bad manager Archives

November 21, 2025 at 11:15 pm

Software Developer Is Required To Switch To A Different Programming Language, So He And His Coworkers Let Him Have His Way While Productivity Tanked

Productivity has left the chat.

November 21, 2025 at 1:45 pm

Worker Is Asked To Change The Dates For His Two Reports, But His Boss Barked At Him For Disagreeing

This makes no sense, but whatever.

November 14, 2025 at 1:45 pm

It Was Discovered That A Corrupt Manager Was Running Scams Out Of A Major Store, So New Managers Were Brought In And They Couldn’t Believe How Bad Things Were

This level of retail fraud is unbelievable.

November 12, 2025 at 8:35 pm

Manager Of A Store Mistook Her For A Job Applicant And Then Told Her She Couldn’t Get Hired Because She Was Too Old, So She Contacted The Owner And Got The Manager Fired

What were these guys thinking?

November 12, 2025 at 8:15 am

Employee Was Told To Take Off His Non-Corporate Sweater, So He Followed The Rule And Made His Manager Change His Mind

Man wearing a blue sweater at work because he's cold

Good for him!

November 11, 2025 at 7:35 am

Manager Demanded Print Shop Employees Wear Ties Even Though They Could Be Dangerous While Using The Equipment, So One Worker Bought Ridiculous Clown Bow Ties For Everyone To Wear

A collection of multi-colored bowties with all types of patterns

She should not be a manager.

November 11, 2025 at 5:55 am

IT Employee Followed Manager’s Order To Delete Users Who Didn’t Need Daily Access, So The Manager Ended Up Getting Himself Locked Out Of The System

IT worker looking over the same list of names a third time to delete users

The manager needs more work.

November 11, 2025 at 1:55 am

Intern Stopped Sharing Ideas After A Director Said Not To Speak Unless It Applied To Everyone, And It Proved How Out Of Touch Her Leadership Really Was

Group of coworkers sitting around waiting for a morning meeting to start

She did what anyone would do!

November 9, 2025 at 5:35 pm

Office Worker’s Boss Picks On Her Constantly, Gives Her Condescending Criticism, And Discriminates Against Her Disability, So She Used Her Boss’s Instructions Against Her

Female worker in an office, looking angry

Whatever you say, boss.

November 6, 2025 at 6:35 pm

Fast Food Employee Got Fed Up With Her Manager’s Abuse, So When She Finally Hit The Breaking Point, She Quit In Dramatic Fashion Right In Front Of A Room Full Of Customers

Rage quitting can be satisfying.

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Software Developer Is Required To Switch To A Different Programming Language, So He And His Coworkers Let Him Have His Way While Productivity Tanked

Worker Is Asked To Change The Dates For His Two Reports, But His Boss Barked At Him For Disagreeing

It Was Discovered That A Corrupt Manager Was Running Scams Out Of A Major Store, So New Managers Were Brought In And They Couldn’t Believe How Bad Things Were

Manager Of A Store Mistook Her For A Job Applicant And Then Told Her She Couldn’t Get Hired Because She Was Too Old, So She Contacted The Owner And Got The Manager Fired

Employee Was Told To Take Off His Non-Corporate Sweater, So He Followed The Rule And Made His Manager Change His Mind

Manager Demanded Print Shop Employees Wear Ties Even Though They Could Be Dangerous While Using The Equipment, So One Worker Bought Ridiculous Clown Bow Ties For Everyone To Wear

IT Employee Followed Manager’s Order To Delete Users Who Didn’t Need Daily Access, So The Manager Ended Up Getting Himself Locked Out Of The System

Intern Stopped Sharing Ideas After A Director Said Not To Speak Unless It Applied To Everyone, And It Proved How Out Of Touch Her Leadership Really Was

Office Worker’s Boss Picks On Her Constantly, Gives Her Condescending Criticism, And Discriminates Against Her Disability, So She Used Her Boss’s Instructions Against Her

Fast Food Employee Got Fed Up With Her Manager’s Abuse, So When She Finally Hit The Breaking Point, She Quit In Dramatic Fashion Right In Front Of A Room Full Of Customers

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