If you had the ability to choose your next manager, would you rather work for a brilliant but difficult boss, or a mediocre but kind one?

Assuming compensation is the same, I’d choose the brilliant one (great opportunity to learn, connections for my next role). Which do you think leads to a better career in the long run?

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Did the smart & difficult boss for 15 years, I’d take the easy going one that enjoys what he’s doing & accepts themselves right where they are. One that doesn’t take themselves so seriously. That boss has the ability to lighten up & laugh with you while still producing what they need to live on comfortably. And the bonus is that you don’t dread going to work everyday.

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I agree 1000%.

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At this point in my career, I’d rather take the kind one. If I were earlier or hungrier in my career, I could definitely see the brilliant one as a good opportunity. Right now, though, I would prefer slow and steady.

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Kind. Always prefer kind. I hate having a manager that is difficult to get along with. It gives me too much anxiety.

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Good point. I didn’t think of it from different timeframes.

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Mediocre but kind, for me. I have never worked for a brilliant boss, but I’ve worked for several who thought they were. It wasn’t fun.

I have worked for a few who were smarter than average. They were always kind, too.

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