Bad news for bosses — they ain’t getting much respect! A new survey shows that nearly 50% of American workers say their boss isn’t worthy of their respect. Only around 50% percentage expressed confidence in their manager’s competence.

What’s undermining employees’ faith in the hands that feed them?

More companies are concentrating on the bottom line, says a study from Randstad USA, instead of focusing on the welfare of employees.

Three interesting stats:

• 47% of workers said they’d work overtime to impress the boss and boost their own job security
• Only 43% felt their boss were open to new ideas, and
• Less than 30% said they were getting the inspiration they expected and required from bosses, in terms of being a role model, a mentor or a motivator.

Regardless of which side of the fence you’re on, this is a valuable wake-up call. When it becomes us vs. them, there are rarely any winners.

Tags: boss, competence, workers respect