Amy Klobuchar Rebuts Reports of Mistreating Staff: 'Have I Pushed People Too Hard? Yes, But...'

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by Julio Rosas | Feb 19th, 2019, 8:55 am

Presidential candidate and Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) was asked about the recent reports of her mistreating her staff during her CNN town hall in New Hampshire.

“First of all, you have to know I love my staff,” she said. “A number of them from the campaign are here right now. I’ve had the same people have worked for me for years. My chief of staff has worked for me for six years, my state director for seven years, my campaign manager for 14 years.” Klobuchar also pointed to the low turnover rate and the many lawyers she managed in the law firms she worked at.

“Am I a tough boss sometimes? Yes. Have I pushed people too hard? Yes. But I have kept expectations for myself that are very high. I’ve asked my staff to meet those same expectations, and that — the big point for me is I want the country to meet high expectations because we don’t have that going now,” she added.

Klobuchar does have one of the highest staff turnover rates in the Senate, according to LegiStorm. HuffPost reported because of the stories of the mistreatment, it was why her campaign was having such a hard time to find someone to be the campaign manager.

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[redstatebluegirl]

1. The best boss I ever had who has been my mentor for 30 years was tough.

She did not put up with nonsense, get the job done, on time and correctly, take responsibility when you don't meet standards and we are good. She didn't sugar coat anything it was straight to the point, you always know where you stood with her and that quality was what we strove for.

Thank you so much Dr. Thomas for teaching me that a woman can be a strong manager and respected leader back when it was unheard of.

Amy, you are fine.

[ooky]

6. I had a boss like that too.

He was also a good mentor and he got things done. He took his deliverables seriously, and if you weren't taking yours seriously he didn't mind hurting your feelings. It was his way of saying "better start doing your job if you want to keep it, because next time you might not be so lucky".

I want a president that gets things done.

[NewJeffCT]

2. Would this be an issue if it was Andy Klobuchar

instead of Amy?

Weren't LBJ and Bill Clinton known to be tough to work for? Trump is known to be an absolutely horrible boss and person.

[redstatebluegirl]

3. I can answer that, nope!

They want to label her a "B" like they do all strong powerful women.

[NewJeffCT]

4. After college in 1989

I went to work for a large corporation and there were two women in leadership roles in my Department at the "Director" level - they were referred to at the time as "The Witch and the B----" even though they always treated me personally with respect. They used to joke about the nicknames.

And, this is a company that was known for it's progressive hiring policies in terms of women and minorities - the first Bill Clinton AG nominee came from there (the first one derailed by nanny-gate)

[redstatebluegirl]

5. I graduated from college in 1974 imagine what it was like to be an educated woman then.

It was horrible, I was a boss after 2 years on the job and thankfully had a great mentor to teach me how to deal with the names, the side comments (they were much worse then than now), the bullying. Once they realized I would push back and not stand for it, some left my unit, some learned I went to bat for my people and stayed. I have been called both of those names during my career, the first time I heard it I laughed out loud, knowing the person who actually said it was standing near enough to overhear it. I remember laughing and saying, well that is rich, I guess if the shoe fits. I turned and looked directly at the guy who I knew had said it. He turned beet red and walked away, two days later he had transferred out of my unit. A year later he had another female boss, 6 months after that he was terminated for cause.

What goes around comes around.