Bad bosses come in all shapes and forms. While some are straight-up selfish and unethical, others continuously tell their employees the absolute worst things. But there’s a whole other category of managers who are simply awful human beings that always seem to find a way to make every day feel like a never-ending nightmare.
When you constantly clean up your boss’s mess, witness ridiculous entitlement, and put up with a complete lack of respect, it’s easy to feel frustrated. Luckily, there are plenty of people who call out their out-of-touch bosses by documenting their nasty behaviors and sharing them with the whole world.
Bored Panda combed the web and compiled this list of the greatest examples of how bosses and managers show off their worst sides. So get comfy, grab a metaphorical box of popcorn, and continue scrolling! Upvote the ones that surprised you most and share your own experiences with us in the comments.
#1 Who Is The Boss Now?
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#2 Finally Decided I’d Had Enough Of My Boss On Monday, And Did It Feel Good
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#3 That “No”
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#4 Is It Normal To Not Want To Discuss The Base Pay?
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#5 Boss Told Me After Massively Overworking Me That If I Want To Play In His Sandpit I Need To Toughen Up
Told him I don’t want to play in the sandpit, I want time to lay on the lawn with my cats. He told me to take my cats and go to hell. He was bluffing. I wasn’t. I quit! Coming at ya from my lawn!
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#6 “Boss, We Need New Tools”, “You Just Got New Tools”
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#7 Trashy Bosses
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#8 You Love To See It
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#9 Who’s Worse – The Manager Or The Racist Customers?
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#10 Why Do Bosses Get So Angry About Vacation Days?
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#11 My Sister Recieved This Email Today. It Was Sent From Her Manager To All Her Coworkers
She reported it to HR and they told her it was “out of place for her to critique her superior’s emails.”
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#12 The Company Culture
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#13 A Boss’s Emailed Reply To An Employee Testing Positive For Covid-19
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#14 Sad That This Is The World We Live In
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#15 Toddler Logic
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#16 I’m A Skilled Tradesman Who Is Supposed To Get A $3000 Bonus At The End Of The Year For Making The Company $150,000 In Profit, Per My Contract
I doubled it, which is supposed to increase my bonus. This is what I received. 100% done with this industry.
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#17 Manager Won’t Let Mom Who’s Son Is On Life Support Request Time Off
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#18 My Manager Taped A Piece Of Paper To A Clipboard
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#19 This Sign. The Manager Must Be A Nightmare
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#20 My Office Has Lost 60% Of Our Staff Since The Start Of The Pandemic. I Am Doing The Work Of 3 People And I Was Here For 14 Hours Yesterday
Got this email from our area manager this morning. Happy Thanksgiving
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#21 My Bosses Desktop
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#22 One Of A Seemingly Endless Series Of Unreasonable Notes Left By My Boss. It’s Great Here
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#23 Manager Tried To Get Me To Come In With Less Than An Hour Notice
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#24 My Old Boss And This Review Describes Him In A Typical Manner
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#25 2 Weeks Of Telling My Boss The Produce In The Warehouse Are Going Bad. Him: Don’t Worry About It
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#26 Great Thank You I Will Put You Down
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#27 No Words
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#28 Sickness Is Described As An “Offense”. I Know This Is Tame Compared To A Lot Of The Stuff On Here, But The Passive-Aggressiveness Of My Manager Is Off The Scale
It makes me so angry. We’re all on minimum wage by the way
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#29 My Bosses Were Complaining About Me “Standing Around” Towards The End Of A 10hr Serving Shift
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#30 A Competing Company Is Offering Us 20 Percent More To Work For Them. Management’s Response:
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#31 Unbelievable
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#32 My Boss Gave Me These Gloves For ”Welding” After My Old Ones Burned
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#33 Working Night Shift Without Holiday Pay. This Is The Lunch They Provided. Happy New Year
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#34 My Boss Called Out Today Because His Team Lost The Super Bowl
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#35 I Work In Construction And Get Paid In Cash. My Boss Thinks He’s Funny
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#36 So I’m 5 Days Into My Covid Positive Reading And My Boss Sends Me This Because She’s Short-Staffed And I’m Still Feeling Absolutely Ill
I’m in Florida for winter break and she’s back in NC meaning I would have to fly while covid positive.
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#37 Texted Area Manager & General Manager I Could Not Open On My Last Day Due To Injury
They demanded I find a cover and had the audacity to get mad at me. This is why they can’t find anyone. So glad I’m quitting.
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#38 Gave My Notice Just Over A Week Ago Due To A New Job
Got this text message from my manager today in the middle of the day. I worked here for 5 years. After my reply, she decided everything will be shipped.
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#39 I Guess I Haven’t Been Removed From The Email List Yet. After Terminating My Coworker For Going To A Funeral And Calling Me A Slur, They Send This
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#40 Called My Boss And Said “How Do You Expect Me To Work Like This.” She Said “Try Your Best.” I’m A Barista
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#41 Throwback To June Of This Year When My Employer Wrote Me Up For Discussing Pay With Coworkers! (Which I Didn’t Even Do Btw)
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#42 Had Approved Time Off, Boss Still Scheduled Me
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#43 Boss Says We Can’t Wear Masks Because “It Will Scare Customers.” Guess I’ll Suck Some Pollen Like A Vacuum
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#44 I Work At A Small Coffee Shop. My Boss Just Absent-Mindedly Poured Unroasted Beans Into A Batch Of Roasted Ones. Here’s Us Separating 10,000 Beans. By Hand
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#45 I Quit A Horrible Job Cleaning Houses After 3 Days
I was given terrible equipment and was falsely told I’d be scheduled more than enough time to get my work done each day. They tried to only pay me for 2 hours! After arguing with her for 30 minutes via text she agreed to pay me 8 more hours.
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#46 My Boss Decided To Up The Price Of Our Previously Free Water
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#47 I Am An HR Assistant And I Am Forced By My Boss To Use Paper Like This To Keep Track Of Working Hours Instead Of Just Doing It On Excel Or With An HR Software (Which We Have)
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#48 I Work In An Italian Restaurant. These Are The Notes Of Encouragement That My Boss Regularly Posts Around The Place. I Love Working For Him
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#49 About A Year Ago I Got Let Go Of My Job And Decided To Hustle Making Music, This Is The Second Time My Ex-Boss Tries To Have Me Mention Him In A “Media Opportunity”
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#50 Customer Broke This Where I Work At And I Have To Put It Back Like Nothing Happened Because Colleagues Told Me My Boss Will Make Me Pay For It If It Happened On My Shift. Which It Did. Love My Job
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