Horrible Bosses Have Always Been Around, But 2021 Was A Particularly Bad Year For Them

Horrible bosses have been around since time immemorial, sure, but MAN 2021 was a wicked year for them.

You’d think that after a global pandemic, a huge market crash and recovery, and all the other crap we’ve handled the last two years that bosses would catch a clue and not be so extra all the time, but no. No, here we are, in the Year of Our Lord 2021 with the same song and dance.

IDK, maybe that’s why so many Americans quit their crappy jobs and found greener pastures elsewhere?

Anyway, check out these truly awful stories. And cringe with me.

1. ND-freaking-A

2. She just quit

3. So wild that they keep quitting

4. 5 A.M.!

5. Fired!

6. Torture success!

7. Vacation

8. Well. At least she apologized?

9. It’s BRAIN SURGERY

10. Grammar, bud

My boss put this sign up 2 days after I requested 12/24-12/25 off. Any advice on what to do? from antiwork

11. Should be.

IM SORRY BOSS IM SO VERY EXCITED TO BEGIN DESTROYING MY BODY FOR A SHIT PAYCHECK SHOULD I SPIT SHINE YOUR SHOES WHILE IM DOWN HERE? from antiwork

12. It’s midnight.

My buddy’s boss last night. Good for him but I wouldn’t have answered. from antiwork

13. Elementary school lunches aren’t bonuses

My bosses idea, to give us incentive to not call in sick, or have family emergencies. 1 week of crappy food isn’t going to stop me from staying home if I need to. from antiwork

14. Paid wrong

Fired from my first ever job today on my birthday. It was for "having an attitude at work". I was fired immediately after bringing up that I was paid over 2 hours less than what I worked, and my boss left one of the paystubs out of his math and tried to say I was paid too much. from antiwork

15. What year is it

I am an HR assistant and I am forced by my boss to use paper like this to keep track of working hours instead of just doing it on Excel or with an HR software (which we have). from mildlyinfuriating

16. YUCK

Completing my bosses work on top of mine while he’s on vacation. from mildlyinfuriating

17. She’s 17

The passive-aggressiveness from my boss. Btw I’m only 17 at a part time job from mildlyinfuriating

18. Ewww

2 weeks of telling my boss the produce in the warehouse is going bad – Him: dont worry about it. from mildlyinfuriating