The Bad Boss: Further Insights for a Healthy and Productive Workplace
2) The Disenfranchiser – a boss that restrains and suppresses their employees from maximizing their true potential. This boss is offensively dominating and oppressive. They restrict and subdue their employees across the board. The Disenfranchiser takes their employees’ inspirations and aspirations, and squashes them into subordination. They offer no reasoning other than their position atop the hierarchy. Their employees are stifled, bored, and miserable. The Disenfranchiser is a bad boss because they deprive their employees of basic needs and future aspirations, forcing them into a hole of isolation.
3) The Disconnector – a boss that closes off and renounces their employees while destroying their confidence. This boss isolates and obstructs their employees’ activities. They single-out employees and as they’re acutely aware of their situation, their isolation irks them to the core. The Disconnector obstructs communication and rejects suggestions from employees. They sit in their office, apart from their team, only coming out to intentionally break up projects and partnerships. The Disconnector is a bad boss because they remove essential communication channels and are demeaning towards their employees.