Bad Bosses.txt

While serving on a jury in a serious criminal case, my Boss tried to reach me. The bailiff found me in the jury room and gave me the telephone message.

During lunch, the bailiff agreed I could call the Boss, but he would monitor the call. Shortly after we started talking, my Boss got nasty and demanded I return to work. He said, "If you're not in the office tomorrow, we'll send your final check to your house."

Surprised and caught off guard, I asked my Boss to clarify his statement. He said, "That guy is guilty. He wouldn't be there if he wasn't. Just get back here tomorrow or look for another job."

The bailiff was really surprised at my Boss' reaction -- and so was the judge. He declared a mistrial and ordered my Boss to appear in his court for jury tampering.

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My office chair broke and my Boss refused to buy a new one, claiming there was no money in the budget for it. Undaunted, I took parts from other broken chairs and assembled a very nice replacement.

Just before my vacation, my Boss came to me with complaints he claimed were from other managers. He said they were concerned that I had assembled a superior chair and as a result a new chair was ordered for me.

After vacation, I returned to find a new 'standard' chair at my desk and my 'nice' chair in his office.

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I am an Assistant Manager for a large discount retailer. One night, I was very tired and did not properly store the pharmacy key and $5000 in drugs were stolen.

The next day, my Boss, the Store Manager placed me under investigation. He asked the other employees if they had seen me acting strange or taking drugs. This was a very serious offense and the DEA got involved.

A couple weeks later, more drugs were stolen. This time the culprit was caught. Our Loss Prevention Managers had secretly mounted a camera inside the pharmacy and there on film was the Store Manager, caught in the act.

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Last year our company barely made a profit. Just the same, on December 15th, our Boss came to work in a brand, new $80,000 Mercedes. As he was sitting in his car preparing to leave, a company mechanic said, "Hey Boss, is that your Christmas Bonus?" Without batting an eye, my Boss quipped, "No, it's yours" and he sped away.

He was right, we didn't get a bonus.

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While working as the night manager of a local hotel, I had two night auditors who covered the weekends while I was off. Following the last weekend in October, I returned to work and was greeted with a terse memo from my Boss.

The next day, during our meeting he said both auditors added an hour of overtime from their weekend shift and he wanted to know the reason. Without flinching, I said we turned the clocks back at 2 A.M. - as is the national practice - and they both worked that extra hour.

He said, "I knew that. I was checking to see if you did."

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Our company hired a Director to train our staff and build our recruiting business. This guy worked all day. He was always on the phone, visiting clients and traveling to other states.

One day, some corporate officers visited our location and dragged this guy outside. The whole time he was building his own firm and got caught when he tried to hire people from our office.

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My Boss and I were traveling together during my first week on the job. He was taking me to meet my customers. Shortly after we started our trip, he asked if I was hungry. When I agreed, he decided to stop for breakfast.

He pulled into a local hotel and went right to the free continental breakfast - the one meant for hotel guests. He ate, grabbed a complimentary newspaper and swept me off to continue our trip.

What an introduction!