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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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  • I once had a manager who acted more like a mother; and I mean things like would brush fluff off clothes, smooth down flyaway hair, and one tried to wipe what they thought was a smudge off a colleagues face. Everyone had to follow their rules, and their time lines - regardless of whether it makes sense or not.

    It was just odd and inappropriate - plus their management style was very 'because I said so'.

    I ended up moving teams as there was zero autonomy.
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  • I once had a manager who acted more like a mother; and I mean things like would brush fluff off clothes, smooth down flyaway hair, and one tried to wipe what they thought was a smudge off a colleagues face. Everyone had to follow their rules, and their time lines - regardless of whether it makes sense or not.

    It was just odd and inappropriate - plus their management style was very 'because I said so'.

    I ended up moving teams as there was zero autonomy.
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