The Don't Be a Dick Manager Quiz for Employees

Which of these best describes your first day on the job?

My manager and my team welcomed me and I had everything I needed to get to work

I felt like an outsider for the first few weeks

It took a few days to get the tools I needed to do my job

I was on my own to find my workspace and introduce myself to the rest of the team

When my manager has meetings with the team, they:

Encourage open and honest input from the team

Talk non-stop and don’t let anyone else say anything

Try to act tough like they’re trying to impress us or scare us

Try to be funny and expect us to laugh

Which of these things has your manager said to you?

Do you know what my title is?

That’s above your pay grade

Don’t talk to me like that

You’re lucky to have this job

You need to show some respect

None of these

Which of the following describes your manager?

My manager pretty much keeps to themselves

My manager spends more time sucking up to their boss than they do managing the team

My manager doesn’t really care about me except to make sure I show up on time and don’t take too long for lunch

My manager has my back and I work hard to earn their respect

When you do go above and beyond, how does your manager react?

My manager takes the credit for my work

My manager makes my teammates feel bad for not accomplishing the same thing

My manager lets others in the company know about my extra effort

My manager acts like that’s what I should have been doing all along

Which of the following best describes your team?

We do the best we can considering we work for an ungrateful company

We are all good at our jobs and we are proud of the work we do

Some of us are better than others, so I have to compensate for some of my teammates

We’re just working for the paycheck

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