In the workplace, we should learn to read our superiors' expressions and understand the hidden meanings behind each one. Today, we'll reveal fourteen common expressions of bosses for all white-collar workers.
1. When speaking, the boss doesn't look up or make eye contact: This is a bad sign—it shows contempt for subordinates, implying they are incompetent.
2. Boss looks down on subordinates: This displays a sense of superiority, indicating a controlling, arrogant, and conceited nature.
4. A boss who looks at subordinates with friendliness and openness, or occasionally winks at them: This indicates the subordinate is highly capable and well-liked, even capable of receiving forgiveness for mistakes.
5. A boss with a sharp, unchanging gaze, as if piercing the subordinate with a sword: This displays power, cold indifference, and superiority, while also signaling to the subordinate:Don't try to deceive me—I see right through you.
6. The superior occasionally glances upward, meets the subordinate's gaze, then looks down again: If repeated, this confirms the superior remains uncertain about this subordinate.
7. The boss stares intently into the room, occasionally nodding slightly: This is a very bad sign, indicating the boss demands complete obedience from subordinates. No matter what they say or think, he ignores it all.
8. Hands pressed together, pressing downwards with the body balancing: Signifies calmness.Calmness.
9. Hands on hips with elbows flared outward: A traditional body language of commanders, often adopted when confronting specific authority issues.
10. Sitting back in the chair with hands behind the head and elbows splayed outward: While indicating relaxation, this posture may also convey arrogance.
11. Pointing a finger at someone: This conveys blatant superiority and combative intent.
12. Clasping hands behind the back: Another expression of superiority.
13. A superior patting a subordinate on the shoulder: This signifies recognition and appreciation, but only a pat from the side indicates genuine acknowledgment and esteem.A pat from the front or above suggests condescension or an assertion of authority.
14. Clenching fists: Not only intended to intimidate others, but also to signal a determination to defend one's position. If accompanied by a fist-banging on the table, it outright signals an attempt to silence others.