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The Credit Stealer

This boss loves taking credit for her (his) staff's work as her (his) own. When the going she (he) finds one of her (his) staff to blame even if it is her (his) fault.

The Credit Stealer is a master at deceiving her (his) superiors into thinking that she (he) is brilliant. She (he) manipulates every good outcome to make it look like she (he) initiated it. She (he) never gives credit. This boss is dangerous since you can get fired if she (he) thinks it will save her (his) job.

What others think

  • 16% Boss is a Prick
  • 32% Sounds Bad
  • 52% Stop Complaining
  • 25 Ratings

Credit Stealer

I was always under the impression that women make good managers, at least the my ex bosses were ladies and they were terrific.I worked with this lady for 8 months and as I had joined the organization much earlier she always had this insecurity and if I had an ...

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Posted: September 3, 2006 | Boss Type: The Credit Stealer | Industry: Technology |

What others think

  • 62% Boss is a Prick
  • 6% Sounds Bad
  • 31% Stop Complaining
  • 16 Ratings

My boss steals!

My boss steals away all the credit for my work. She is some 11 years senior to me and I am new to the company..so I can't really complain about it to anyone. I am still finding out ways to handle this situation tactfully and gracefully. If anyone ...

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Posted: September 27, 2006 | Boss Type: The Credit Stealer | Industry: Software |

What others think

  • 63% Boss is a Prick
  • 26% Sounds Bad
  • 10% Stop Complaining
  • 19 Ratings

Superman...whatever

My boss started with the company in Jan. 06 and I've just now pegged his MO. First he asks me to gather a team of employees from all departments to plan and execute company appreciation parties. For every event they have planned he has changed very big details of ...

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Posted: November 5, 2006 | Boss Type: The Credit Stealer | Industry: Manu |

What others think

  • 95% Boss is a Prick
  • 5% Sounds Bad
  • 0% Stop Complaining
  • 20 Ratings

Greedy

My boss wants me to fly all over the world, negotiate business deals, speak at conferences. The schedules are pretty tough. That's fine, it's my choice and I get to see a lot of places. What really pisses me off is that all the corporate expenses I make ...

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Posted: December 21, 2006 | Boss Type: The Credit Stealer | Industry: Consulting |

What others think

  • 71% Boss is a Prick
  • 14% Sounds Bad
  • 14% Stop Complaining
  • 7 Ratings

What do you think??

I work in sales and had an old family friend who wanted to invest some $$$ - approx 2 mill. I had been talking to him about making an investment for yrs and when he contacted me - it was 98% a sure thing. I asked my boss for help and he eventually ...

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Posted: February 1, 2007 | Boss Type: The Credit Stealer | Industry: Investing |

What others think

  • 73% Boss is a Prick
  • 13% Sounds Bad
  • 13% Stop Complaining
  • 15 Ratings

Lying Boss

My boss took time out to send a company wide email patting himself on the back for his new eCommerce site. I designed the site, the site identity, and created a survey for public feedback. Nowhere in the email was anyone on the web development team included for praise. He ...

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Posted: March 9, 2007 | Boss Type: The Credit Stealer | Industry: Publishing |

What others think

  • 78% Boss is a Prick
  • 7% Sounds Bad
  • 14% Stop Complaining
  • 14 Ratings

Thief!

My boss and I are photographers. I took an image right in front of him the other day and showed him what I had on the digital camera. He made a comment that he really loved the composition and setting. He then went out later that day, found the exact ...

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Posted: May 2, 2007 | Boss Type: The Credit Stealer |

What others think

  • 14% Boss is a Prick
  • 42% Sounds Bad
  • 42% Stop Complaining
  • 7 Ratings

I am all that

I have a boss who thinks that sleeping around and manipulating his associates is ok. He has everyone believing he is the nicest guy in the world but when you bring to attention the things he isn't doing like fairness and attending to issues of importance or racism (which ...

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Posted: May 16, 2007 | Boss Type: The Credit Stealer | Industry: Factory |