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10 things you should never say to your boss

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Somewhere between winning the lottery and hearing your name called on "The Price is Right" is that other common fantasy: Telling off your boss.<br>
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While telling your manager what he or she can really do with that quarterly report is tempting, you'd like to keep your job.  Still, you may not be aware of how other things you say to your boss can make you come across as lazy, disrespectful or careless, sabotaging your chances of getting a promotion, a raise or a better job later on.<br>
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Here are 10 phrases employers say they hate to hear and why.<br>
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&#8212; <i>Mary Lorenz, <a href="http://www.careerbuilder.com/" target="new">CareerBuilder.com</a></i>

 

( PR Newswire Photo / January 25, 2008 )
Somewhere between winning the lottery and hearing your name called on "The Price is Right" is that other common fantasy: Telling off your boss.

While telling your manager what he or she can really do with that quarterly report is tempting, you'd like to keep your job. Still, you may not be aware of how other things you say to your boss can make you come across as lazy, disrespectful or careless, sabotaging your chances of getting a promotion, a raise or a better job later on.

Here are 10 phrases employers say they hate to hear and why.

— Mary Lorenz, CareerBuilder.com
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