arguement with boss..

Of course, I will get pissed of if my boss give me a task that I don't have any idea at all and how to do it. And I think he will get mad also as I did not do my task well.

dear asliah, in the list of our job descriptions, the last number is "...and other task to be assigned by the immediate superior/supervisor." Sometimes we really have to go beyond the list of our job descriptions, do things that is not scope of our job. Do not hesitate to ask questions if you are not sure of the things you need to do for the task given to you. If you really don't know, explain in a well manner to your superior that you don't know the task. This is to avoid arguments, your job might be at risk if you go own with the argument with your boss. :)

not yet i use to be humble and like to be at peace with every co workers and even my superior most of the time. because need my job i avoid trouble by avoiding debating on certain issues. most of the time i am a follower. n case the boss is so abusive may argue t depend on a situation when he become abusive and it affect my productivity.

Rule #1: The boss is always right. Rule #2: If the boss is wrong, go back to Rule #1.

In my office, we can not say no to the task given to us, unless it is not a part of our section. As long as it is applied to my office (my area/section), I must be able to do it. I only can negotiate the deadline and the detail included in the report and the completeness of the task based on my own know-how (this last thing is the most difficult part). It sounds sadistic without proper training, but fortunately my seniors still help me (a little). In my place I only can receive it and try to learn faster and faster. If I do not like, the door is always open. Yes, many company sometimes not equipped the employee right know-how to work. But the higher we are, we need to adapt by ourselves.

i also experienced that. We had personal issues. There was a time that my contract will end and my boss was the one will decide if i will renew or not. But she knows that i am a good employee i work well. She emplies her professionalism than personal issues. That's what i admire in her. After a week i talked to her and apoligize to the issues that we had. I don't know what she thinks,b ut at least i apologize already.

Oh yes many times, I worked in a big telephone company for quite a few years and because of the years I had been there I was sort of unsackable but the new people just coming into that job were now on contracts and were very sackable, and to be honest I have never liked how women bosses operated, to me they were very unfair and I had fights with three of them, the last one was because her best friend who was a supervisor was a very nasty lady and seemed to dislike young people and male operators so all these people when picked on would come to me who knew I would stand up for them if warranted..and stand up for them I would and I always won, because I had "right" on my side...

Hi Asliah, I did have a couple of encounters with bosses when I was younger. It's almost never worth it. I've worked for a couple of very very difficult bosses over time and I found that you really have to be non-argumentive when expressing a different viewpoint with bosses like that. I remember one time, I was working in the convenience store and next door was a laundrymat. I had been working really hard all night taking care of customers and cleaning the store. In walks my boss and I was straightening shelves and dusting. Does my boss take note of the extra work I'm doing? NO. Instead she informs me that the laundrymat(she owned that as well) was a mess and I should have somehow noticed that and cleaned it! I stood up and said, "Excuse me but last time I checked I was hired to work in the store...not the laundrymat!" She responded with, " Um...NO! You were hired to work for me!" She also informed me that if I didn't like it, I could look for work elsewhere. It's true. She was the one that was paying me to work for HER. I didn't have to like it...she was paying me and I could take it or leave it.

I've had a few disagreements with my boss in the past, and I always discuss it with her. Some are similar to what happened to you. I mean, I was also asked to perform a task which was beyond the scope of my skills. But it wasn't actually an argument in the sense that emotions got high. It's more of finding a way to resolve the problem. Although it took us more than an hour debating the pros and cons of doing the job she wanted me to do. I think it's okay to argue your side with your boss. But you must confine the argument in your inability to do what the boss wants and you should always offer alternatives. If your boss still insists, then just do the job to the best of your ability. Ask help from others if you need to. It maybe that your boss sees some potential in you and that's why he insisted you do the job.

if you ask me, although I have never tried it I will definitely try it, because there are two things: 1: because that is the boss told me and also gave me a reward. 2: and though I certainly would not try to experience, because the error was the beginning of success.

Hi asliah, most definately this has happened to me before.. I would not call it an argument, because there was not raising of voices or slamming anything (like each other)..but surely there have been disagreements between my boss and I...But in that scenario you had all the right to argue with him...as to what it did...I stuck to what I thought was the right thing to do or say...Its the only way to not let people take advantage of you...Speak up for yourself...not saying argue but speak up... The question is wyy would he argue with you if you were honest enough to let him know that you had no experience in the task that he was asking you to do...why would that get to an arguement. Had you attempted to do the task without any knowledge and failed to do it properly, guess what probably would have happen????...yep thats right!!!!

Fortunately, I have never encountered a scenario like yours. If I do encounter it, I will react the same as you did. It will not be beneficial to the company if the result of my work is a failure and in the long run it might affect my performance portfolio. I will not back out from a task as long as I have the skills and proper training for it :)

If there is a need to argue with the boss, then do so in a respectful way as befitting the higher position. Remember, there is something we call as insubordination in the job. Pay attention to the last portion of the duties and responsibilities which states that there may be other responsibilities which may be asked of you from time to time as required by the job according to what you superior deems best. If you are given a particular job that you are not knowledgeable of, consider this as a challenge to your abilities. This is where you get additional learning and experience. Don't be afraid to take on new jobs because this is for your own advantage. This is where you get the training you need to further your career. Don't pre-judge yourself with failure since you have not tried doing the job. Be positive.