{"id":3123,"date":"2018-01-23T21:24:37","date_gmt":"2018-01-23T21:24:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/blog\/?p=3123"},"modified":"2018-01-23T21:27:02","modified_gmt":"2018-01-23T21:27:02","slug":"40-of-people-think-theyd-do-a-better-job-than-their-boss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/blog\/40-of-people-think-theyd-do-a-better-job-than-their-boss\/","title":{"rendered":"40% of People Think They&#8217;d Do a Better Job Than Their Boss"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In an ideal world, your manager should be someone\u00a0you admire &#8212; someone who shows you the best way to juggle multiple responsibilities, achieve goals, and manage a team. But according to the latest reading of an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/culture\/all\/all-departments\/117-do-you-think-you-can-do-your-boss-job-better-than-they-can\">ongoing query<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/\">Comparably<\/a>, nearly 40% of people say they think they&#8217;d do better at their boss&#8217;s job than their boss.<\/p>\n<p><b>Men vs. women<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Thirty-nine percent of men said they think they would do a better job than their boss. That compares to 37% of women.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3124 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2018\/01\/uno.jpg\" alt=\"uno\" width=\"481\" height=\"58\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2018\/01\/uno-300x36.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2018\/01\/uno.jpg 481w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 481px) 85vw, 481px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Workers in their 30s and 40s are most confident<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Workers 18 to 30 were least likely to say they&#8217;d do a better job than their boss, while workers 31 to 45 were most likely to say they&#8217;d do a better job than their boss.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3125 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2018\/01\/dos.jpg\" alt=\"dos\" width=\"368\" height=\"101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2018\/01\/dos-300x82.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2018\/01\/dos.jpg 368w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 368px) 85vw, 368px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Experience doesn&#8217;t really matter<\/b><\/p>\n<p>It may be logical to think that those respondents with more experience would feel more confident about their ability to do their boss&#8217;s job; however, the results show that&#8217;s not really the case. From entry-level to those with over 10 years of experience, the rate fluctuated in a tight range (between 36% and 39%).<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3126 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2018\/01\/tres.jpg\" alt=\"tres\" width=\"486\" height=\"90\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2018\/01\/tres-300x56.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2018\/01\/tres.jpg 486w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 486px) 85vw, 486px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>More than 10,000 people responded to the latest reading, which was Jan. 23.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In an ideal world, your manager should be someone\u00a0you admire &#8212; someone who shows you the best way to juggle multiple responsibilities, achieve goals, and manage a team. 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