Your Boss Does Not Need To Be A Friend
To all the fresh graduates entering the labour force, remember this: your boss cannot be your friend because he/she has the power to fire you. Though both of you must get along, do not be carried away.
There is that temptation to think that a friendship will provide immunity to lack of productivity in the workplace. Managers know those who are helping in the missions and when you are not helping, even being a good “friend”, you would be at risk. “I get along with my boss” is not a strategy to job security.
Between two team members under tight budgets and tough KPIs [key performance indicators], a manager will choose the more productive member to save his/her job. At that point, friendship disappears. It is now business.
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