Bad Bosses Out of Touch With the Real World
Everybody has at least one crazy story involving their boss asking for something extremely ridiculous, being condescending, or texting about work during the weekend, among other plausible examples. If you don't, don't worry, you'll get there eventually, unless you're a boss, in which case, we have something to tell you…
Bosses are known for ignoring all boundaries and always going one step further when it comes to annoying their employers. Some tasks feel like tests or challenges they put in our way, but they don't do it to see what we're made of; they just want to see what happens. Or that's what we'd like to think instead of the alternative (that they're psychos).
Sadly, there are way too many stories about horrible bosses making decisions that ruin everyone's happiness, but at least we can laugh at a lot of them since they haven't happened to us. Yet.
So, here are some bad bosses out of touch with the real world.
Standing Break Room
“Boss didn't like the color of the chairs in the break room. So now we just don't have chairs.”
Work Anniversary Gift
“This banana my boss gave me to celebrate 1 year of work.”
No Escape
“My boss screwed the only window at our office shut, so now it’s impossible to get fresh air.”
Water Dispenser Incident
"My Boss installed a water dispenser yesterday."
Screen Protector
“My boss bought the wrong size screen protector and still used it.”
Herculean Task
“Boss told me to clean the old storage room.”
Traffic Jam
“Boss needed proof of why I was late to work.”
Dirty Stove
“Boss had a tantrum because of how DIRTY the stove was. Claimed it was unusable.”
Is this a test?
"Told my boss I had a headache, he offered me some Tylenol."
You're gonna need a bigger jackhammer
“The jackhammer that my boss gave me to do this job.”
Is this legal?
“My boss put a personal camera in the break room.”
PTO
"My boss got mad at me for working overtime… for 1 minute."
Right Tool for the Job
"My boss doesn’t think this needs to be changed, and I’ve only swept half the store."
Chop Chop
"Boss wants me to sweep the whole floor with this."
Unlock Your Tips
"New manager staples through our tips."
