How to Fire Your Boss

It seems as if employers find it hard to fire even a problem employee. It is because they somehow believe in what is called ethics. Besides, it is also included in the labor code that employers could not just simply kick somebody else’s butt out of the company without proper procedure. Now I know!

What about your boss? Can you possibly fire your boss? It is indeed possible. Before tackling as to how to fire your boss, let me first list some factors to help you decide if your boss is worth kicking out of the company or not. A boss is worth firing if:

1.      His overly demanding attitude is out of control. He thinks you are a robot. Whenever he requests something, he always triggers the ‘Urgent’ alarm.

2.      He is a certified user. You will know if he’s a user if he always owns certain accomplishments without even recognizing you or those who made the job done.

3.      He breaks more than 80% of his promises. This happens every time you have meetings. He shows to the ‘bigger bosses’ that he’s doing something to get things done, but you know that he’s only bluffing. You know he chews more than what he can swallow.

4.      He is insensitive to the subordinates. He is only after his own name. He imposes rules that highlight how good he is but downgrades the rest of the team members.

If your boss qualifies all of the above criteria, he doesn’t deserve to lead you. He must be fired. How to fire a boss is easy, but doing that without any consequences of trouble is very tricky. Literally firing a boss sends a negative impact on you. No matter how bad your boss is, the fact that he is your boss he still deserves a little courtesy from you. If you miss to reserve a little of that, you are also sending a bad image of yourself to your other prospect future bosses. For sure, he has connections up on the ladder. So, messing up with him will somehow mess up with your reputation to them.

Firing your boss means sending him the idea that he needs to be a bit cautious of his actions and decisions especially if it concerns the other members of the team. Here are 3 tips you can do to kick your boss out;

1.      Call for sick leave strike. This is a good way of giving strike without typically striking. You can ask your co-workers to go on-leave all at the same day. And while you’re on leave, turn off all the possible communication lines for him not to contact you.

2.      Change Number. If his voice ruins your mood the whole day every time you hear his call, then you better change your number and don’t inform him about your new number. If he finds out, then that’s the time you make up some stories about not giving him your new number.

3.      Write a letter to the HR. The HR department is responsible of monitoring the manpower including total welfare of the employees. If your boss really bothers you and you can no longer take it, then you might as well inform the right people regarding this problem, for example the HR. Your boss may have a quite good reputation in the HR but perhaps the real story has never been told to them. If you feel it is the right thing to do, then go ahead and tell them what you have experienced.

As much as possible, be harmonious to everyone around you including your peers, your subordinates and even your bosses. But it does not mean you will just be like a dumb puppet who would unquestionably nod if they tell you to nod. You were designed to have your own brain. And that is what your brains are for!