"She threw her computer monitor at me."
"She said she wanted a mentee, but she really wanted a slave."
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"I drove an hour across town to get her sushi. When I gave it to her, she threw it out and told me she'd changed her mind."
You don't have to watch The Office to know bad boss behavior when you see it. Sure, Steve Carrell's character is a textbook example of just about every boss don't: passive aggressive, micromanaging, insanely inane requests. But the premise of Michael Scott is real enough, and can be found in nearly every office.
No one has a better handle on bad bosses than their employees. Just ask them. We did, and we have nightmare boss scenarios from men and women who were eager to share their personal stories (provided we kept their names anonymous). We boiled down the most frequent offenses and asked executive coach Anna Marie Valerio, Ph.D. for her official stamp of (dis)approval and pointers for turning a bad work relationship around.
Micromanaging Our first case is a manager in the publishing industry who insisted upon being cc'd on every one of her employees' e-mail correspondences. "She would routinely respond to our e-mails correcting wording or chastising us for the smallest grammatical mistakes," an employee shares.
Resistance to TMS (too much supervision) is normal. While you have a responsibility to your boss, there are times when people ask too much from you without cause.
Meghan Casserly, Forbes.com
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