Like A Boss (Part Two)

Try to be somewhat appropriate

 

 

Let's just review some things that are not appropriate in a professional setting, especially if you are a boss:

 

*if you have a petite female coworker and you are a large, burly man? Picking her up and swinging her around is not an appropriate move.

 

*if you have a petite female coworker and you are a large, burly man? Picking her up and putting her in your LAP is not an appropriate move.

 

*When announcing yourself in a conference call, saying "Adolph Hitler" is not an appropriate move. Any kind of mass murdering historical figure, in fact, should be avoided during polite conversation.

 

*When an employee says she fears her ex-husband, musing aloud, "You know, I'd really like to meet that guy," is not an appropriate move.

 

*When working with a young, female coworker, do not suggest that she entertain a male coworker by dancing for him. This is not an appropriate move.

 

*Telling racial jokes during a business meeting is not an appropriate move.

 

*Indicating to an employee that his religious preference is dumb is not an appropriate move.

 

*Telling employees how they should vote? Is not an appropriate move.

 

*Referring to an employee as a dirty, tree hugging hippie? Is not an appropriate move.

 

*Telling an employee that s/he is an idiot, a useless waste who offers no value to the company?Is not an appropriate move. (Also, see Like A Boss Part One)

 

Here's the thing: being appropriate doesn't have to mean being excessively politically correct (although I'm a big fan of political correctness, it's true) -- being appropriate means not deliberately making people uncomfortable. If you feel like you want to use your platform to make everyone around you uncomfortable?

 

Become a comedian. Get a twitter account. Write a blog.

 

Because if you're doing this stuff at work? You're really just being a douchebag.

 

And that is not an appropriate move.

 

Thus endeth the lesson.