Dealing with a hot tempered startup boss
I'm at a small startup now where the CEO is super emotional and hot tempered. If you disagree with him, he'll ignore you for weeks and won't even make eye contact with you. He'll also run up to you on a random day telling you to do XYZ which is a 180 turn from the original direction. In your experience, have bosses like this improved emotionally or is it better to look elsewhere?
if he's not a Steve jobs, Elon musk genius then bounce. either work with people who can work extremely well with others or geniuses who are visionaries. anything else is mediocre at best
I don't think Elon Musk avoids eye-contact with employees.
Definitely not a Jobs or a Musk. I've been ready to jump ship for a while but have been telling myself things will get better 😐
DTMFA
GTFO
Typical of start-ups... individuals with horrible people skills get to manage people.. Unless you have huge equity or smth - RUN! horrible bosses are the worst thing that can happen to you...
Age range? His/her first start-up? Do you see any major qualities in him/her?
Find a better job and move there
Leave.
No, they don't change. but you can. find a new job!
In my experience a emotionally unhinged boss will go through cycles of rationality but always end up mired back in their anger. It depends on what stage the start up is at. If the other heavy hitters on the team understand his anger, and also see it as a problem, there is a chance he will not last as CEO. But if the team is too small, and doesn't have a counterbalance like a board of directors, or strong and stable C-Suite members, you're best off looking for your first chance to exit.
Leave as soon as you can. This doesn't improve. Emotional and hot tempered doesn't make a good boss, let alone a small startup CEO.
+1. This does not sound like +ve confrontation which is needed sometimes in startup. This sounds like immature response (not meeting eye to eye). Lot less likely to succeed.
Had a co founder end up like this - LEAVE. Don't hesitate, don't pass go, burn the $200 and walk - don't waste your time here.