Comments on: HR’s funnier side: The world’s 3 worst bosses

By: Will Isherwood

Will Isherwood — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:35:21 +0000

I agree with the comments about self-deceptive employees not including the whole reasons for their termination. You do have to consider the source. I have had one terminated employee beg me to lie to his wife as to why he was terminated. However, we had a director reprimand a subordinate for not giving at least a 1 week bereavement notice. The employee apologized for incoveniencing his boss and the department. The employee said his family agreed to provide the one week bereavement pre-notice in the future and only euthanize fellow family members after the one-week notice had passed.

By: Angie

Angie — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:41:43 +0000

These were all great posts to read. Carla seemed to make everyone’s blood boil. When I first read her comment, I thought it was also unrelated and unappropriate, now it just has me self-conscience because I type my comments in a hurry—— I know there are two sides to every story but…I have worked for a horrible boss. When she would arrive we could immediatly tell what mood she was in and have to work around that. We all wondered whose turn it was for her to “chew on and spit out” that day. Out of the original seven people that worked for her when the company started in Oct. 2008, there are only two left. We also use to think she was bipolar!

By: Joe

Joe — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:45:10 +0000

Hahaha. David – that was great. Thanks for the laugh.

By: David

David — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 16:54:16 +0000

I to am tyred of all the typos and dumming down. PLeeze folks, use spell check or proofe read you’re messag befour posting. Thanx you!

By: John

John — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 19:39:15 +0000

Carla – “You know, I really did not intend to be arrogant or to offend anyone. I guess I’m just a frustrated English teacher at heart. Please forgive me.”
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You have shown that you are a great person! It takes a lot to ask forgiveness. We all do stuff that after a while find it may not have been the best thing. Lord knows I have. Thanks for your response and yes indeed I forgive you.

John

By: S.L.

S.L. — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 19:10:06 +0000

Carla, I can’t post for anyone else, but you are very unprofessional for wasting my time reading your post which has absolutely nothing to do with the topic – for that I find YOU in error. Simply stop reading these posts and go to a proofeader’s paradise website instead.

Now back to the topic. I agree that there’s always two sides to every story. Both sides will justify their own version. The truth will eventually come out.

By: Carla

Carla — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 18:56:47 +0000

You know, I really did not intend to be arrogant or to offend anyone. I guess I’m just a frustrated English teacher at heart. Please forgive me.

By: Brian Ard

Brian Ard — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 18:12:16 +0000

I don’t doubt that things like this CAN happen, I just hear it too often to believe it EVERY time it’s reported. And I know full well that HR folks are not immune from demolishing the very policies they are supposed to enforce. But stories like these get passed around on the web and suddenly they become “fact”, (ie “I read somewhere that a boss once…….”). Force people to substantiate what they say or you’ll get an email about Eddie Murphy frightening a woman in a Las Vegas elevator with a dog.

Disclaimer: I did not proof read this post on what is supposed to be a casual message board. Sorry if I’m “dumbing you down”.

By: Darrel Tyree

Darrel Tyree — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 14:27:34 +0000

When I interview for a new position, I can usually spot a bad boss and decline the job offer if I get one. Deborah Ybarra described perfectly the first ‘bad boss’ I’ve experienced in four decades of working – ’sit on the fence, play it safe, never make a decision, give wish-washy direction, cannot decide on a strategy, and cannot support their employees goals and objectives,’ and all this made him dislikable to me. The yelling, finger pointing, and illogical screaming and stupidity I could cope with because that behavior I had experienced before from other bosses. I was the odd manager that found it impossible to work with him, while most other managers encountering the same difficulties with this guy were able to adjust, I expect, because of having dealt with his kind before.Having no prior experience how to adjust or cope with my first ‘bad boss’, I had no choice but to bid a good job goodby. All of these are traits I should have picked up in the interview but didn’t. I would like to think I’ve gained the experience to be successful with such a boss if I’m unlucky, or unobservant enough, to get another one. Incidentailly, the ‘bad boss’ of transfered the week after I left, probably because of the high turnover of those reporting to him. Patience is another lesson I hope I’ve learned from that.

By: John

John — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:28:47 +0000

Connie and Carla. I thought about this very hard and finally decided to write this. I have no doubt that you are nice and concerned people. On the other hand your “lecture” is a bit arrogant. Yes there are typos. This is an informal board and people are probably very busy so they visit and respond very quickly. Some, like me, are not real good typers and not necessarily poor spellers. To challenge people’s professionalism in the manner that you did was unprofessional. Again, I think you meant well but it was offensive none the less.