When I saw the trailer for the upcoming film, “Horrible Bosses,” it brought back a lot of memories.
The premise of the movie is one most of us can relate to: Friends Nick (Jason Bateman), Kurt (Jason Sudeikis) and Dale (Charlie Day) can’t quit their jobs — but they hate hate hate their bosses (Kevin Spacey, Colin Farrell, Jennifer Aniston). So after a few too many drinks and some dubious advice from an ex-con (Jaime Foxx), they devise a convoluted plan to permanently fix the problem. If you know what I mean.
Oh, and I do.
I mean, who hasn’t had an awful boss?
And there are so many types: bullies, control freaks, power mongers, victims, blamers, micromanagers, emotional wreaks and those who are just plain incompetent.
Mostly, I’ve been lucky with bosses. Most have been smart, fair and trusted my ability in doing the job. But I’ve had some who were, well, less than pleasant.
One boss I’ve had actually thought I was someone else — a girl named Pat — and, thinking she was firing her, fired me instead. I came to work one day and my name was crossed off the schedule, so I went home. A few hours later, I got a call from my boss, asking me where I was. “I went home,” I told her. “My name was crossed off the schedule.” She realized she had made a mistake — after blaming me for the miscommunication, of course — and told me to come back to work. I took this as an opportunity to never have to deal with her again — and quit.
Got a horror story about a boss? Let’s hear ’em!
