Let's face it--in one way or another, we all work for The Man. As a great man once said, "all work and no play make Jack a dull boy". And we all know what happened to that guy. Don't let a crappy boss get you down, there's always better out there.
Redditor ColossusXT asked:
Employees of Reddit, how did you first find out your boss was actually just an idiotthat makes more money than you?
Serious balls.
"When he told me instead of taking my new higher paying job I should just work more hours at my current one for him."
Lauer99
"Had something similar happen to me. I did my substitution service and after 6 months like a week before it was over my boss approached me about extending the service for another 3 to 6 months. "You can make some serious money before you start university".
"I just plainly looked at her ran the numbers in my head and told her "2,78€/hour is not serious money. I can do literally 4 times this much with working in a f*cking factory or something. But since I now know the routines around here and we are supposed to be 2 full time employees here plus me and any interns instead of one full time and me I am willing to think about it if you match the 12,50€/hr salary".
"She literally exploded in the room in front of the other employee and several patients calling me ungrateful, arrogant and what not. I just smiled at her turned around and continued to do my work. The full time employee approached me when the boss had left and just said "I am gonna quit here at the end of the month too. Wish I had your balls to tell her off like this though".
maverick1191
PLEASE vote, people.
Giphy
"I had a boss once who refused to register to vote because she didn't want jury duty and then got jury duty because that's not the only way they pick. She ended up serving for a week."
adeiner
"I'm ok with that person not voting."
Brideshead
Uhhhhhh
"Dropped a ton of cash renting art from a museum's art bank for our (decrepit Chinatown) office. Then didn't have money to pay salaries."
Peregrine2976
"I worked for one where the CEO spent $200k+ on building out a new office for our full-time telecommuting tech startup."
"Several employees lived outside of the city, and almost all of those in the city found it a pain in the a** to get to the office, which was in a semi-industrial area."
"It was, however, a quick drive to the CEO's house."
"I'm not sure what happened to the company, but I left when I found out they were debating whether to fold or replace the CEO."
dexx4d
Fourth trimester?
"My manager (woman who's in nursing school) thought that women were pregnant for 12 months."
birb_in_disguise
"Everyone knows the fourth trimester is the roughest."
Cantsaythatoutloud
Why would you think that?
Giphy
"The time he got really b*tchy/passive aggressive a few months after he hired me which finally boiled over when he got mad and said "I HIRED YOU BECAUSE I THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING TO RUN THIS COMPANY FOR ME!"
"I'm a graphic designer by the way."
Axl_Bundy
Wow indeed.
"I write ": )" on papers I grade for a professor. He accused me of writing slurs in my native language even though it's just a f*cking smiley face."
aRationalShill
"In high school I had a math teacher who said equilateral triangles looked like an Asian person."
"The whole room got quiet and one of the bad a** kids even said " ......wow."
Zenkikid
LMAO
"My manager told me to mop the breakroom floor. I did. She freaked out that it was slippery (two seconds after I was done)."
necrocripple
"Shoulda gotten it dry cleaned."
Discount_Timelord
I mean, it's not like it's your job or anything.
Giphy
"He couldn't do basic math while pretending to have a masters. Couldn't use Excel either..."
abad84
"The former CFO asked me who was in charge of the Finance department. I still don't know if it was a joke."
TheHealadin
Seems legit.
"I did business with company A while working at company B. Company A offered me a job because they liked how I operated. I went through an extensive interview process, they said I was great, they had my resume, knew my experience and specialties, what I was capable of, etc."
"After a few weeks they kept telling me "you need a degree in electrical engineering to understand this" when they knew I had no understanding of electrical engineering and left that part of the job description out when they hired me. I was pissed so I spent the next few months interviewing at other companies while getting paid a nice salary. I had another job before they fired me. No regrets."
donutshopsss
:0
"I used to do computer repair. New boss was hired, and it started to become obvious she knew nothing about computers. Every morning she'd ask me what I was going to do for the day, then repeat back what I said as an order."
"I told the receptionist about this, and she told me I was probably just overreacting."
"Then one morning the receptionist was in the repair room and witnessed this exchange:"
"Boss: Fievelm, what are you working on?"
"Me: I'm installing Windows on this machine, cleaning spyware off of that one, and transferring data between those laptops."
"Boss: OK. I need you to install Windows on that machine, clean the spyware off of that one, and transfer the data on those laptops. Can you get all that done?"
"I look over at the receptionist and her mouth was agape."
"Thankfully that boss did not last long, and I moved on to greener pastures."
fievelm
'Fresh frozen Brine'
"When he went on a tirade about how 'Fresh Frozen Brine Shrimp' was the same as 'Fresh Brine Shrimp.' They had recently died (they don't live very long in the shop) so in order to save money he collected the little dead bodies of the shrimp and froze them."
"When I had to explain the reason people feed LIVE MOVING brine shrimp to their fish to entice them to eat other foods that are more nutritious or in most cases to get them to eat at all... I knew he was a fish store owner in name only."
"He still went on to sell the dead little bodies as 'Fresh frozen Brine'... which is dumb."
Anom8675309
Done
The Office Boss GIF
Giphy
"Once I told my boss I was 1/3 done with the work I had to do He said 'well you better hurry the others said they has finishes 1/6 of the work'. He walked away and I just stared at him for a few seconds."
Queen_lucya
"I had a boss like this. He would recognize that I could finish things faster so he would give me more work, and just expect everything to go much faster..."
"Not understanding that I wrote tools to do parts of my job faster, but other parts still went the same speed. The big thing is they would go, Jim is not a hard worker, he arrives at his desk at 8:15. Bob is a hard worker because he gets at his desk at 7:45. Completely ignoring when people leave of course."
MrDude_1
3X
"After the third time he drove a powerdrill through his hand."
Unweededgarden
"And I thought I was an idiot for nicking myself with a screw once. THREE TIMES? Some people need to live in a padded cell. Not because they're crazy, but because they're too stupid to survive any other way."
tashkiira
Logic
"My boss thinks he is a programmer. (SQL) He told me he did not like that I have one table that contains both active and inactive computers with a field that indicates active/inactive and told me (demanded) that I should create 2 tables one for each computer state."
LeftChoux
"Clearly doesn't understand the first thing about relational database logic. Lemme guess, he also prefers hard coding things into stored procedures instead of adding a table to have things dynamic in case they need to vary in the future."
_CattleRustler_
"If they asked me this, I would have made a view for on and off computers. It might not be worth my time explaining."
Levelup94
Look Man
"Asks me to do stuff that helps no one or makes nothing better. He has us doing stuff that he literally can't explain why."
Lufernaal
"Even as a middle manager, you need to understand why you need something done. If you can't explain to someone why they need to do what they're doing, either they shouldn't be doing it or someone who does understand the big picture needs to be in charge."
"If you don't understand how the people on your team fit into the bigger plan, how can you effectively lead and manage that team? There are some times where you might need to say 'look man, my boss wants it done so we just have to give it to them' but that should definitely be the exception rather than the rule."
TheRealKidkudi
'dirty'
"When he keeps asking me why the inventory looks 'dirty' (physically dirty) and doesn't care about the accuracy of it. My job doesn't even have anything to do with the warehouse. I'm an ops analyst. Yes, I am sure. Reason being I work for a business to business, 3rd party logistics company."
"We don't have our own production/manufacturing lines. The product we store is not perishable. It moves as per instruction of our client. Also, I'm sure the clown doesn't know what fifo and lifo are."
kingslayer_07
Engineers
"I told my boss since he wouldn’t listen to me we needed an industrial engineer to make our dept/machine more efficient. He said, 'no way in hell are we bringing in an engineer.' 3 weeks later my company hired an engineer and when they came to our Dept the engineer asked him what he wanted to do differently he froze turned and said, 'well let’s go talk to Themonkeymen he’s worked here a long time he knows what needs to be done...' This boss makes at least double my salary if not more."
TheMonkeyMen
Functions
GIF by Stella 52
Giphy
"When I created functions for similar procedures instead of copying and pasting the exact same code and modifying it in various spots throughout the program."
"'What if we hire a developer that doesn't know how to use functions?'"
"Then we shouldn't have freaking hired them."
FoleyX90
Okay, some of these feel like an absolute hostile work environment.
Do you have boss horror stories to share? Let us know in the comments below.
For many childhood memories are overrun by living nightmares.
Yes, children are resilient, but that doesn't mean that the things we see as babes don't follow us forever.
The horrors of the world are no stranger to the young.
Redditor -2sweetcaramel- wanted to see who was willing to share about the worst things we've seen as kids, so they asked:
"What’s the creepiest thing you saw as a kid?"
Serious Danger
"Me and my best friend would explore the drainage tunnels under the Vegas area where we grew up. These were miles long and it was always really cool down there so it was a good way to escape the heat of our scorching hot summers. We went into this one that goes under the Fiesta casino and found a camp with a bunch of homeless people."
"Mind you we are like 11 years old lol. And we just kept going like it was nothing. It wasn’t scary then but when I look back at it we could have been in some serious danger. Our parents had no idea we did this or where we were and we had no cellphones. We could have been kidnapped and never have been found."
oofboof2020
Waiting for Food
"I was at a portillos once when I was 12 and I was waiting with my little brother at a booth while my parents got our food. This guy was standing with his tray kind of watching me then after a couple of minutes he started to walk over really fast not breaking eye contact with me."
"He was 2 feet from the table and my dad came out of nowhere and scared the s**t out of him. He looked so surprised and just said he wanted to see if I’d get scared or not. He left his tray full of food near the door and left. My folks reported him but we never went to that location again since we found a better one closer to home."
nowhereboy1964
Captain Hobo to the Rescue
"When I was a pretty young teen, my friends and I were horsing around in San Francisco and started hanging out to smoke with some homeless guys. Another homeless dude came up and began aggressively trying to shake us down for anything (money, smokes, a ride, drugs- all of it) and wouldn’t take no for an answer."
"We got in over our heads and could tell this guy was now riling the other 2 guys up and they were acting like they wanted to jump us. Some grandfather-looking old homeless man appeared out of nowhere and yelled at us to get the f**k out of here- nice kids like us don’t belong down here at this hour!!"
"Captain Hobo saved our lives that night. My parents sincerely thought we were at a mall all day lol."
FartAttack911
Survival
tsunami GIF
Giphy
"I was 7 and survived the 2004 tsunami in Thailand. Witnessed the wave rise way above the already massive palm trees (approx. 40ft?) and my family and I watched/heard the wave crash into the ground from a rooftop."
faithfulpoo
These Tsunami stories are just tragic.
On the Sand
Scared The Launch GIF by CTV
Giphy
"We were a group of kids who went to swim in a local lake. And there was a dead body on the beach with their hands raised and their legs bent unnaturally that local police just took out of the same lake. I've never put my foot in these waters again."
oyloff
Be Clever
"I was walking to school and I was about 5 or 6 years old and some guy pulled up beside me in his car and asked if I would get in. He also offered me sweets to do so. I said no. The creepy bit was when he calmly said ‘clever boy’ to me, then drove off. I’ve never even told my parents or anyone else about this as it would most likely freak them out."
OstneyPiz
Bad Jokes
"Dad's side of the family pranked me by burying a fake body on our back property and had me dig it up to find valuables. Was only allowed to use a lantern for light. They stuffed old clothes with chicken bones. Sheetrock mud where the head was... Random fake jewelry as the treasures... I was like maybe 10 or 11.. I remember digging up the boot first and started gagging because it became real at that point."
Alegan239
YOU
Who Are You Reaction GIF by MOODMAN
Giphy
"Woke up to find my little brother staring at me in the dark, asking, Are you really you?"
PrettyLola2004
Siblings can really be a bunch of creepers.
No one should talk to others in the dark though.
Not all pet owners have the same relationship with their pets.
While anyone who decides to become a pet owner, or pet parent as some say, love their pets equally, some never ever let them leave their side.
Taking their pet with them to work, running errands, even on vacations.
Many pet parents even allow their pets to share their bed with them when going to sleep.
For others though, this is where a line is finally drawn.
Redditor Piggythelavasurfer was curious to hear whether pet owners allowed their pets to share their bed with them, as well as the reasons why they do/don't, leading them to ask:
"Do you let your pet sleep in your bed? Why/why not?"
The Tiny Issue Of Water...
"Absolutely not."
"I have fish."- Senior-Meal3649
Everyone Gets Lonely Eventually...
"I adopted an eleven year old cat the day before Halloween."
"She has mostly lived in my closet since I got her, and she hasn’t been too interested in coming out."
"Last night, she came out of my closet and jumped up on my bed, and crawled under my covers and curled up by my feet to sleep."
"I was so happy!"- YellowBeastJeep
The Comforting Reminder That You're Not Alone...
"I recently lost my Greyhound but I used to let him sleep on my bed with me."
"The company was nice and he was no trouble to have on my bed."- HoodedMenace3
Hungry Cookie GIF by De Graafschap Dierenartsen
Giphy
What Do You Mean Allow?
"I have no choice."
"She is a cat, cats do whatever they want."- Small_cat1412
"He lets me sleep in my bed."- Poorly-Drawn-Beagle
Wouldn't Have It Any Other Way
"I carry my old boy upstairs to bed every night."- worst_in_show
Hug GIF by The BarkPost
Giphy
Who Needs An Alarm Clock?
"I let my two cats sleep with me."
"They're so full of love and just want cuddles all the time."
"And so do I."
"We've all developed a lil routine."
"Get to bed, oldest sleeps on my feet to keep them warm, youngest lies in my arm while I lie on my side (she the little spoon), then when I snooze my alarm for work in the morning the youngest paws at my face and meeps loudly to wake me up."- GhostofaFlea_
Whose Bed Is It Anyway?
"Yes."
"They're also kind enough to let me squeeze into whatever space they've left for me."
"Although I do get a few dirty looks off them."- Therealkaylor
"I found this tiny kitten screaming her head off under a car."
"Would not come out."
"Got some food and some water in dishes."
"I stood by the tire so she couldn't see my feet."
"She got curious about the food and water and started gobbling it down."
"I thought she would bolt when I squatted down."
"She was too busy eating."
"I grabbed her by the nape of the neck and all four legs went straight out and she tried to scratch me to death."
"I got her in the door and tossed her toward the couch."
"She ricocheted off the couch as if she was a ping pong off a table and I lost sight of her."
"I put out food and water and a sandbox and did not see that kitten for three days."
"On the third day, I came home and she was on my bed pillow."
"I thought she would bolt when I came near, but she didn't."
"I wanted to sleep so I tried to scoot her little butt off my pillow."
"She would not go."
"I put my head down to sleep and that is the way it was from then on."
"She ran the roost."- Logical_Cherry_7588
sleepy kitten GIF
Giphy
Sleeping Is A Prerequisite...
"No, he's a cat and he cannot keep still during the night."
"He walks across the headboard, opens the closet doors, jumps into the windows and rustles the blinds, etc."
"If he would sleep he could stay, but alas, he's a ramblin' man."- Spong_Durnflungle
Saying No Just Isn't An Option...
"'Let'."
"Lol."
"It's a cat's world and I'm happy to be on her good side."- milaren
Felines Only!
"The cat does, the dog doesn't and the horse certainly does not either."- Xcrowzz
Angry Tom And Jerry GIF by Boomerang Official
Giphy
Is That My Hair On That Pillow?
"My dog is perfect."
"She comes up, cuddles til we start to fall asleep, then gets down to sleep on her bed so she doesn't get too hot."
"Jumps back up in the early morning for wake up cuddles."
"The hair everywhere is the only downside but she is so cozy, what can you do."- HoodieWinchester
It is easy to understand how some people are able to fall asleep more easily knowing their friend and protector is there, in bed, with them.
Though we can't blame others who don't want to run the risk of being scratched or bitten in the middle of the night either...