Was Bill Gates a scary boss?
Some of Bill Gates’ employees who have worked closely with him have said they were sometimes very afraid of him because of his domineering attitude, with some of them viewing him as an “absolute monarch,” according to a report by the New York Post.
Even some of the meetings that Bill Gates chaired resembled a royal court, and he had the final say on everything that happened in them. Some of the employees kept a close eye on Gates’ behavior and attitudes in these meetings and acted accordingly, so as not to anger him. A small nod or the slightest smile could mean that he liked what was on the table and that they could go ahead with it, and a blank face or a small frown could mean that he did not agree with what was being discussed.
Gates’s reactions took days to interpret.
What Gates was trying to convey in meetings was very difficult to parse, and some senior executives had to ponder for days on end what his nod or frown meant, and whether they had been able to satisfy their boss in meetings. Some former executives felt that they spent more time managing and understanding their superiors than actually working to bring about the necessary changes in the world of technology or people.
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