i have a good benifitical relationship .

Sunnyisland

sbsquarepants wrote: »

Strange attitude, enemies are more likely to rob you than strive to prove themselves surely!
I once had an american lady for a boss, she had great tits and was very friendly as were her friends. Happy days!:D

Mr.Crinklewood wrote: »

Depends on the characters involved.

Had a few jobs in my time. Only once would I claim my boss was my enemy. I was demotivated and hated it, still worked hard though as that is my ethic.

Another time I had an american woman for a boss, she had lovely breasts l and was very friendly. Worked hard in that job as well.

Met her friends a few times, great fun.

Do ye work in the same company

mikemac1

If you know you'll be getting shouted at/abuse/shíte appraisal no matter if you work like a black or do very little then why even bother

A manager you respect and you want their approval will get far more out of you

Vicxas

So boss + big tits = Happiness..... curious!

Gloomtastic!

I'm married to her!

Mr Benevolent

Gloomtastic! wrote: »

I'm married to her!

Me too. I mean she's my girlfriend, the blondness and big tits are a bonus.

smcgiff

Colmustard wrote: »

I don't think you can, its an unequal relationship, they have more power over you. With my friends I am at least equal.

Nah, there's a hierarchy among friends too.

Lollipops23

My best mate is my boss. (only been my boss since april, been friends for 9 years).
We discussed how it might affect our friendship, but the bottom line is we're comfy enough to trust each other and know where the boundaries lie.
It's pretty handy, 3 weeks after I started with her my granny passed away- having someone there who knew me and family was very comforting, it would have been so much worse if it had been a new company full of strangers.

Sauve

Have worked for people that I despised and it was awful, found it extremely difficult to motivate myself in that kind of environment.

My current boss is a great friend. Not that we socialise together outside of work, but she's probably one of the people I get on best with in the company.

fishy fishy

better to keep it completely professional - that way no invisible lines will be crossed. Being friends with your boss is the equivalent of renting an apartment with your best friend - it never works out.

Keep the distance for a smoother life.

Colmustard

smcgiff wrote: »

Nah, there's a hierarchy among friends too.

Nah there is a hierarchy among my mates and visual acquaintances but not my real friend of whom I don't have that many.

anncoates

Wouldn't socialize with him a lot but like him and go for the odd pint or lunch together and attend his birthdays and whatnot.

mattjack

Confab wrote: »

Me too. I mean she's my girlfriend, the blondness and big tits are a bonus.

I'm married to one of those varieties too, though she's more a general manager than boss.

MadsL

mikemac1 wrote: »

If you know you'll be getting shouted at/abuse/shíte appraisal no matter if you work like a black or do very little then why even bother

A manager you respect and you want their approval will get far more out of you

Is that you Mary O'Rourke???

sbsquarepants

Vicxas wrote: »

So boss + big tits = Happiness..... curious!

The actual equation is: Situation + big tits = better situation:)