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Good Job vs. Bad Boss

There was one of those motivational picture things on Linkedin that said, 
A bad job with a good boss is better than a good job with a bad boss. 
Then there's another one that says, 
People don't leave companies, they leave bad leaders (or managers).  
Which one is it? 

I agree with the Marcus Buckingham point of view that people have to like what they do. 

 When people like what they do, then who they work with becomes far more tolerable.

 For example, when I left a big Firm, I loved who I worked with and I liked what I did. 

 I developed many friendships and have seen many people that I have worked with become successful in their own right. 

 Along the ride, I had many leaders and managers that weren't very fun to work with. But the reason I stayed is that for the most part, I genuinely liked the people that I worked with. 

For the majority of us, we are not exactly in a good job- we are in a job that is acceptable or tolerable. 

 So what keeps us in it? The most common answer is, "Well... I need to maintain my standard of living... I got kids you know..."  

 The better question is what's the one thing that would make us leave? 

 I guarantee that having a horrible boss is at the top of that list-- regardless of how much we loved what we did. 
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