One-quarter of U.S. workers say boss asks them to do tasks unrelated to work: Survey
Spying on senior management, working on a child’s science project and loaning money are just some of the strangest requests employees have received from their bosses.
Nearly one-quarter (23 per cent) of workers in the United States reported that their bosses have asked them to perform tasks that are not related to their jobs, according to a new CareerBuilder survey of 3,600 U.S. workers.
Above and beyond
When it comes to day-to-day projects, some workers feel assignments from the boss fall outside of their job description. Workers provided the following real-life examples of the most unusual requests they received from their bosses:
• be a surrogate mother for her
Most workers like reporting to their current boss. When asked to grade their boss’s performance, the majority (66 per cent) gave an above average rating. One-quarter (26 per cent) gave their boss an A grade while 40 per cent gave a B grade. Twenty per cent gave a C grade, nine per cent gave a D level and six per cent gave an F. While three-quarters (64 per cent) of workers reported they respect their boss, only 37 percent said that they learn from him. Nearly one-third (32 per cent) feel they are smarter than their boss.
• spy on senior management
• buy a rifle for him
• go online and post false good comments about him
• come up with a science fair project for her daughter
• fire the boss’s brother
• lend him $400 for a down payment on a car
• remove her stitches
• bail another co-worker out of jail
• clip the his dog’s nails
• help plan her wedding.
Grading the boss
