Working a job is something that the vast majority of us have to do. It’s also something that the vast majority of us would choose not to do if we had any say in the matter.
That said, there are good employers out there . But bad bosses somehow have a way of being so much more memorable . If you’re feeling a little bit annoyed at how your manager has been treating you lately , feel free to check out this list while you’re on the clock.
“My husband was promoted to his former boss’ position, and the guy left his office like this for my husband to move into.”
I wouldn’t expect the former occupant of my office to deep-clean the place or anything, but is it too much to ask for them to remove at least some of their garbage?
“Moments before taking this photo, I told my boss these pallets are a pain to move.”
Anyone who’s worked a physically demanding job likely shares the experience of expressing concern to their boss, having it ignored, and then witnessing a disaster strike.
“I’ve worn my earrings to work every day for two years, I come in today and have this sexist policy presented to me. Someone not even in my company tattled on me to my out-of-state managers.”
It’s a little tough to make this out, but the long and short of it is that men are now banned from wearing earrings in the workplace. This company needs to get with the times .
“Manager made this mess and made me pick it up, I do it and I come out she’s sitting on a counter FaceTiming someone and blasting music.”
Some managers get to where they are through hard work. Other managers, though, really make you wonder.
“This was my dad’s only Christmas bonus from the company he’s worked at for over 20 years: A $20 off coupon for a frozen turkey. My mom got a Christmas ornament.”
Some companies don’t offer holiday bonuses at all, but those that do really ought to research what a respectable bonus might look like .
“Scabs hired out of state being bussed in to work at Case New Holland in Burlington, IA. We are currently on strike fighting for fair wages and benefits after a great year for the company.”
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The power of collective bargaining lies in unity. Unfortunately, that unity doesn’t matter when businesses are willing to hire scab workers.
“My boss’ ‘inspirational’ quote on the wall…”
This boss used a lot of words (and some truly baffling capitalization) to justify the fact that they want to punish their employees. This is a demotivational poster if I’ve ever seen one.
“Boss says no AC isn’t that big of a deal…”
If you’re driving a company car, it’s reasonable to expect things to work properly, and for your boss to listen to any concerns. In this case, I don’t think cracking the window is going to help any.
“2 weeks of telling my boss the produce in the warehouse is going bad – Him: don’t worry about it.”
I once worked at a well-known coffee shop and had a manager who would shrug off expiry dates. On a related note, I don’t go to that coffee shop anymore.
“POV: you work in order picking without certifications when all drivers are busy.”
Most jobs involve a certain amount of covering for other people. But at a certain point, the onus falls on the boss to make sure the right people are working the right jobs.
“Getting told I don’t work by my boss all because I didn’t scrub a small piece of dried bird poop off of the sidewalk after having deep cleaned the entire office, while also being my boss’ only employee and running his business completely by myself for just a few cents over minimum wage.”
There’s no feeling worse than working a lousy job for a lousy boss, and not being in a position to quit.
“Business owner aggressively whining about staffing on the front door. Very unappetizing to me.”
If only this manager knew that there was one weird trick to making employees want to work . As it turns out, offering a living wage is a great incentive.
“No soap in restrooms at Burger King. Spoke to manager who said, ‘Oh well. I haven’t had the chance to see if any came in on the truck today.’ and then continued to do nothing about it. Scary as if I can’t wash my hands, neither can their employees.”
You’d think the manager could pop over to a store and buy some soap dispensers, but that would require effort.
“These ‘inspirational’ messages from my manager.”
I can’t even imagine the anxiety that waking up to this every morning must bring on. Like, employees are going to do their best when they’re on the clock, but they certainly don’t need this when they’re off the clock.
“I work at a place where at the end of shifts we split the tips evenly between the 2-3 people that work. We had more than $50 of tips today and my coworker had to leave about 10 minutes early. She ended up taking all but $2.50 and management won’t do anything about it.”
If there’s one thing that’s true of managers and tip jars, it’s that managers could not care less about whether their employees are receiving adequate tips.
“My Osha required 120$ non-slip work shoes after 7 months. Manager offered a pair of rubber covers when confronted.”
The fact that these shoes have exploded isn’t the manager’s fault, but the failure to do anything about it is most definitely their fault.
“Glad to know the McD manager gets paid well. Should know how to park still.”
Good for this McD’s manager for buying a nice car, but it’s kind of an unnecessary flex when everyone else in the restaurant is likely making minimum wage.
“The toilet paper of a $30,000,000,000 company.”
This is infuriating, no doubt. Then again, companies don’t grow to this size by spending a dime more than they need to. The road to riches is paved with one-ply toilet paper.
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“The way my company announced our paycut.”
This might be worth lawyering up over. After all, the email makes it very clear that this is supposed to be an increase — and going from $21.99 to $20 an hour is most certainly not an increase.
“The multi-billion dollar company I work for still hasn’t replaced my printer to allow me to do essential tasks.”
I’m less shocked by management’s inaction than I am by the state of this printer. What happened to it? Why isn’t anything being done about it?
