Never depend on a friendship with your boss to insure career success. Think of the relationship as a business deal on your career path. You have something to sell–your skills and knowledge. The boss is a buyer. The price paid is an investment by your employer that must earn a profit if the employer is to stay in business.
Bound by his own ambitions and the rules of the workplace, your boss can’t carry out his assignment of supervising you on the basis of friendship. There comes a time when your boss has to say “no” when a friend would say “yes.” If you think otherwise you are on the road to frustration and pain.
Spend as little time as possible alone with your boss, because ever minute one-on-one is an opportunity for him to probe, get too involved in your affairs. The more time together the more time there is for differences of opinion and conflict.
It is also wise to avoid becoming attached on a personal basis with your fellow workers, peers or subordinates.
Career Tip: Personal relationships on the job will inevitably cloud and restrict your judgment and leeway for action.
I wish you career success!
Ramon Greenwood, Head Career Coach
Common Sense At Work
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