Beware of the five types of bosses who hinder your promotion (repost)

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In the workplace, getting promoted means recognition of one’s work ability and skills, and it is also the main way to receive a raise. Therefore, persistently striving for promotion becomes one of the main goals for professionals in the workplace. It’s most disheartening that, despite your hard work, you don’t get promoted despite being excellent, due to your supervisor’s personal factors. If you feel disappointed, after reading the examples at the end of this article, you should promptly assess whether you are in a situation where promotion is impossible, and make an effort to avoid sticking your head in the sand ； By decisively turning around and seeking a development path that suits one better, there might be a new opportunity waiting. 　　The boss’s standards are unique. According to Russian media reports, President Putin has rather unique standards for promoting his subordinates; if someone has served in the military, Putin considers such a person to have a well-developed character and is therefore trustworthy enough to be promoted. Especially those with KGB background, coupled with a law degree and origin from Leningrad, would see rapid promotions, as this reflects and mirrors Putin’s own life experiences. 　　Coincidentally, a regional bank manager was labeled a rightist during the anti-rightist campaign in 1957; after being exonerated, he took on the position of bank manager. Almost all the employees in that region who had been labeled rightists were given important roles, such as managers of county branches or section chiefs. If you are in the workplace and do not have any special experiences that your supervisor appreciates, no matter how hard you work or how excellent your performance is, your chances of being promoted are much lower than those who do have such experiences. Understanding this might help reduce some of the distress from having talent but not being recognized! 　　Identification: This special standard for supervisors to promote talent is reflected in the composition of the officials who are promoted, as well as in the speeches given at various meetings held by supervisors. For those who are eager to improve, it’s not difficult to spot the patterns if you pay close attention. 　　The boss favors those who are close to him. Appearance: A certain private company functions as a \"husband-and-wife company\" – the husband serves as the chairman while the wife acts as the general manager. In order to supervise and check each other as well as to maintain control over financial matters, it was stipulated that the positions of director and deputy director of the finance department should be rotated among relatives of both spouses. Employee Xiaojuan graduated from a finance and economics university with a degree in accounting; she can be considered a veteran of the company. She has been working in the accounting role diligently for five or six years, and has earned the trust of both the chairman and the general manager. It’s puzzling that while other departments and those who entered together with her all received some form of position or rank, she remained in the same spot without ever getting promoted; Xiao Juan is very confused by this. In the end, it was someone who was in the know who revealed the truth; only then did Xiao Juan, who had been busy pulling the cart, realize what was going on and exclaim, \"There’s such a thing as well!\" 　　Similarly, some companies, in order to maintain good relations with the local communities, create special positions intended for the spouses and relatives of local officials, as well as those working in industry, commerce, and taxation. If you are unlucky enough to work in these specialized departments, the only outcome is never getting promoted. Therefore, if you are aiming for a promotion, it is necessary to find out whether the target position is a \"special-created position,\" so as to avoid ending up with unrequited feelings. 　　Identification: As someone working in a private company, you need to make an effort to identify those \"dead-end positions\" – roles where there is no possibility of getting promoted. Look at those who have been promoted and see if they have any special relationships with the boss, such as being relatives, or if they are the spouses or sisters-in-law of local officials; this should make it easy to draw conclusions. Identification is not difficult; the key is that this “process” cannot be omitted. Otherwise, it’s possible to end up doing \"useless work\" – not only wasting one’s youth and enthusiasm for work, but also dampening the drive for progress and ambition, leaving one unable to recover thereafter. 　　Bribery and power trading by superiors: The case of Wang Xinkang, former secretary of the county party committee in Huaxian County, Henan Province, who sold official positions, caused a sensation across the country and even reached the attention of the central government; it was known at the time as China’s first case of selling official positions. There is a folk song in Huaixian that goes: “If you want to hold a position for a long time, hurry and find Xinkang.” ； The location needs to change; hurry and send the money. ”Wang Xinkang holds absolute control over organizational and personnel matters in Huaixian, wielding such power that the county party committee’s meetings become meaningless. According to statistics, during the 4 years Wang ** held his position, a total of 865 officials were reassigned across the county: 445 were promoted and 420 were transferred. In one particular round of personnel adjustments, Wang ** made a remarkable decision by ordering the reassignment of 287 officials throughout the county. The procuratorial authorities accused Wang Xinkang of using his position to accept bribes from over 40 officials on more than 70 occasions, totaling 365,237 yuan. In the end, Wang Xinkang was imprisoned for selling official positions. 　　Identification: The phenomenon of power-for-money transactions by supervisors generally occurs in civil servants and state-owned enterprises; in foreign companies, private enterprises, and joint ventures, strict controls are in place in this regard, so such deals involving the buying and selling of official positions are rare. If you are fortunate enough to have a stable job, and yet also want to take on roles such as company or battalion commander, you can either inquire about such opportunities in the bureaucratic circles, or try approaching relevant people to find out more. If it turns out that your boss is such a scumbag and you don’t want to be involved in his actions, then find a way to change jobs! 　　The boss lacks ambition. Appearance: Ah Jun’s boss is the type of person who is content to avoid making mistakes rather than striving to achieve anything; he has been the department manager for seven or eight years yet still hasn’t moved to another position! Not only that, but he never recommended his subordinates to his superiors, leaving them to fend for themselves; over the years, countless talents have been lost on his territory! Fortunately, after wasting two years of his youth, Ah Jun finally realized his mistake and quickly found a way to transfer to another department; within less than a year he was promoted and is now on par with his former boss. In the bureaucratic world, there is one position for each person; if someone occupies a position without doing their duty, no matter how capable others are, they can only wait their turn. It is essential to identify such bosses, as this will ensure that you can get out of a situation where there seems to be no chance for advancement, and enable you to make progress. As the saying goes, \"A tree stays in one place and dies; a person who moves on survives.\" 　　Identification: It’s not difficult to determine whether a supervisor falls into this category: one way is to look at the length of time they have held their position; if they haven’t been promoted or moved to another role after four or five years, then it’s likely the case ； The second is the attitude toward one’s subordinates: do they strongly recommend them, or do they ignore them and let things take their course? The latter falls into this category. 　　The boss is envious of talented people. Appearance: Zhou Chuang, who graduated from a prestigious university’s Chinese literature department, gained two years of experience in secretarial work before switching to work as a clerk at a foreign company. Zhou Chuang thought that at this foreign company, new employees started from the bottom, and given time, he would most likely be promoted thanks to his diploma and skills. After working hard for a while, Zhou Chuang found himself with nothing to do: the office manager didn’t assign him any tasks, while everyone else was exhausted; he, on the other hand, had nothing to do all day long. Over time, Zhou Chuang became anxious – there is an unwritten rule in companies that if someone becomes idle, they are not far from being fired! He hurriedly offered to take on tasks from the director, but the director either made jokes or ignored him... In this way, Zhou Chuang failed to survive the three-month trial period, let alone get a promotion. It was only later that I found out: the director had used this trick to \"get rid of\" several talents who posed a threat to him! 　　Evaluation: If in the same department or unit, one is considered to be among the best, but yet plays no significant role and even has nothing to do ； As long as a mistake is made, no matter how small, the boss will give a harsh reprimand ； After achieving success, the boss gets upset instead of being happy ； The boss doesn’t want to get along with me ； The boss often doesn’t treat me kindly ； The boss keeps speaking ill of you behind your back… If there are three such instances or more, you should be alert; this is a sign that the boss is ‘unhappy’ with you. Under him, you will never be able to turn things around, and in severe cases, he might even force you to leave! This post was last edited by myzfs on 2009-4-13 21:55]