Bosses generally hate questions because, in their narrow thinking, questions, even when they ask them, are a sort of trap. Bosses fear that asking questions may make them seem confused, ignorant, and weak. That’s why so many bosses’ questions are actually lightly disguised accusations or threats: “When are you going to get that Fluggenhopper report to me, Jenkins? Don’t you know I have an early tee time tomorrow?”

But, let’s say an employee is the one asking questions. From the typical boss’s perspective a questioning employee represents several possible threats.

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