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In reply to the discussion: Ever had a bully for a boss? [View all]OLDMDDEM
(1,573 posts)26. Christie
He was mild compared to a boss I had 20 years ago. Evil, evil man.
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Oh, yes...years ago...I would gauge my success by how loud (low) his yelling was...
angstlessk
Jan 2014
#2
The irony is that getting out of that situation was better for me... and the family too.
lumberjack_jeff
Jan 2014
#8
I have a wanna be boss that is in a position where he has some limited authority.
brewens
Jan 2014
#7
For a few minutes. I'm not a good employee by any means, and the idea of
Egalitarian Thug
Jan 2014
#10
Yup and my supervisor ultimately quit after the boss started wishing up to what was happening.
Initech
Jan 2014
#34
I had bullies, assholes, idiots and nice guys that knew their job. The nice guys that knew their job
doc03
Jan 2014
#16
Oh, yes. Several. I think anyone who has worked for more than a couple of years has.
Buns_of_Fire
Jan 2014
#21
Yes, and they are dishonest and intensely vindictive. They will even ruin their company's reputation
freshwest
Jan 2014
#22
You're fortunate in that you were finally able to transfer out from under them.
Buns_of_Fire
Jan 2014
#30
He denied a transfer I wanted to move out of town by getting the crew boss there to withdraw it, but
freshwest
Jan 2014
#35
Had several over the years and the best thing to do is maintain a diary with times, dates, places,
Thinkingabout
Jan 2014
#32
no, i consider myself very lucky in the boss department. i'm probably an outlier.
dionysus
Jan 2014
#40
At my previous company, both the owner who worked on site and my boss before I left were bullies
Nikia
Jan 2014
#44
I've been lucky that way for the past 15years or so - But I have had about 3 or 4 bully bosses over
Douglas Carpenter
Jan 2014
#58