BOSS AND HIS SUBORDINATE
| When the Boss is adamant, it is said he is determined. |
When the subordinate is determined,
it is said he is adamant.
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When the Boss is arrogant,
it is said he is assertive.
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When the subordinate is assertive,
it is said he is arrogant.
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When the Boss is confused,
it is said he is tight-lipped.
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When the subordinate is tight-lipped,
it is said he is confused.
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When the Boss is indecisive,
it is said he is exploring various options.
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When the subordinate is exploring various options,
it is said he is indecisive.
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When the Boss is miserly,
it is said he is frugal.
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When the subordinate is frugal,
it is said he is miserly.
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When the Boss is oblivious,
it is said he is too busy.
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When the subordinate is too busy,
it is said he is oblivious.
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When the Boss is raw and inexperienced,
it is said he is full of fresh ideas and energy.
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When the subordinate is full of fresh ideas and energy, it is said he is raw and inexperienced.
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When the Boss is so ignorant,
it is said he is plain-hearted.
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When the subordinate is plain-hearted,
it is said he is so ignorant.
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When the Boss is incompetent,
it is said he is getting things done.
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When the subordinate is getting things done,
it is said he is incompetent.
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When the Boss shirks his responsibilities,
it is said he is over-burdened.
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When the subordinate is over-burdened,
it is said he shirks his responsibilities.
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When the Boss is antiquated,
it is said he is too precious.
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When the subordinate is too precious,
it is said he is antiquated.
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When the Boss is devious,
it is said he is treading a novel path.
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When the subordinate is treading a novel path,
it is said he is devious.
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When the Boss is an escapist,
it is said he is good at directing.
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When the subordinate is good at directing,
it is said he is an escapist.
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When the Boss wastes time and resources,
it is said he is planning something big.
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When the subordinate is planning something big,
it is said he wastes time and resources.
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When the Boss claims credit for the
achievements of someone else,
it is said as a team leader, he is entitled to it.
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When the subordinate claims credit for
his own achievements,
it is said he is too selfish.
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When the Boss bye-passes his superior/s and develops personal intimacy with the top management,
it is said he is very clever at manoeuvring.
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When the subordinate bye-passes his Boss and develops personal intimacy with the top management,
it is said he is disrespectful and disobedient.
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Date: 14-05-2006 V. Subramanian
