bad manager Archives

October 27, 2024 at 11:21 am

Micromanaging Boss Demands Total Control, So Employees Overwhelm Him With Endless Meetings and Emails

Source: Reddit/Malicious Compliance/Pexels/RDNE Stock project

Wouldn’t want to be that manager!

October 23, 2024 at 1:49 pm

Legal Secretary’s New Manager Was Causing All Sorts Of Problems, So She Quit. Now They Want Her Back, But She’ll Only Agree If The Manager Was Fired.

Good managers know when to just stay out of the way.

October 19, 2024 at 11:21 am

Manager Wouldn’t Give Them Time Off When Their Grandmother Passed, So They Went Over His Head And Got Him Fired

Source: Reddit/ProRevenge/Pexels/Yan Krukau

Hopefully he scared them straight.

October 14, 2024 at 3:20 am

Millennial Says ‘Quiet Nourishing’ Upsets Employers, The Phenomenon Of People Taking A Half Hour Lunch Break

Workers don’t want to be hungry? The Audacity.

October 3, 2024 at 10:21 am

He Lost His Job Because He Was Sick, So He Got A Kick Out Of Reporting His Manager And Then Seeing Him Demoted

Not so powerful now, are you?

September 28, 2024 at 4:49 pm

Incompetent Hotel Management Only Had One Pair Of Keys Until A Rich Client Came In, So They Had To Make Extra Pairs To Ensure All The Supervisors Had A Set

Source: Reddit/Malicious compliance/Canva

These guys needed just one rich client to put them in place.

September 26, 2024 at 9:49 pm

His Manager Was Angry He Was Three Minutes Late, Even Though He Had Stayed Later Without Getting Paid. So He Got The Message And Never Worked Late Again.

Sounds like a plan, sir!

September 25, 2024 at 5:23 pm

His Boss Had Him Come In For A Meeting To Interrogate And Write Him Up, But He Arrived With Evidence That He Wasn’t The One Who Messed Up

How do you like them apples?

September 24, 2024 at 1:48 pm

He Was Really Sick But His Boss Wouldn’t Let Him Go Home. So He Stole A Cake Idea From Her And Gave It To Her Son.

This one takes the cake.

September 23, 2024 at 4:21 am

His Controlling Manager Wouldn’t Let Go Of The Reins On A Project, But He Outsmarted Her By Tricking Her Into Voting For Something She Didn’t Understand

It’s just business.

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Micromanaging Boss Demands Total Control, So Employees Overwhelm Him With Endless Meetings and Emails

Legal Secretary’s New Manager Was Causing All Sorts Of Problems, So She Quit. Now They Want Her Back, But She’ll Only Agree If The Manager Was Fired.

Manager Wouldn’t Give Them Time Off When Their Grandmother Passed, So They Went Over His Head And Got Him Fired

Millennial Says ‘Quiet Nourishing’ Upsets Employers, The Phenomenon Of People Taking A Half Hour Lunch Break

He Lost His Job Because He Was Sick, So He Got A Kick Out Of Reporting His Manager And Then Seeing Him Demoted

Incompetent Hotel Management Only Had One Pair Of Keys Until A Rich Client Came In, So They Had To Make Extra Pairs To Ensure All The Supervisors Had A Set

His Manager Was Angry He Was Three Minutes Late, Even Though He Had Stayed Later Without Getting Paid. So He Got The Message And Never Worked Late Again.

His Boss Had Him Come In For A Meeting To Interrogate And Write Him Up, But He Arrived With Evidence That He Wasn’t The One Who Messed Up

He Was Really Sick But His Boss Wouldn’t Let Him Go Home. So He Stole A Cake Idea From Her And Gave It To Her Son.

His Controlling Manager Wouldn’t Let Go Of The Reins On A Project, But He Outsmarted Her By Tricking Her Into Voting For Something She Didn’t Understand

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