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Q: What’s the worst quality a Boss could have?

Answered by 10,000+ others in All Departments

The most common answer was "Micromanager" (45%)

Micromanager

45%

Disorganized

14%

Overly Critical

19%

Impatient

Know-It-All

14%

Gender

Male

Micromanager

47%

Disorganized

15%

Overly Critical

17%

Impatient

Know-It-All

13%

Answered by 5,000+ Male employees

Female

Micromanager

40%

Disorganized

15%

Overly Critical

23%

Impatient

Know-It-All

13%

Answered by 5,000+ Female employees

Non-Binary

Micromanager

44%

Disorganized

Overly Critical

36%

Impatient

Know-It-All

Answered by < 100 Non-Binary employees

Ethnicity

46%

Micromanager

Caucasian answered Micromanager the most among all other ethnicities.

Micromanager

46%

Disorganized

14%

Overly Critical

20%

Impatient

Know-It-All

13%

Answered by 5,000+ Caucasian

Micromanager

40%

Disorganized

16%

Overly Critical

19%

Impatient

10%

Know-It-All

15%

Answered by 1,000+ Hispanic or Latino

Micromanager

37%

Disorganized

18%

Overly Critical

21%

Impatient

Know-It-All

15%

Answered by 1,000+ African American/Black

Micromanager

42%

Disorganized

17%

Overly Critical

17%

Impatient

11%

Know-It-All

13%

Answered by 1,000+ Asian or Pacific Islander

Micromanager

36%

Disorganized

20%

Overly Critical

19%

Impatient

10%

Know-It-All

15%

Answered by 100+ Native American

Micromanager

42%

Disorganized

15%

Overly Critical

18%

Impatient

11%

Know-It-All

14%

Answered by 1,000+ Other

Department

49%

Micromanager

Business Development answered Micromanager the most among all other departments.

Communications answered Impatient the least among all other departments.

Micromanager

48%

Disorganized

15%

Overly Critical

16%

Impatient

Know-It-All

12%

Answered by 1,000+ working in Engineering department

Micromanager

47%

Disorganized

15%

Overly Critical

16%

Impatient

Know-It-All

14%

Answered by 1,000+ working in Product department

Micromanager

38%

Disorganized

17%

Overly Critical

22%

Impatient

11%

Know-It-All

12%

Answered by 500+ working in Design department

Micromanager

44%

Disorganized

14%

Overly Critical

22%

Impatient

Know-It-All

13%

Answered by 1,000+ working in Marketing department

Micromanager

42%

Disorganized

12%

Overly Critical

20%

Impatient

Know-It-All

18%

Answered by 500+ working in Executive department

Micromanager

44%

Disorganized

14%

Overly Critical

19%

Impatient

Know-It-All

15%

Answered by 1,000+ working in Operations department

Micromanager

41%

Disorganized

14%

Overly Critical

23%

Impatient

Know-It-All

13%

Answered by 500+ working in Admin department

Micromanager

49%

Disorganized

12%

Overly Critical

16%

Impatient

10%

Know-It-All

13%

Answered by 100+ working in Business Development department

Micromanager

44%

Disorganized

12%

Overly Critical

23%

Impatient

Know-It-All

12%

Answered by 500+ working in Finance department

Micromanager

46%

Disorganized

13%

Overly Critical

21%

Impatient

Know-It-All

15%

Answered by 100+ working in Communications department

Micromanager

40%

Disorganized

16%

Overly Critical

22%

Impatient

Know-It-All

14%

Answered by 1,000+ working in Customer Support department

Micromanager

46%

Disorganized

12%

Overly Critical

22%

Impatient

Know-It-All

13%

Answered by 500+ working in HR department

Micromanager

48%

Disorganized

14%

Overly Critical

18%

Impatient

Know-It-All

11%

Answered by 1,000+ working in IT department

Micromanager

47%

Disorganized

14%

Overly Critical

18%

Impatient

Know-It-All

13%

Answered by 100+ working in Legal department

Micromanager

41%

Disorganized

16%

Overly Critical

19%

Impatient

Know-It-All

15%

Answered by 1,000+ working in Sales department

Micromanager

37%

Disorganized

18%

Overly Critical

13%

Impatient

13%

Know-It-All

19%

Answered by < 100 working in Customer Success department

Age

48%

Micromanager

46-50 answered Micromanager the most among all other age groups.

51-55 answered Impatient the least among all other age groups.

Micromanager

33%

Disorganized

18%

Overly Critical

20%

Impatient

14%

Know-It-All

15%

Answered by 500+ aged 18-25

Micromanager

42%

Disorganized

17%

Overly Critical

19%

Impatient

10%

Know-It-All

12%

Answered by 1,000+ aged 26-30

Micromanager

45%

Disorganized

15%

Overly Critical

19%

Impatient

Know-It-All

12%

Answered by 1,000+ aged 31-35

Micromanager

44%

Disorganized

14%

Overly Critical

20%

Impatient

Know-It-All

13%

Answered by 1,000+ aged 36-40

Micromanager

47%

Disorganized

13%

Overly Critical

18%

Impatient

Know-It-All

16%

Answered by 1,000+ aged 41-45

Micromanager

48%

Disorganized

11%

Overly Critical

21%

Impatient

Know-It-All

13%

Answered by 500+ aged 46-50

Micromanager

47%

Disorganized

10%

Overly Critical

23%

Impatient

Know-It-All

16%

Answered by 500+ aged 51-55

Micromanager

45%

Disorganized

Overly Critical

24%

Impatient

Know-It-All

15%

Answered by 100+ aged 56-60

Micromanager

46%

Disorganized

10%

Overly Critical

20%

Impatient

Know-It-All

15%

Answered by 100+ aged 61-65

Micromanager

35%

Disorganized

23%

Overly Critical

18%

Impatient

12%

Know-It-All

12%

Answered by < 100 aged 66+

Education

48%

Micromanager

Bachelor's answered Micromanager the most among all other education levels.

Micromanager

31%

Disorganized

16%

Overly Critical

21%

Impatient

14%

Know-It-All

18%

Answered by 500+ with High school education level

Micromanager

39%

Disorganized

15%

Overly Critical

21%

Impatient

10%

Know-It-All

15%

Answered by 1,000+ with Some college education level

Micromanager

40%

Disorganized

16%

Overly Critical

23%

Impatient

Know-It-All

12%

Answered by 500+ with Associate's education level

Micromanager

48%

Disorganized

13%

Overly Critical

18%

Impatient

Know-It-All

13%

Answered by 1,000+ with Bachelor's education level

Micromanager

45%

Disorganized

14%

Overly Critical

20%

Impatient

Know-It-All

13%

Answered by 1,000+ with Master's education level

Micromanager

43%

Disorganized

15%

Overly Critical

20%

Impatient

Know-It-All

14%

Answered by 100+ with Doctoral or professional education level

Experience

49%

Micromanager

Over 10 Years answered Micromanager the most among all other segments.

Entry Level
1 to 3 Years
3 to 6 Years
6 to 10 Years
Over 10 Years

Micromanager

31%

Disorganized

18%

Overly Critical

22%

Impatient

14%

Know-It-All

15%

Answered by 1,000+ with Entry Level experience

Micromanager

39%

Disorganized

18%

Overly Critical

20%

Impatient

11%

Know-It-All

12%

Answered by 1,000+ with 1 to 3 Years experience

Micromanager

43%

Disorganized

15%

Overly Critical

19%

Impatient

Know-It-All

14%

Answered by 1,000+ with 3 to 6 Years experience

Micromanager

46%

Disorganized

15%

Overly Critical

19%

Impatient

Know-It-All

11%

Answered by 1,000+ with 6 to 10 Years experience

Micromanager

49%

Disorganized

12%

Overly Critical

18%

Impatient

Know-It-All

15%

Answered by 5,000+ with Over 10 Years experience

Location

52%

Micromanager

Fort Lauderdale, FL answered Micromanager the most among all other locations.

San Diego answered Know-It-All the least among all other locations.

Micromanager

45%

Disorganized

14%

Overly Critical

20%

Impatient

Know-It-All

12%

Answered by 100+ in Atlanta

Micromanager

48%

Disorganized

14%

Overly Critical

16%

Impatient

Know-It-All

13%

Answered by 500+ in Boston

Micromanager

45%

Disorganized

13%

Overly Critical

22%

Impatient

Know-It-All

12%

Answered by 500+ in Chicago

Micromanager

46%

Disorganized

12%

Overly Critical

23%

Impatient

Know-It-All

12%

Answered by 100+ in Dallas

Micromanager

45%

Disorganized

14%

Overly Critical

20%

Impatient

Know-It-All

16%

Answered by 100+ in Denver

Micromanager

52%

Disorganized

10%

Overly Critical

19%

Impatient

10%

Know-It-All

Answered by < 100 in Fort Lauderdale, FL

Micromanager

40%

Disorganized

17%

Overly Critical

19%

Impatient

Know-It-All

15%

Answered by 100+ in Houston

Micromanager

43%

Disorganized

15%

Overly Critical

19%

Impatient

Know-It-All

15%

Answered by 1,000+ in Los Angeles

Micromanager

52%

Disorganized

Overly Critical

24%

Impatient

12%

Know-It-All

Answered by < 100 in Minneapolis

Micromanager

45%

Disorganized

16%

Overly Critical

17%

Impatient

10%

Know-It-All

12%

Answered by 1,000+ in New York

Micromanager

47%

Disorganized

16%

Overly Critical

16%

Impatient

Know-It-All

12%

Answered by 100+ in Phoenix

Micromanager

50%

Disorganized

33%

Overly Critical

17%

Impatient

Know-It-All

Answered by < 100 in Riverside, CA

Micromanager

49%

Disorganized

19%

Overly Critical

19%

Impatient

11%

Know-It-All

Answered by < 100 in San Diego

Micromanager

48%

Disorganized

14%

Overly Critical

18%

Impatient

Know-It-All

12%

Answered by 1,000+ in San Francisco

Micromanager

51%

Disorganized

15%

Overly Critical

16%

Impatient

Know-It-All

11%

Answered by 500+ in Seattle

Micromanager

41%

Disorganized

15%

Overly Critical

23%

Impatient

Know-It-All

13%

Answered by 500+ in Washington, DC

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