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Have you ever felt outraged, mystified, or just plain disbelief at
the antics of your boss? Do they take credit for your ideas? Put you down? What
do they do that makes your life a misery?
Why not let off some steam and add your story now!
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Propping up a Creepy IncompetentA few years ago I was hired by a company to assist their new Human Resources Director. He was an older man, a drinking buddy of the owner of the company and had never handled HR before.
During the interview he handed me his business card. It stated he was the company's CFO. The owner and the bos... more Being irritated every day by stupid interferenceMy boss manages to irritate me just about every day by interfering in things he doesn't really understand. He micromanages my budgets when he should leave these well alone as I am meant to be in charge of them. On the one hand he says in public he is supporting an area of work, but, on the other han... more I'm 99.99998% sure it wasn't me!!!!"DOUBLE TOUBLE"
I used to work for a large utility in Perth for 6 plus years,
On wintery day I decided that I call in sick due the fact it was a Monday also pissing down and I had not quite recovered from the previous weekend activities ;)
Anyway the following day I call in for my... more What Comes From Hiring A Boss Who "Knows Somebody"I work for a small company and report to a man who is in charge of 8 people, although he's never managed a team before. Got the job because he knows his boss from another life. In the past week he's continued to show how overwhelmed he is by doing the following:
-When I asked him where he's at w... more Glad I kept him in the loop....I work for a healthcare company. The boss always complains he isn't in the loop, that I don't tell him things. Today I was really frustrated about weeks of constant mistakes from 2 lazy co-workers, to the point where these mistakes dramatically impact my ability to do my job and get things done. ... more do something for me but don't expect a favor in returnMy wife is an elementary school teacher.
Her boss, the school principal recently asked her to take on more responsibility next year and double up on her class limit and work load. She has asked my wife for the last three years to work as a mentor to all new teachers coming into that section of t... more dumb mean ol co workerok the person was NOT my boss BUT thought that this crazy person was my boss and from the moment this nut case decided to find out how much I was being payed.. well lets just say it was hell on wheels for almost a year. I must stress that I quit because I am to old to be playing games with someone ... more There's a difference between aggressive and psychoticI didn't witness this firsthand, but heard about it later - I worked for a gift/stationery shop for a week and did all the crappy stuff they made me do before they fired me for no reason. Apparently the owner was in the store one day, trying to pump up his employees about how to be proactive and agg... more World's dumbest video store managerI used to work at a great video store that essentially went out of business due to having the world's dumbest manager. Here are two of my favorite moments:
1. She once stubbornly declared that documentaries are not made in any language other than English. The day that we got a Spanish documentary... more spinster boss playing out her life at workspinster boss from a luxury retail brand has no life so works till midnight. apparently there is a long distance boyfriend. but who knows. but rest of us are expected to keep her company too.
she would roll her eyes. sigh and do all these pathetically unprofessional gestures. i'm a female too. bu... more Witness to Company Bullying EmployeeShipping company I work for, had gotten it in for a employee, and bullied this employee for years. Employees there joined in and supervisors too, because the company allowed it. For some reason, this company had it in for this employee. This employee endured name calling eg. slut, hoe, bitch, etc., ... more Well at least I haven't been punched yet!I work in Japan for a Japanese company but started by several. I decided to write this today because he decided to shout at me today at the top of his voice and swear because I didn't turn in a daily report for 15 cold calls.
Today he threatened us with a Draw system. said he would replace the who... more
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