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Every Royal Mail manager in history is a psychopath

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wiganpostie
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Every Royal Mail manager in history is a psychopath

Post by wiganpostie »

IS MY BOSS A PSYCHOPATH?

- They have no qualms about manipulating your emotions
- They see employees just as pieces on a chessboard
- They will happily lie to promote themselves
- They are good at getting others to take the blame
- They can be very charming - so long as it benefits them

Careful with that axe, Moya Greene. :nervous

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22488328" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
UnhappyGremlin
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Re: Every Royal Mail manager in history is a psychopath

Post by UnhappyGremlin »

Does this bit sound familiar?

"If your boss has a tendency to step on those beneath him but goes out of his way to impress those above him - it's time to move."

Pretty much describes all RM managers.
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cyrus
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Re: Every Royal Mail manager in history is a psychopath

Post by cyrus »

Incorrect- some Royal Mail managers are sociopath's
pants123

Re: Every Royal Mail manager in history is a psychopath

Post by pants123 »

wiganpostie wrote:IS MY BOSS A PSYCHOPATH?

- They have no qualms about manipulating your emotions
- They see employees just as pieces on a chessboard
- They will happily lie to promote themselves
- They are good at getting others to take the blame
- They can be very charming - so long as it benefits them

Careful with that axe, Moya Greene. :nervous

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22488328" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
i totally agree.... there complete LOONS..... there is no talking to them,, they are all brain washed... SAD.. but true..
arnold cheshire
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Post by arnold cheshire »

pants123 wrote:
wiganpostie wrote:IS MY BOSS A PSYCHOPATH?

- They have no qualms about manipulating your emotions
- They see employees just as pieces on a chessboard
- They will happily lie to promote themselves
- They are good at getting others to take the blame
- They can be very charming - so long as it benefits them

Careful with that axe, Moya Greene. :nervous

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22488328" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
i totally agree.... there complete LOONS..... there is no talking to them,, they are all brain washed... SAD.. but true..
bang on :thumbup
pokos27
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Re: Every Royal Mail manager in history is a psychopath

Post by pokos27 »

some have been excellent, some not so.
again, as we goto the hell of the privitisation the next lot will be far worse
north london driver
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Re: Every Royal Mail manager in history is a psychopath

Post by north london driver »

royal mail managers.

a long time ago we had a few decent managers who knew the game and had respect from there staff but now.

managers today are nodding dogs or yes men.
there told to make cuts but always need there mates behind them.
hid when theres problems.
cringe and get nervous near meetings with staff.make sure everyone signs to say they suffered the meeting.
never have answers at meetings.
walk about with bits of paper telling staff you failed on this item or a customer complaint.
like being on the phone ( looks like there doing something).
weight thereselves everyday to see how much more they can eat.

no not a sign of a psychopath just a very lonely person with no life.
as for moya whens her visa run-out.
DB1100
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Re: Every Royal Mail manager in history is a psychopath

Post by DB1100 »

99% of the managers I have met at Rm are full of wind and p1ss,happy to have that hold over you at work but react very differently if you bump into them on a night out,empty vessels always sound the loudest.
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freelunch
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Re: Every Royal Mail manager in history is a psychopath

Post by freelunch »

You know, deep down RM managers are really nice guys/gals.

So bury the 'tards as deep as you possibly can :chuckle
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The Dunning-Kruger effect describes a cognitive bias in which people perform poorly on a task, but lack the meta-cognitive capacity to properly evaluate their performance. As a result, such people remain unaware of their incompetence and accordingly fail to take any self-improvement measures that might rid them of their incompetence.
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BoltonPostie
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Post by BoltonPostie »

wiganpostie wrote:IS MY BOSS A PSYCHOPATH?

- They have no qualms about manipulating your emotions
- They see employees just as pieces on a chessboard
- They will happily lie to promote themselves
- They are good at getting others to take the blame
- They can be very charming - so long as it benefits them

Careful with that axe, Moya Greene. :nervous

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22488328" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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wiganpostie
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Yeah, but we have a three-month caretaker who is apparently looking to take it on a permanent basis, and that BBC article was quite possibly written with him in mind. I'll take that swap any day :thumbup
wiganpostie
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Re: Every Royal Mail manager in history is a psychopath

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fishtank wrote:The Dunning-Kruger effect describes a cognitive bias in which people perform poorly on a task, but lack the meta-cognitive capacity to properly evaluate their performance. As a result, such people remain unaware of their incompetence and accordingly fail to take any self-improvement measures that might rid them of their incompetence.

Hey, maybe I suffer from that. My work rate was perfectly satisfactory for a good few years, but now I can't recognise that I'm too slow indoors. I'm sure if they test me a few more times it'll make me speed up. ;liar
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Re: Every Royal Mail manager in history is a psychopath

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fishtank wrote:The Dunning-Kruger effect describes a cognitive bias in which people perform poorly on a task, but lack the meta-cognitive capacity to properly evaluate their performance. As a result, such people remain unaware of their incompetence and accordingly fail to take any self-improvement measures that might rid them of their incompetence.
What a great observation,i had never heard of Dunning-Kruger so i looked it up on wikipedia, pretty much describes 90% of managers/wannabee managers i have seen in 20+ years with RM.
Superb..... :Applause