The different types of terrible bosses
So, what type of boss is yours? If you hate them so much, let’s see how to actually categorise them. If you think there are any missing, email them to us at hugyourboss@tiptopjob.com.
The Workaholic – your boss works day and night. He never sees his kids and does not have a social life. He sets too much work with totally unrealistic deadlines and expects way too much from you. If you cannot produce the work, he gets angry with you. His expectations are too high and he needs to relax!
The Complete Idiot – you really cannot comprehend how your boss is a boss and how they are still in business with the terrible decision making he makes. His decisions are never constant and he makes mistake after mistake. He has no common sense and continuously stresses about not doing things or being able to do things. He is quite simply an idiot!
The Bias – your boss has his favourites and always favours one person over everyone else. He always gives credit to this one person, gives them better tasks and NEVER tells them off, even if they have made a mistake or done something wrong.
The Blamer – your boss is never wrong and always places the blame on one of his staff. You cannot quite believe how they get away with it or how no one actually says anything as it is obvious who is in the wrong. He always blows his own trumpet and takes the credit for things that he should not take credit for.
The Joker – your boss is one who always plays practical jokes and makes everyone laugh. He does not take many things seriously and even has a laugh and joke with clients on the phone. Although he makes you laugh, you wonder how he can get away with talking like that to some directors and chairmen.
The Mate – your boss is everyone’s friend, quite sickly so. They get on with everyone and want to be involved in everyone’s business, even socially. Even though you like him, you still think he is your boss and should be acting like a boss.
The Dreamer – your boss is all talk. He likes to think he can do his job and get his business to the top in his industry but just has not got the personality or know how to do it. You wonder if he will ever see sense and realise where his company is positioned in the marketplace and where it will never be.
The Competitor – do you always find yourself saying you did something, but that your boss did it better? Did you go for dinner somewhere lovely, but your boss said they went somewhere lovelier? This boss is always better and always in competition with everyone at work, just to boost his ego. Quite sad really
