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1 The Weakest Link
The worst boss I ever had wasn’t bad - just terribly weak and scared of anyone more senior to him. I started as a junior counter assistant in a shop, and after a couple of months my boss made me Stores Manager. Great, so far (apart from being on the same pay). I more or less ran the stores side of the business. All was well until a semi-retired senior manager came to us to end his working days, and resented my position at my age. He constantly found fault, and eventually my boss became too scared to back me up on any of the imagined mistakes. I was called in and sacked on the spot, without references, because this elderly senior had told him if I didn’t go, he, my ‘brave’ boss, would be on the scrap heap. Continue reading »

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If you’ve never had a bad boss, count yourself lucky. Bosses who lose their temper, play favorites or can’t communicate—and that’s just a start on the list of managerial misbehavior—can make going in to work annoying, humiliating and infuriating. And, unless you’re independently wealthy, you’re probably not in a position to tell your boss to take this job and shove it. What can you do if you get a boss who’s the biggest obstacle to doing—and enjoying—your job?
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