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The Micro Manager

This boss does not trust any of the staff. His (her) base belief is that none of the staff know what they are doing. The Micro Manager must watch his (her) staff's every move. This boss will rummage through his (her) staff's desk to find out information.

Trust in his (her) staff is practically non-existent. He (she) must know at all times what the staff is working on. If staff is on lunch or break then this boss keeps a strict eye on the clock and scolds his (her) staff for lateness as miniscule as a minute.

What others think

  • 48% Boss is a Prick
  • 34% Sounds Bad
  • 19% Stop Complaining
  • 141 Ratings

Snooper

I had a boss that would go through people's desks when they weren't there or even when they were. She would come up to my desk and just start picking up papers randomly from my desk and reading them. Or she would lean over my shoulder and read ...

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Posted: July 25, 2006 | Boss Type: The Micro Manager | Industry: n/a |

What others think

  • 41% Boss is a Prick
  • 27% Sounds Bad
  • 31% Stop Complaining
  • 74 Ratings

Not an asshole but.....

I'm not sure what to class this boss as, because he was never there and barely said a word to me. I was fresh out of University and got a graduate "training" job as an account manager for a transport company. I was sent to work at the transport ...

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Posted: July 27, 2006 | Boss Type: The Micro Manager |

What others think

  • 32% Boss is a Prick
  • 26% Sounds Bad
  • 41% Stop Complaining
  • 46 Ratings

Watching every move...

Having some one watch your every move is definitely not fun. I worked for this company in Vaughan and the boss lady would never leave the employees alone. Trying to account for every movement we were there. The worse part would be when she would abruptly interfere with clients just ...

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Posted: July 28, 2006 | Boss Type: The Micro Manager |

What others think

  • 19% Boss is a Prick
  • 39% Sounds Bad
  • 41% Stop Complaining
  • 51 Ratings

Fire me if you don't trust me

I can't believe my boss. She doesn't trust anything I do. Last week we met with a client and she asked me to put together a presentation. Then as usual she re-did the entire thing. I just don't know why she does that.

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Posted: August 1, 2006 | Boss Type: The Micro Manager | Industry: Advertising |

What others think

  • 59% Boss is a Prick
  • 29% Sounds Bad
  • 10% Stop Complaining
  • 47 Ratings

Total BITCH!

I worked for a boss that had slept with her boss to get to where she was at, but then wouldn't allow anyone to date or hire boy/girlfriends or spouses anywhere in the 800 person company. To top it off she later met someone online, started dating and ...

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Posted: August 9, 2006 | Boss Type: The Micro Manager | Industry: Internet |

What others think

  • 37% Boss is a Prick
  • 48% Sounds Bad
  • 13% Stop Complaining
  • 29 Ratings

Make up your mind

My boss is a great person, outside of work. He makes jokes and is very friendly. Inside work he is a different person. When he hired me, he said I could go far with the company and my pay would grow with the growth of the company. I started out ...

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Posted: August 9, 2006 | Boss Type: The Micro Manager | Industry: Production |

What others think

  • 5% Boss is a Prick
  • 2% Sounds Bad
  • 91% Stop Complaining
  • 35 Ratings

Most Ugly Bitch in China

The most ugly and stupid woman manager(now the EVP of APR) in China.

And a thief who stole the MTV and Viacom resources, tranferred them to his husband company, another website ifense.com

She is ugly, it's not her fault at all, but she should not go outside ...

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Posted: August 9, 2006 | Boss Type: The Micro Manager | Industry: Media,TV |

What others think

  • 5% Boss is a Prick
  • 22% Sounds Bad
  • 71% Stop Complaining
  • 53 Ratings

He's my Dad and Boss.

My Dad's philosophy is to get the job done at all costs, when the client calls we have to jump. Holidays, Birthdays, weekends...none of these matter when it comes to our clients.
My philosophy is: Work to live, not live to work. I believe that my new wife ...

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Posted: August 9, 2006 | Boss Type: The Micro Manager | Industry: Industrial |