bad manager Archives

April 20, 2025 at 11:55 pm

Employee Didn’t Invite A Team Member To A Team Meal Because Of Her Limited Diet, And Now He’s Panicking That He Made A Big Mistake

What else has this person screwed up?

April 13, 2025 at 12:15 pm

New Boss Demanded Everyone Take Breaks At Exactly 12 PM, So They All Took Lunch At The Same Time And Left Them Dealing With A Mess

Group of coworkers walking together on lunch break

Can’t blame them for following directions.

April 13, 2025 at 10:22 am

IT Workers Followed Their Manager’s No-Multitasking Rule Exactly As Told, And It Ended Up Getting The Manager Fired

Group of IT experts sitting around a table

That will teach her!

April 12, 2025 at 7:49 am

Horrible New Manager Mistreated Her Employees And Refused To Work, So Employees Quit On A Very Busy Day And The Restaurant Spiraled Out Of Control

Restaurant employee taking orders in an apron

Big managers deserve to have employees that quit.

April 10, 2025 at 8:22 pm

Manager Tells Kitchen Staff Not To Start Closing Without Her Permission, So They Follow Orders And Force Everyone To Work Late

Four cooks standing in a commercial kitchen

At least they listened!

April 3, 2025 at 10:15 am

His Boss Demanded A Doctor’s Note To Take A Single Sick Day But Refused To Pay For It, So This Worker Went To The Union And Cost The Company Lots Of Wasted Time And Money

Just let the guy take a sick day.

March 24, 2025 at 12:22 am

He Found Out His Boss Lied To Him About A Promotion, But Since He Was Still In A Lower Level Job, He Was Entitled To Be Reimbursed For The Miles He Drove Each Day

I hope Bossman got in trouble for his lies.

March 23, 2025 at 3:22 am

Employee Was Told To Stop Working On A Critical Software Program And Focus On His Actual Job Duties, But When That Software Broke The Manager Had To Come Begging For Him To Fix It

Hopefully he is more appreciated now.

March 21, 2025 at 10:50 pm

He Worked Hard To Keep The Back Of The Store Clean, But His Boss Said Was Neglecting The Front Of The Store, Not Realizing How Impossible The Balancing Act Really Was

man in cleaning gear mopping business floor

He was the hardest working one on the team.

March 21, 2025 at 9:20 pm

Employee Worked Outside Of Normal Business Hours And Expected To Be Property Compensated, But When They Tried To Use Comp Time His Boss Wouldn’t Allow It

frustrated employee staring at paperwork

People need to mind their own business.

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Employee Didn’t Invite A Team Member To A Team Meal Because Of Her Limited Diet, And Now He’s Panicking That He Made A Big Mistake

New Boss Demanded Everyone Take Breaks At Exactly 12 PM, So They All Took Lunch At The Same Time And Left Them Dealing With A Mess

IT Workers Followed Their Manager’s No-Multitasking Rule Exactly As Told, And It Ended Up Getting The Manager Fired

Horrible New Manager Mistreated Her Employees And Refused To Work, So Employees Quit On A Very Busy Day And The Restaurant Spiraled Out Of Control

Manager Tells Kitchen Staff Not To Start Closing Without Her Permission, So They Follow Orders And Force Everyone To Work Late

His Boss Demanded A Doctor’s Note To Take A Single Sick Day But Refused To Pay For It, So This Worker Went To The Union And Cost The Company Lots Of Wasted Time And Money

He Found Out His Boss Lied To Him About A Promotion, But Since He Was Still In A Lower Level Job, He Was Entitled To Be Reimbursed For The Miles He Drove Each Day

Employee Was Told To Stop Working On A Critical Software Program And Focus On His Actual Job Duties, But When That Software Broke The Manager Had To Come Begging For Him To Fix It

He Worked Hard To Keep The Back Of The Store Clean, But His Boss Said Was Neglecting The Front Of The Store, Not Realizing How Impossible The Balancing Act Really Was

Employee Worked Outside Of Normal Business Hours And Expected To Be Property Compensated, But When They Tried To Use Comp Time His Boss Wouldn’t Allow It

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