Dreaming about your boss
Meaning and interpretation
What does dreaming about your boss mean?
Dreaming about your boss most often reflects how much space work takes up in your head: pressure, the wish to be recognized, fear of being judged. A boss also embodies authority in general. A tense scene and a scene where they praise you speak of the same concern, seen from opposite sides.
What it's often linked to
Pressure. Targets, deadlines, the mental load following you to bed.
Recognition. The wish for your work to be seen, valued, rewarded.
Authority. Your relationship with those who decide for you, at work and elsewhere.
Depending on what happens in the dream
Your boss yelling at you
Fear of making mistakes, or real tension with your manager.
Your boss firing you
Job insecurity, or a secret wish to leave.
Your boss praising you
A need for recognition, sometimes fulfilled only in the dream.
An intimate dream about your boss
Usually not desire, but a relationship to power and closeness.
Your boss at your home
Work spilling over into your private life.
Questions to ask yourself when you wake up
A dream's meaning lives in your own context, not in a dictionary. These three questions get you there faster.
- 1
Is work taking up too much of your thoughts right now?
- 2
Do you feel recognized for what you do?
- 3
Is there a conversation with your manager you keep putting off?
A dream predicts nothing and diagnoses nothing. If a distressing dream keeps coming back and weighs on your days, talk to a health professional.
