7 Employees Open up about the Worst Bosses They Have Ever Worked With

7 Employees Open Up About Their Worst Bosses

1. The Café Collapse u/VaultHawk shared how a small café fell apart after he left. Despite doing a manager’s job for minimum wage, he was scolded when he got pink eye. He soon found a better job at Starbucks. “His business fell apart without me there and closed within four months of me leaving.”
2. Deceptive Training u/madeofstarlight was a financial analyst who was set up for failure by a colleague. The colleague deliberately trained her incorrectly. “I caught the girl who trained me poorly, going through the work I hadn’t corrected or submitted and making copies to give to my boss.” Despite her best efforts, she was eventually fired, and her position saw high turnover.
3. Pyramid Scheme Boss u/MartinB75′s boss started selling Amway products from his office, pressuring employees to buy. “I reported him, and when HR asked him if it was true, he said, ‘Sure is! Do you want in?’ Bam, escorted out the door.”
4. Promotion to Nightmare u/Matopus experienced a strained relationship after his friend became his boss. The new head chef became lazy and exploitative, even during critical personal moments. “He called me back at 5:30 a.m. asking if he was born yet, and when I told him no, he asked if I could come in for a few hours while we waited.”
5. Self-Signed Warning u/knockinbootz had a boss who was both flattering and abusive. This boss once made her type and sign her own warning letter. “She dictated a threatening letter, made me type it, and then signed it.”
6. Gender Bias at Work u/sowhatsoplenty faced sexism when she was hired as a bartender but was made to waitress instead. Her male counterpart, inexperienced as a bartender, was given the bartending job. “She told me that the girls worked as waitresses and the guys as bartenders.”
7. Boss’s Outrageous ER Visit An anonymous user recounted a bizarre incident where her boss showed up at the ER to accuse her of faking a pregnancy. “The door to the room opened, and my boss with a red face burst in and yelled, ‘SHE’S FAKING IT, SHE’S NOT PREGNANT!!!'”

These stories illustrate the wild extremes of workplace experiences, showing that sometimes, reality is stranger than fiction.