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Weirdest boss you have had and why? (Bit of fun - let's see how times have changed)

Lisa

Hi everyone

Thought it would be a bit of fun to see if any of you have been unfortunate enough to have a weird/bad boss in the past.

One of mine (yeah, I've had a few) was in the early 90s.  Just after getting the job, I was speaking to the accountant who said to me (and I quote) "You know why he took you on over the others he interviewed?  He said last time he took on the girl with the biggest t**s and it didn't work out so this time he said he picked the one with the biggest smile".

I have to say, I couldn't wait to get out of there.  Thankfully, the decision was taken out of my hands after he had a major scuffle in reception with a director from another company and the following day we went into administration and were made redundant.

Let's hear your bad boss stories

Lisa

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  • My first jobs were dishwashing stints in local restaurants. In one of the restaurants I worked in (when I was about 20), I progressed to "sous-chef". I had boiled, peeled and cut up a big washing up bowl lot of potatoes for sauteeing in preparation for the evening service. Taking them out of the cellar and carrying the bowl up the stairs, the chef/proprietor pinched my bum. (He had a habit of doing this to everyone who worked for him, his wife explained to me and all other staff members). On this occasion, for some reason I was so startled that the bowl (and contents) went flying absolutely everywhere. He, his wife and the rest of the team thought it was hilarious. I did see the funny side eventually. Thankfully, that evening most people ordered chips.

    My very first interview for a "proper" job two years later required a translator - bizarrely, even though we were both speaking the same language, I simply could not make sense of my interviewer's questions, the HR person (also in the room) had to summarise them for me ("what he means is xyz.."). It was slightly off putting and I did not get the job, but I considered it a lucky escape.
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  • My first jobs were dishwashing stints in local restaurants. In one of the restaurants I worked in (when I was about 20), I progressed to "sous-chef". I had boiled, peeled and cut up a big washing up bowl lot of potatoes for sauteeing in preparation for the evening service. Taking them out of the cellar and carrying the bowl up the stairs, the chef/proprietor pinched my bum. (He had a habit of doing this to everyone who worked for him, his wife explained to me and all other staff members). On this occasion, for some reason I was so startled that the bowl (and contents) went flying absolutely everywhere. He, his wife and the rest of the team thought it was hilarious. I did see the funny side eventually. Thankfully, that evening most people ordered chips.

    My very first interview for a "proper" job two years later required a translator - bizarrely, even though we were both speaking the same language, I simply could not make sense of my interviewer's questions, the HR person (also in the room) had to summarise them for me ("what he means is xyz.."). It was slightly off putting and I did not get the job, but I considered it a lucky escape.
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