I attended last week’s Rose Cafe with Mary Opperman and I learned about the little things employees do that annoy their boss.  During my internship last summer, I was really lucky and had some amazing bosses, but not every job will be like that.  I really liked that she spoke to a bunch of different supervisors and compiled a list of the things employees do that annoy them the most.  Some of the things Mary mentioned, like when employees miss deadlines, I expected, but I was surprised to hear that a common thing supervisors dealt with was employees passing the blame to others.  Sometimes it is actually someone else’s fault, and she discussed how to deal with a situation like that, but most importantly you have to own up to mistakes you make.  It’s the same with making excuses; sometimes there are valid reasons something went wrong, but you have to be willing to take responsibility and learn from those mistakes.  Mary also talked about work relationships from the opposite point of view – what do supervisors do that annoys employees?  As I look for jobs this summer and down the road to future full-time jobs I want, these are important things to keep in mind during the interview – does this feel like someone I would want to work for?  Would I fit into this company’s culture and operating style?  Mary gave me a lot of great things to think about moving forward and I learned a lot!