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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 had a senior manager (in a hospitality business housekeeping department) who berated a 9 hours a week (minimum wage) single mother and said her job should be more important than her children!

    Same manager only recruited a certain type of woman (was overheard declaring to another manager "a bit of eye candy for the office!") or unthreatening "yes-sir" men to roles when he took over, drove out two heads of department and numerous supervisors. He would turn his back on you and walk away mid conversation if you were not 100% positive and in agreement with him on whatever subject he had asked about.

    He was horrible - he still works for the company!
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  • I had a senior manager (in a hospitality business housekeeping department) who berated a 9 hours a week (minimum wage) single mother and said her job should be more important than her children!

    Same manager only recruited a certain type of woman (was overheard declaring to another manager "a bit of eye candy for the office!") or unthreatening "yes-sir" men to roles when he took over, drove out two heads of department and numerous supervisors. He would turn his back on you and walk away mid conversation if you were not 100% positive and in agreement with him on whatever subject he had asked about.

    He was horrible - he still works for the company!
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