Boss As An Authoritarian

When I was in Chennai, my roomie use to constantly complain about her boss. She was a management trainee working with a reputed Indian information technology solution provider. I use to wonder whether there was a problem with the Infrastructure Management Services department or with her. It was her first job after all.

Fortunately I have never worked with bosses who were even remotely control freaks. One particular company had a marwari guy as a boss, a typical marwari he was. He had very little manners and especially he used to be so rude to the girls around. Then again he never misbehaved with me. God knows why. Even if he was displeased with my work sometimes he use to discuss with me like a big brother and was explicit when praising my work. He was the first person who actually brought into my notice the good qualities which I had with reference to a corporate set up and coordination between departments and revenue increase techniques.

Sorry to digress. I was actually wondering how bosses become control freaks? Are they born bad or does power corrupt them? Power has a psychological influence on humans. If you had seen ‘Star Wars’, you’ll know about Anakin Skywalker’s metamorphosis into the evil Darth Vader and then how he proves that he was essentially good.

What does a control freak dictator boss do?

She/He takes strategic decisions even without informing you when it is necessary.
She/He ridicules or mocks you in meetings.
She/He orders you around with work which makes you feel severely denigrated.
She/He cancels your holiday in the last second.
She/He humiliates and censures you for petty misses on your part.
She/He threatens you often that she/he will screw up your appraisal unless you obey her/him.
She/He calls you up in his cabin and wastes your time with humbug stories.
She/He asks you out for a drink and enquires about your personal life.
She/He shows her/his displeasure when you want to leave early even after you have spend 10 hours on duty.
She/He never calls you up when you are in medical leave or may be hospitalized.
She/He screws up your appraisal for apparently no reason.
She/He treats you like her/his pet dog even worse.


Can you think of more reasons?