There are days when you are sure that your boss is not from this planet. IT (here I am going to call your boss “it”, not “he” or “she”, because you never know with those alien guys) do and say things which - by your means - are not suitable for a rational human being. Now a more exact alien-test exists and you can apply it to your boss to decide if IT is an alien or not.

Here are the top seven metrics to detect whether your boss is from our planet.

1. IT is gloomy in sunny days.

When you are happy, the skies are blue and the sun’s shining, your boss is an angry little humanoid that can make you sad just by looking at IT.

Possible reason: The aliens from ITs planet have different emotion settings than all of us, the humans.

2. IT scolds you all the time.

Whatever you’ve done IT is shouting and shouting…

Possible reason: On ITs planet, this is the normal way of communication.

3. IT requires you to be on time on your desk

If you are 5 to 30 minutes late, IT is soooo pissed off…

Possible reason: IT still has problems with the day-night cycle on our planet.

4. ITs behavior is unpredictable.

When you expect IT to promote you, IT gives you a bumper sticker with a text “Employee of the week!”.

Possible reason: Aliens have different nervous system and mindset. They are aliens, aren’t they?

5. IT expects you to work till you are dead.

You know and IT knows that it is 10 p.m. and you got to go home… But IT insists you to finish that stupid presentation for tomorrow without saying a word about going home.Possible reasons: On ITs planet dead is just an entrance to another state of mind.

6. IT thinks that your salary satisfies you.

You’ve just finished a project for more than $1,000,000 and you expect some bonuses… IT pats you on the back and tells you “You are great, man. Go get to sleep. Tomorrow we have more battles to fight in!”

Possible reason: The social system on ITs planet is not based on money, but on personal sacrifice in the name of the hive.

7. IT pretends that IT is smarter than you.

IT tries to give you advices on how to do your work, how to change the design of that web page, etc. You know that you are right, but IT knows the same for ITself.

Possible reason: ITs civilization is more advanced than ours (or they just think so, but haven’t invented Google yet) and THEY think that we are somewhere between the insects and amphibians.

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I know that it is hard to understand that your boss is an alien, but keep calm. Don’t be afraid (yet). In one of my next posts I will give you a sample test questions and behavior examination techniques to guess your boss’ alien type.

Is IT belongs to an aggressive universe-conquering race or IT is a good alien and knows E.T. from the last Paris Hilton’s party?