Is your Boss your friend?

Althought I've only had to sack a couple of people, and discipline a couple - I still find it possible to be friendly with staff. My managers get on with me because I don't treat them like crap. It goes both ways. It's nice to have a good work relationship with people irrespective of personal things.
 
Nope, not now, not ever....
You can have a laugh at work, but I'd never choose to socialise outside of work with any of the people I work for/with.
Even though I spend more time with them than with family and friends, I don't want to know them in anything other than a professional capacity. Besides, they might not like or approve of what I choose to do outside of work, so it's best not to let them get a foot in the door to start having an opinion as a 'boss' to decide you are 'the right sort' to be working for them.
Most bosses fall into the category of 'you'd never have anything to do with them in a million years, were it not for the fact you work for them.'
Mostly I dislike the management style that treats you like crap, or pays lip service to your usefulness as a company asset but never shows any real appreciation for your time and your dedication - 'well, it's your job to do [insert mindless task here] innit?' :rolleyes:
 
Freefaller said:
Althought I've only had to sack a couple of people, and discipline a couple - I still find it possible to be friendly with staff. My managers get on with me because I don't treat them like crap. It goes both ways. It's nice to have a good work relationship with people irrespective of personal things.
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I agree, i wouldnt be friends in a sense that i would socialise with my staff (other than nights out etc).

Always nice to be nice though.
 
Tend not to but then working in City most of us are pretty much spread over the south east. I think it helps too working for non-corporate company. That said, we do have social events and drinks after work.

My boss arranges Ascot yearly which is a laugh albeit quite messy by the end of the day :)
 
In my experience 50% of the time boss-friend is a contradiction in terms, but I would say that a% of people in general that I have had to spend any time around through comitment/employment or any other situation are either just someone I know or a friend, not close friend but just talking terms ok to get along with friend.
 
This is a weird one for me. Could quite easily be very good friends with my boss (and see him by chance out of work at least twice a week), but I purposely don't because he's my boss.

Can't decide if thats a good thing or a bad thing.
 
No. He's just irritated me from day one. Not a nasty type, he just pushes the wrong buttons somehow. Previous bosses have all been fine, even the one I worked with for ten years. He was a total ******, but he was still likeable, strangely enough.

Never socialised with any of them though. There's a line between us and them, and it shouldn't be crossed.
 
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