Posted on 08/09/2017 11:06:21 AM PDT by LibWhacker
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio treated his staffers poorly and often bullied them with harsh threats if they did not meet his demands, according to newly revealed emails.
"What do I need to get you guys to follow a direct order? Do you need to experience consequences?" he threatened in one 2015 email, according to the New York Post.
"I'm not raising this again: fix it, or I will [have] no choice but to find a way to penalize people. Not my preference, but I won't have my instructions ignored," he added.
The emails show de Blasio blowing up at nearly a dozen staffers for "failing to make sure phonetic versions of challenging words were included in his speeches and talking points," according tot the Post.
"This is literally the 100th time I am reminding you all that phonetic spellings require one syllable to be capitalized to indicate emphasis in pronunciation," de Blasio wrote in one furious message.
"I have no idea why you guys can't get it," he said. "All of the folks in comms, speechwriting and my personal staff who looked at these remarks — it just takes ONE to catch it."
A City Hall source told the Post that de Blasio's emails reflect how he acts in meetings and that he has been known to kick staff members out of meetings. The source went on to say that he is "condescending" and "arrogant" with a micromanaging leadership style, in which he exhibits "no confidence" in those working for him.
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He sounds like a real douche.
Shocking / sarc
So de Blasio can't read at an adult level?
Why am I not shocked?
DeBlowHole is a premium jerk. However, these excerpts don’t prove that. They merely demonstrate that the people who work for him can’t do their jobs right. The fact that they leaked these means those same people can’t acknowledge their failings.
When you’re a petty tyrant people find all kinds of petty ways to torment you
Who cares? It’s his people who he’s doing it to.
How about: yoo suk and ott too bee ree moovd frum off iss
I’ve always maintained that Trump’s personality was just that of an average New Yorker. Seems like de Blasio has the same personality.
de Blasio won with 16% of New Yorker voters voting. I don’t think he’ll get away with that again.
Liz Holtzman was a REAL City Hall bully.
NY Tel repairman was repeatedly (like weekly + ) called to replace desk sets that she had hurled at the wall or to the floor. A real screamer too.
I agree. The only problem I see is that De Blasio failed to identify the particular person to hold accountable. Responsibility that is divided results in no responsibility at all.
One might wonder, however, how one is to identify "challenging words". A responsible underling would seek clarification.
Duh blah see ohs staff is sofa king we todd did
"I'm not raising this again: fix it, or I will [have] no choice but to find a way to penalize people. Not my preference, but I won't have my instructions ignored," he added.
This is a sign of a person with no leadership skills. It appears he also has staff that can't follow simple instructions. In the real world you tell someone to fix a mistake. You don't ask questions like he did and you don't mention consequences, as your subordinates would already know them.
I believe that’s an example of ma-Crow ag-Gresh-un.
Everyone is getting into leaking!
Right. people will be so disillusioned he’ll win with 12% voting.
“NY Tel repairman was repeatedly (like weekly + ) called to replace desk sets that she had hurled at the wall or to the floor. A real screamer too.”
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Well at least they didn’t have to replace the phones after 1-1-84————it became another company’s problem.
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Leaders and professionals do not write negative memos to their whole staff.
They identify the person and the issue and talk to that person off line.
Di Blasio is clearly a jerk.
Next on “Violent Politicians,” Hillary v Bill.
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