Boss asks employee if she likes him during their 1 on 1 meeting: 'I told him I would grab a bucket of water if he was on fire, but I would not attend his funeral.'

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  _{Employee looks dumbfounded after her boss asks her if she likes him.}

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• An employee recently went viral after sharing the story of her boss's strange question. 

  "This morning, my boss asked if I liked him in our 1:1. I told him I would grab a bucket of water if he were on fire, but I would not attend his funeral. Anyways, I think my brain may have messed up, but also is that even an appropriate question?"

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  _{A bucket of water, which this employee would use to put out her boss if he were on fire.} 

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• Fellow professionals were quick to jump in and say that she might have messed up with her blunt response.

  "Funny, but if you actually said that you've likely damaged your relationship with him, hopefully he just laughed it off and forgets about it.

   

  It's not an appropriate question in a personal sense, but he could have meant do you like his management style and the way things are going under his leadership. Best way to answer this is to just restate the obvious positive professional traits he has and say you've appreciated all that he's done to support you (even if he hasn't). Even if you hate your boss, pretending that you like them is usually the much better option long term for you.

   

  This is the type of question a low confidence or underperforming boss would typically ask. He may feel like the layer of management above him doesn't think he's doing amazing so that means you have to be careful as you don't want him to suddenly feel backed into a corner which is also worse for you."

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  _{An unconfident boss questions his management skills.}

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• Others admired her for saying exactly what was on her mind, no matter the consequences. 

  "I love the answer. 

  Kind of sobering to be your boss."

   

  Someone else wondered if he was asking if she had a crush on him

  "Ok, so if I understand, are you saying, "Like-Like" as in "Like-Like" or "like" him as a Boss. The first one, i would report to HR.'

• What do you think of this employee's honest reply to a question fueled by insecurity? Is it funny, or totally out of line?

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