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Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan
Impressive rant, but you could have ended your post there. That's all that needs to be said. This is old thinking that needs to die out.
Back when I was working in a corporation, I had a boss that would frequently express his subtle dissatisfaction with my work. There was almost never any praise even though my performance reviews reflected my good work (that he wrote). Occasionally, he would pull me aside and rip into me, yelling in my face. I would respond by showing some additional visible effort or something tangible in front of him for a short while, but it didn't actually improve my performance long-term.
I have had other bosses who expressed trust in me, allowed me to have autonomy over many aspects of my job, had frank conversations when things were not going well, but would never yell. That's where I put in my best work, again and again.
Being grumpy and yelling isn't a managerial tactic anymore than smoking in the office or having afternoon whiskies is. This ain't Mad Men. Time to modernize.
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It's a different conversation when it's the scenario from the workers perspective than the boss'.
All of the posts like these are never the situation where the worker has been asked to complete task A dozens of times and rarely does and complete task B a certain way and does it a different way. They're always from the perspective of working hard and getting their work done and not getting any recognition or gratitude. So not wanting to work for the tough boss. I've been in that situation. It's not an environment you'd want to stick in.
However there are just as many employees who are driving their bosses insane because they're just not meeting the standard and are dragging the team down. My best friend's colleague just got fired for snoring at his desk every afternoon. Was the boss the problem? Every situation is different and it can be a combination of both.
There's a line of course for coaching. Hazing players and embarrassing them in front of their teammates. Berating them and treating them like toddlers for mistakes or lack of effort. Belittling them and insulting them. Intentionally ruining their careers, etc. These are leaps that posters are making when they're lumping Sutter in with past coaches that have been exposed for these things.
But breaking a stick against a CMU wall while alone in the hallway, not discussing the obvious with a vet when their ice time is reduced, being gruff with the media, etc isn't anything that worth getting worked up over to me.