Best boss

Who Was Your Best Boss?
Who Was Your Worst Boss?
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Carie Windham, who graduated from college in 2005, told me about the best boss she's ever had. "He asked me where I want to be in 10 years. He talked to me about creating the experience I want to have. He understood I wouldn't be there forever . . .

If given a choice, always talk about your best boss. If pressed to describe the worst boss, pick a work-related characteristic that can be stated in a positive way, e.g., "I had a supervisor who was vague when issuing assignments.

What may bother you most about your manager is not so much a fault of his, but a problem with the corporate culture. At another company, he may be the best boss, but for some reason, corporate bureaucracy turns him into the object of your scorn.

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