I had a housemate whose married boss was bonking her on the regular. He would park his car at the back of the house to hide it, but his wife figured it out and one day she stood outside the house and yelled for a while. I was doing nighshift and it woke me up
That was annoying, so I squeezed blocks of pet fish into the air ducts of his car, and it was amazing how well that worked and for how long. He eventually sold it for peanuts. The wife divorced him
The Right To Hate Your Job Shall NOT Be Infringed!
Hello, Devs!
I'm giving a talk next week on how work should not suck (ok, there's an asterisk in the printed title) and while I've got my own 20+ years of leadership experience to draw from, it only seemed right to ask the Hachyderm community: What behaviors would you appreciate (and not appreciate) from leadership?
How well do you know the holiday classics?
The Authentic and Definitive Account of Eb S. Krudge and the His Haunted Holiday Present - Encore Presentation
Listen or read this holiday special @ On Leading with Greatness!
#leadership #scrooge #badbosses #christmaspresent
https://jimsalvucci.substack.com/p/the-authentic-and-definitive-account-294
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If you want the truth about what it's like to work for a company—or a specific manager—connect with past employees and have a coffee chat.
They are more likely to give you an honest answer about the reality of the company culture, what they reward, how they treat employees, and whether working there is a good fit for you or not.
#corporateculture #duediligence #doyourresearch #goodbosses #badbosses #InvincibleCareer #networking
I thought Bill’s post 9-11 gratitude was nice...and then it took a “milkshake duck” turn for the worse. Avoid managers like this guy.
#September11 #boss #bosses #bad #BadBoss #BadBosses #MilkshakeDuck #Sept11 #gratitude
https://www.joeydevilla.com/2023/09/13/this-9-11-post-took-a-milkshake-duck-turn/
Okay, so far so good… All right… Wait…what? I hope he extended her a little extra understanding for providing some life-saving advice, but there may have come a point where dismissing her (and ideally with a generous severance package) would have been fair. Still, a response like the one “Sourdeath Sam” suggested would’ve been far […]
If your boss schedules you until the middle of the night and then early the next morning, your boss is both an idiot and an asshole
My post on Medium this week:
In today's competitive corporate world, it's not uncommon to encounter toxic personalities in positions of power, including those who appear to have psychopathic tendencies. Here are some survival strategies to cope if you cannot simply leave.
#badbosses #stress #workplaceconflictss #psychopath #workplacebullying
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