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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
8%
Know-It-All
14%

Gender

Male

Micromanager
47%
Disorganized
15%
Overly Critical
17%
Impatient
8%
Know-It-All
13%
Answered by 5,000+ Male employees

Female

Micromanager
40%
Disorganized
15%
Overly Critical
23%
Impatient
9%
Know-It-All
13%
Answered by 5,000+ Female employees

Non-Binary

Micromanager
44%
Disorganized
9%
Overly Critical
36%
Impatient
2%
Know-It-All
9%
Answered by < 100 Non-Binary employees

Ethnicity

46%
Micromanager

Caucasian answered Micromanager the most among all other ethnicities.

  • Caucasian
  • Hispanic or Latino
  • African American/Black
  • Asian or Pacific Islander
  • Native American
  • Other
Micromanager
46%
Disorganized
14%
Overly Critical
20%
Impatient
7%
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
9%
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.

  • Engineering
  • Product
  • Design
  • Marketing
  • Executive
  • Operations
  • Admin
  • Business Development
  • Finance
  • Communications
  • Customer Support
  • HR
  • IT
  • Legal
  • Sales
  • Customer Success
Micromanager
48%
Disorganized
15%
Overly Critical
16%
Impatient
9%
Know-It-All
12%
Answered by 1,000+ working in Engineering department
Micromanager
47%
Disorganized
15%
Overly Critical
16%
Impatient
8%
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
7%
Know-It-All
13%
Answered by 1,000+ working in Marketing department
Micromanager
42%
Disorganized
12%
Overly Critical
20%
Impatient
8%
Know-It-All
18%
Answered by 500+ working in Executive department
Micromanager
44%
Disorganized
14%
Overly Critical
19%
Impatient
8%
Know-It-All
15%
Answered by 1,000+ working in Operations department
Micromanager
41%
Disorganized
14%
Overly Critical
23%
Impatient
9%
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
9%
Know-It-All
12%
Answered by 500+ working in Finance department
Micromanager
46%
Disorganized
13%
Overly Critical
21%
Impatient
5%
Know-It-All
15%
Answered by 100+ working in Communications department
Micromanager
40%
Disorganized
16%
Overly Critical
22%
Impatient
8%
Know-It-All
14%
Answered by 1,000+ working in Customer Support department
Micromanager
46%
Disorganized
12%
Overly Critical
22%
Impatient
7%
Know-It-All
13%
Answered by 500+ working in HR department
Micromanager
48%
Disorganized
14%
Overly Critical
18%
Impatient
9%
Know-It-All
11%
Answered by 1,000+ working in IT department
Micromanager
47%
Disorganized
14%
Overly Critical
18%
Impatient
8%
Know-It-All
13%
Answered by 100+ working in Legal department
Micromanager
41%
Disorganized
16%
Overly Critical
19%
Impatient
9%
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.

  • 18-25
  • 26-30
  • 31-35
  • 36-40
  • 41-45
  • 46-50
  • 51-55
  • 56-60
  • 61-65
  • 66+
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
9%
Know-It-All
12%
Answered by 1,000+ aged 31-35
Micromanager
44%
Disorganized
14%
Overly Critical
20%
Impatient
9%
Know-It-All
13%
Answered by 1,000+ aged 36-40
Micromanager
47%
Disorganized
13%
Overly Critical
18%
Impatient
6%
Know-It-All
16%
Answered by 1,000+ aged 41-45
Micromanager
48%
Disorganized
11%
Overly Critical
21%
Impatient
7%
Know-It-All
13%
Answered by 500+ aged 46-50
Micromanager
47%
Disorganized
10%
Overly Critical
23%
Impatient
4%
Know-It-All
16%
Answered by 500+ aged 51-55
Micromanager
45%
Disorganized
8%
Overly Critical
24%
Impatient
8%
Know-It-All
15%
Answered by 100+ aged 56-60
Micromanager
46%
Disorganized
10%
Overly Critical
20%
Impatient
9%
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.

  • High school
  • Some college
  • Associate's
  • Bachelor's
  • Master's
  • Doctoral or professional
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
9%
Know-It-All
12%
Answered by 500+ with Associate's education level
Micromanager
48%
Disorganized
13%
Overly Critical
18%
Impatient
8%
Know-It-All
13%
Answered by 1,000+ with Bachelor's education level
Micromanager
45%
Disorganized
14%
Overly Critical
20%
Impatient
8%
Know-It-All
13%
Answered by 1,000+ with Master's education level
Micromanager
43%
Disorganized
15%
Overly Critical
20%
Impatient
8%
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
9%
Know-It-All
14%
Answered by 1,000+ with 3 to 6 Years experience
Micromanager
46%
Disorganized
15%
Overly Critical
19%
Impatient
9%
Know-It-All
11%
Answered by 1,000+ with 6 to 10 Years experience
Micromanager
49%
Disorganized
12%
Overly Critical
18%
Impatient
6%
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.

  • Atlanta
  • Boston
  • Chicago
  • Dallas
  • Denver
  • Fort Lauderdale, FL
  • Houston
  • Los Angeles
  • Minneapolis
  • New York
  • Phoenix
  • Riverside, CA
  • San Diego
  • San Francisco
  • Seattle
  • Washington, DC
Micromanager
45%
Disorganized
14%
Overly Critical
20%
Impatient
9%
Know-It-All
12%
Answered by 100+ in Atlanta
Micromanager
48%
Disorganized
14%
Overly Critical
16%
Impatient
9%
Know-It-All
13%
Answered by 500+ in Boston
Micromanager
45%
Disorganized
13%
Overly Critical
22%
Impatient
8%
Know-It-All
12%
Answered by 500+ in Chicago
Micromanager
46%
Disorganized
12%
Overly Critical
23%
Impatient
7%
Know-It-All
12%
Answered by 100+ in Dallas
Micromanager
45%
Disorganized
14%
Overly Critical
20%
Impatient
5%
Know-It-All
16%
Answered by 100+ in Denver
Micromanager
52%
Disorganized
10%
Overly Critical
19%
Impatient
10%
Know-It-All
9%
Answered by < 100 in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Micromanager
40%
Disorganized
17%
Overly Critical
19%
Impatient
9%
Know-It-All
15%
Answered by 100+ in Houston
Micromanager
43%
Disorganized
15%
Overly Critical
19%
Impatient
8%
Know-It-All
15%
Answered by 1,000+ in Los Angeles
Micromanager
52%
Disorganized
3%
Overly Critical
24%
Impatient
12%
Know-It-All
9%
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
9%
Know-It-All
12%
Answered by 100+ in Phoenix
Micromanager
50%
Disorganized
33%
Overly Critical
17%
Impatient
0%
Know-It-All
0%
Answered by < 100 in Riverside, CA
Micromanager
49%
Disorganized
19%
Overly Critical
19%
Impatient
11%
Know-It-All
2%
Answered by < 100 in San Diego
Micromanager
48%
Disorganized
14%
Overly Critical
18%
Impatient
8%
Know-It-All
12%
Answered by 1,000+ in San Francisco
Micromanager
51%
Disorganized
15%
Overly Critical
16%
Impatient
7%
Know-It-All
11%
Answered by 500+ in Seattle
Micromanager
41%
Disorganized
15%
Overly Critical
23%
Impatient
8%
Know-It-All
13%
Answered by 500+ in Washington, DC

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