bad manager Archives

April 30, 2025 at 11:55 am

Store Manager Tried To Get An IT Professional Fired For Interrupting Her Lunch Hour, But He Called His Boss And She Ended Up Fired

This manager sounds like a nightmare.

April 27, 2025 at 1:49 am

Boss Denies Her Promotions And Tells Her To “Just Do Your Job,” So Office Productivity Tanks After She Stops Helping Everyone Else

Woman sitting at her computer doing her job

She needs to make a plan.

April 24, 2025 at 10:15 pm

His New Boss Wanted Production Ramped Up Massively, But Gave Him Attitude When He Didn’t Do It. So He Gave The Company An Ultimatum.

Integrate THIS.

April 24, 2025 at 5:24 am

Employee Had To Refuse A Customer’s Request So They Could Finish On Time, But When The Boss Chewed Them Out Over It, They Worked Until 3 AM And Collected A Ton Of Overtime

Squeaky clean.

April 22, 2025 at 9:21 pm

His Boss Downloaded Prohibited Material On His Computer, Then Complained That His Privacy Was Violated When He Got In Trouble

A policy is a policy.

April 22, 2025 at 7:49 pm

His Boss Wanted To Speed Up Their Work, But The Checks And Balances He Removed Got Him In Hot Water With The Top Brass

I’ll be the tortoise and you can be the hare.

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.

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Store Manager Tried To Get An IT Professional Fired For Interrupting Her Lunch Hour, But He Called His Boss And She Ended Up Fired

Boss Denies Her Promotions And Tells Her To “Just Do Your Job,” So Office Productivity Tanks After She Stops Helping Everyone Else

His New Boss Wanted Production Ramped Up Massively, But Gave Him Attitude When He Didn’t Do It. So He Gave The Company An Ultimatum.

Employee Had To Refuse A Customer’s Request So They Could Finish On Time, But When The Boss Chewed Them Out Over It, They Worked Until 3 AM And Collected A Ton Of Overtime

His Boss Downloaded Prohibited Material On His Computer, Then Complained That His Privacy Was Violated When He Got In Trouble

His Boss Wanted To Speed Up Their Work, But The Checks And Balances He Removed Got Him In Hot Water With The Top Brass

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

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