http://www.mystupidboss.com/msb/How stupid is *your* boss?enFri, 12 Mar 2010 18:59:46 GMTCopyright 2005-8 MyStupidBoss.comWebloghttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rsshttp://www.mystupidboss.com/msb/icon.gifhttp://www.mystupidboss.com/msb/http://www.mystupidboss.com/msb/Comments.aspx?articleid=f89b27f5-a829-4c01-8f12-131691c65c5bHR Guy wrote: My boss calls a meeting of his executive team and announces we are in the hole and sinking fast. He tasks us with finding a way to cut $65K out of our monthly operating budget without touching our labor force. Realizing the cost of our materials and ...StoryFri, 12 Mar 2010 08:29:58 GMTf89b27f5-a829-4c01-8f12-131691c65c5bhttp://www.mystupidboss.com/msb/Comments.aspx?articleid=f89b27f5-a829-4c01-8f12-131691c65c5bhttp://www.mystupidboss.com/msb/Comments.aspx?articleid=c0bdf573-ac8b-4fc6-b8c6-686eb0caedc1Citrine wrote: I work for a two partner law practice and I am the only support staff for the them. I have approximately 10 years experience in my field, and have been at this particular job for a little over two years. Also, the partners are a couple as well. O...StoryWed, 10 Mar 2010 02:56:29 GMTc0bdf573-ac8b-4fc6-b8c6-686eb0caedc1http://www.mystupidboss.com/msb/Comments.aspx?articleid=c0bdf573-ac8b-4fc6-b8c6-686eb0caedc1http://www.mystupidboss.com/msb/Comments.aspx?articleid=3682df39-79fd-4af2-be0f-1a1994761c21Yeap wrote: The director of my department called the HR rep into this office this morning to tell her to have me update my title in my email signature. The HR rep then went to my direct supervisor to tell him to inform me that my email signature needs to be chan...StoryTue, 09 Mar 2010 05:03:12 GMT3682df39-79fd-4af2-be0f-1a1994761c21http://www.mystupidboss.com/msb/Comments.aspx?articleid=3682df39-79fd-4af2-be0f-1a1994761c21http://www.mystupidboss.com/msb/Comments.aspx?articleid=54047d5e-7788-4afc-a2f6-19902fdeb96eSickoftheDumb*ss wrote: Have you ever seen that FedEx commercial where a guy is sitting in an empty office, not doing anything, yet he will yell out, "Workey, work, busy bee!" or the phone will ring and he will say, "Can't get that I'm in the zone!"? That commercial explain...StoryMon, 08 Mar 2010 14:24:14 GMT54047d5e-7788-4afc-a2f6-19902fdeb96ehttp://www.mystupidboss.com/msb/Comments.aspx?articleid=54047d5e-7788-4afc-a2f6-19902fdeb96ehttp://www.mystupidboss.com/msb/Comments.aspx?articleid=6a5e3937-1eae-4355-8166-fe421b94cb6dAnonymous wrote: I work on the IT Support department of an electrical generators factory. First we were only two in the department: me and my boss. We were like friends, did everything together, solved problems peacefully and did everything to cover eachother's b...StoryThu, 04 Mar 2010 19:34:45 GMT6a5e3937-1eae-4355-8166-fe421b94cb6dhttp://www.mystupidboss.com/msb/Comments.aspx?articleid=6a5e3937-1eae-4355-8166-fe421b94cb6dhttp://www.mystupidboss.com/msb/Comments.aspx?articleid=708ccbf8-04d7-4cd3-9285-208a6ec0de99realtor197 wrote: I work for an indepedent Real Estate Brokerage. A small company with about 20 to 25 agents. The Broker wouldn't know his own ass from a bag of Dorritos. Everytime I go to him to discuss something, he's sitting in his office, watching Internet TV a...StoryFri, 26 Feb 2010 13:45:12 GMT708ccbf8-04d7-4cd3-9285-208a6ec0de99http://www.mystupidboss.com/msb/Comments.aspx?articleid=708ccbf8-04d7-4cd3-9285-208a6ec0de99http://www.mystupidboss.com/msb/Comments.aspx?articleid=9105e594-c03a-4ebe-87ae-f285837a95d6Anonymous wrote: My boss makes over 100,000K a year. She was recently told by her boss that she needs to ease some of my patient workload by assisting people to connect with financial resources to pay for medical care--so that I (the RN) can focus on the medial aspe...StoryFri, 12 Feb 2010 02:10:23 GMT9105e594-c03a-4ebe-87ae-f285837a95d6http://www.mystupidboss.com/msb/Comments.aspx?articleid=9105e594-c03a-4ebe-87ae-f285837a95d6http://www.mystupidboss.com/msb/Comments.aspx?articleid=72de5359-1b80-44c0-bcae-a78e6c02fd66Anonymous wrote: It's a small firm involved in a merger but the industry is like 1 big high school. The new boss has drifted thru several companies where she has a rep for not doing anything, her projects bombing left & right; runs ops groups with no knowledge (nor w...StoryTue, 02 Feb 2010 04:12:41 GMT72de5359-1b80-44c0-bcae-a78e6c02fd66http://www.mystupidboss.com/msb/Comments.aspx?articleid=72de5359-1b80-44c0-bcae-a78e6c02fd66http://www.mystupidboss.com/msb/Comments.aspx?articleid=cb4658ad-516c-45a0-84d7-e75bddfc3f8dlonefish wrote: I have been employed at a bank as a financial advisor for seven months. Prior to that, I was a regional marketing consultant and highly compensated. I have a masters degree in business and a stellar resume. Unfortunatley, like so many others, I was...StoryThu, 28 Jan 2010 21:47:41 GMTcb4658ad-516c-45a0-84d7-e75bddfc3f8dhttp://www.mystupidboss.com/msb/Comments.aspx?articleid=cb4658ad-516c-45a0-84d7-e75bddfc3f8dhttp://www.mystupidboss.com/msb/Comments.aspx?articleid=be17c759-fb40-414e-9327-6ba0e2edcca5Anonymous wrote: I work for a home health-care company and our schedules are planed a month at a time. My regular client had traveled out of town with family and didn't need our services so I was assigned to a temporary client. Upon returning to my regular client I ...StoryFri, 15 Jan 2010 18:27:25 GMTbe17c759-fb40-414e-9327-6ba0e2edcca5http://www.mystupidboss.com/msb/Comments.aspx?articleid=be17c759-fb40-414e-9327-6ba0e2edcca5http://www.mystupidboss.com/msb/Comments.aspx?articleid=bb6937ff-7027-49cb-8146-523ca3e0574dAnonymous wrote: I went to the principal of my school to ask for help with dealing with my office mate. My office mate was extremely moody, crabby, and sneaky, and I needed my principal to confront her, rather than me. I knew if I did it, my office working situatio...StoryFri, 15 Jan 2010 17:38:27 GMTbb6937ff-7027-49cb-8146-523ca3e0574dhttp://www.mystupidboss.com/msb/Comments.aspx?articleid=bb6937ff-7027-49cb-8146-523ca3e0574dhttp://www.mystupidboss.com/msb/Comments.aspx?articleid=11204a4c-eacc-44e5-bb1d-3b6912b04554babu wrote: I worked with a company for more than 13 years but it was a very bad part of my life becuase of the low-dignity behave by my boss. You can't dare to ask any thing even if he violates the terms at which u r appointed. Moreover, he always use taunti...StoryThu, 14 Jan 2010 08:10:45 GMT11204a4c-eacc-44e5-bb1d-3b6912b04554http://www.mystupidboss.com/msb/Comments.aspx?articleid=11204a4c-eacc-44e5-bb1d-3b6912b04554http://www.mystupidboss.com/msb/Comments.aspx?articleid=44cd4ea6-64e1-4b9e-aa74-a1a50c55ce54HR Guy wrote: I have always believed the idea of being a team player was best and have tried in every job I have had to get along with other people and try to share my knowledge with anyone needing to hear it in the hope that their performance would improve overal...StoryThu, 07 Jan 2010 14:46:22 GMT44cd4ea6-64e1-4b9e-aa74-a1a50c55ce54http://www.mystupidboss.com/msb/Comments.aspx?articleid=44cd4ea6-64e1-4b9e-aa74-a1a50c55ce54http://www.mystupidboss.com/msb/Comments.aspx?articleid=652148c8-bc9a-42bb-ae85-fdb453e9a747PissedOffSignMaker wrote: I was unemployed when I was offered a position doing just about everything at a start up sign shop. I decided to take it on, seeing that I didn't have any management experience and I needed a job. The first month was slow, little things were happenin...StoryWed, 06 Jan 2010 21:20:58 GMT652148c8-bc9a-42bb-ae85-fdb453e9a747http://www.mystupidboss.com/msb/Comments.aspx?articleid=652148c8-bc9a-42bb-ae85-fdb453e9a747http://www.mystupidboss.com/msb/Comments.aspx?articleid=fbde2455-e814-4bbd-8986-03d8f4febecdanonymous wrote: My boss is CRAZY! I work in a child care center and though she is not this way to the children, she has been known to do many things in front of the children. I have had a play kitchen set thrown at me, screaming at any of us happens many times a day...StoryMon, 28 Dec 2009 02:23:31 GMTfbde2455-e814-4bbd-8986-03d8f4febecdhttp://www.mystupidboss.com/msb/Comments.aspx?articleid=fbde2455-e814-4bbd-8986-03d8f4febecdhttp://www.mystupidboss.com/msb/Comments.aspx?articleid=745fad40-c9d5-4fef-81a1-24f0f0c5a8deButterfly wrote: It's been a month since the arrival of the new Supervisor to the place i work in. We've heard that he is a cool boss but to our disappointment, he is anything but cool. He doesn't know the basics to run a unit!! He wants to decide every little th...StorySun, 20 Dec 2009 15:46:10 GMT745fad40-c9d5-4fef-81a1-24f0f0c5a8dehttp://www.mystupidboss.com/msb/Comments.aspx?articleid=745fad40-c9d5-4fef-81a1-24f0f0c5a8dehttp://www.mystupidboss.com/msb/Comments.aspx?articleid=0831dc03-ddc8-4423-b19f-5582356b3ec6Troubled soul wrote: As a fresh graduate I was very excited to start my first full-time job. During the interview I was given an option to pick sales or marketing as my position at this company. I had picked marketing as it was my qualification and interest. I showed lot...StoryThu, 17 Dec 2009 18:09:46 GMT0831dc03-ddc8-4423-b19f-5582356b3ec6http://www.mystupidboss.com/msb/Comments.aspx?articleid=0831dc03-ddc8-4423-b19f-5582356b3ec6http://www.mystupidboss.com/msb/Comments.aspx?articleid=271c5174-9f4e-47f5-88ab-56059994dd9aAnonymous wrote: I've found a new way to cope with stupid government management that was driving me to the brink of insanity. I've been experimenting with my managers like lab rats. I'm working at a much slower pace, putting stuff off, ignoring emails and requests, ...StoryThu, 10 Dec 2009 02:33:43 GMT271c5174-9f4e-47f5-88ab-56059994dd9ahttp://www.mystupidboss.com/msb/Comments.aspx?articleid=271c5174-9f4e-47f5-88ab-56059994dd9ahttp://www.mystupidboss.com/msb/Comments.aspx?articleid=085f307f-f87c-407f-b9a1-afb8310d9dfbTicked off wrote: I work in Healthcare as an independent contractor, but thats only on paper cause the manager/owner treats everyone like employees. First of all, he has no receptionist in the office, so that means that all of us therapists are expected to answer the ...StorySun, 06 Dec 2009 22:22:03 GMT085f307f-f87c-407f-b9a1-afb8310d9dfbhttp://www.mystupidboss.com/msb/Comments.aspx?articleid=085f307f-f87c-407f-b9a1-afb8310d9dfbhttp://www.mystupidboss.com/msb/Comments.aspx?articleid=bb0a4771-0a05-441a-b0ce-c901582d0eeeAnonymous wrote: I saw an employee take something from our stock without paying for it, so I discretely went to the manager and told him about it- thinking this is the right thing to do: tell management. The manager then told me that I should have stood up and confro...StoryThu, 03 Dec 2009 15:28:46 GMTbb0a4771-0a05-441a-b0ce-c901582d0eeehttp://www.mystupidboss.com/msb/Comments.aspx?articleid=bb0a4771-0a05-441a-b0ce-c901582d0eee