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All Purpose Asshole

As noted above, we have created 5 specific boss types. The All Purpose Asshole has been created as a catchall for all of those situations that do not fall neatly into any of the above categories.

Some of the boss behaviours that fall into this category are:

Delegating all of his (her) work, but taking all of the credit for the accomplishments,
Acting pessimistic about everything - nothing that anyone does will ever work, everyone is doomed to failure
Having annoying habits such as snapping his (her) fingers when he (she) wants something
Obsessive compulsiveness

What others think

  • 54% Boss is a Prick
  • 31% Sounds Bad
  • 13% Stop Complaining
  • 22 Ratings

Never gets out of home

My boss is a unique example. He talks to his wife all day. He misses meetings as he is talking to his wife all the time. The sad part does not end there. Then he inflicts the agony of telling everyone what they talked about. We think our reviews are ...

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Posted: August 18, 2006 | Boss Type: All Purpose Asshole | Industry: Manufacturing |

What others think

  • 69% Boss is a Prick
  • 23% Sounds Bad
  • 7% Stop Complaining
  • 13 Ratings

The last word ....

She’s up, she’s down … she’s down, she’s up. I am stuck between a rock and a hard place. One minute she gives me the space I need to do my job and allows me innovate ...

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Posted: November 25, 2006 | Boss Type: All Purpose Asshole |

What others think

  • 66% Boss is a Prick
  • 33% Sounds Bad
  • 0% Stop Complaining
  • 9 Ratings

India is hell for insrnce

I was working with one of the non-life insurance companies in India. My boss was the Regional Manager of the state of Madhya Pradesh. Initially all went good but gradually he started bearing grudges because he hated my looks.

He had given me the toughest territory with the toughest business ...

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Posted: August 19, 2006 | Boss Type: All Purpose Asshole | Industry: Insurance |

What others think

  • 16% Boss is a Prick
  • 33% Sounds Bad
  • 50% Stop Complaining
  • 12 Ratings

Egoistic & Bastard

I am really sorry to pen down that that my boss is so egoistic that he has ruined my career offically & emotionally, so much so that I have started hating that particular community.

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Posted: August 19, 2006 | Boss Type: All Purpose Asshole | Industry: IT |

What others think

  • 50% Boss is a Prick
  • 6% Sounds Bad
  • 43% Stop Complaining
  • 16 Ratings

Absolute Idiot

At the level of Senior VP in a major Telecom company, you would expect some vision from him. But on the contrary, he will start micro-managing one aspect of work and then go on to another aspect without finishing the first one.

His priority is only what his boss' boss ...

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Posted: August 19, 2006 | Boss Type: All Purpose Asshole | Industry: Telecom |

What others think

  • 6% Boss is a Prick
  • 80% Sounds Bad
  • 13% Stop Complaining
  • 15 Ratings

Beware of this company!!!

Engineering company in Muscat, Oman.

Muscat, Oman is a beautiful place. And, the company I work at is is one of the top consultants in the US, rated very high on ENR rankings. Unfortunately no one is aware that this applies only to their US office. None of their benefits ...

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Posted: August 21, 2006 | Boss Type: All Purpose Asshole | Industry: Engineering |

What others think

  • 35% Boss is a Prick
  • 17% Sounds Bad
  • 47% Stop Complaining
  • 17 Ratings

Worst Boss

You can ask anyone working in Mumbai about this guy and I promise every single person will agree with our feelings. He is still there because of his affair with the HR Head.

My boss (I'm not afraid of him and want him to know this through this post ...

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Posted: August 21, 2006 | Boss Type: All Purpose Asshole | Industry: Advertising |

What others think

  • 700% Boss is a Prick
  • 300% Sounds Bad
  • 100% Stop Complaining
  • 1 Rating

"At The End of the Day"

At the end of the day...

Overused buzzphrases:www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/business/15290776.htm

I worked as a property manager for two guys who rented a lot of homes but "hated property management". During my interview, it had not escaped me that they inserted every tired business buzzphrase ...

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Posted: July 5, 2007 | Boss Type: All Purpose Asshole | Industry: Rental Housing |