Do you ever look at your managers and employers and wonder how they ever got to that position? Or perhaps you are a boss that's paranoid your staff are out to get you? If so, you are not alone. A poll conducted by job board Monster shows that over two thirds of people around the world feel that they could do their boss's job more effectively.

9,439 survey participants responded to the question: "Could you do your current or most recent boss's job better?" The worldwide findings were:

• Yes, my boss is totally incompetent (33%).
• Yes, my boss is OK, but I'd be better (34%).
• No, my boss is more capable than I am (19%).
• No, I think my boss is brilliant (15%).

An overwhelming number of respondents think they could do their boss's job better (67%) and a third of all respondents globally (33%) go so far as to say their boss is totally incompetent. In fact, only 15% would say that their boss is brilliant.

However, there is good news for bosses in China, as respondents there were more likely than anywhere else to say that their boss is brilliant (29%). India saw the next highest level of praise, with 19% of respondents thinking this.

That number drops dramatically in the US and Europe, however, where just 12% and 13% of respondents respectively think their boss is brilliant. In fact, employees in the UK are most likely to think their boss is totally incompetent (41%), higher than anywhere else in the world and almost three times higher than respondents in China that thought the same (15%). Interesting to note that although only 15% of China's respondents feel their boss is incompetent, 42% of respondents in China still think they would do a better job.

Globally, there are some differences in how people responded to the questions. Europe and the Americas are typically blunt in their responses and more likely to say that their boss is incompetent, whereas those in Asia were more respectful of their bosses and those in the Gulf or China were most likely to praise their boss's brilliance.

Charles Purdy, Career Expert for Monster, commented "there are often hidden parts of the job that not everyone is aware of. But bosses need to be aware that they also need to be seen to be working hard. Their employees will have done so throughout the global recession and are now starting to wonder when they'll receive some recognition for that and these sentiments are borne out through the research."

"The positives from this survey are that staff clearly believe they are competent enough to take on more responsibility, which should free up time for the boss to grow the business, identify new opportunities or just make the business that bit more competitive."