You can go nuts dealing with bosses from hell

Most of us have at some point had to work with bosses who were in over their heads. If the griping to friends and on social media is anything to go by, it’s safe to say that there are more lousy bosses than good ones. I’ve had my fair share of horrible bosses: One particularly nasty boss gave me an earful for taking an afternoon off to see my critically ill aunt in hospital, despite the fact that I had finished all my assignments for the day.

Another bad boss who had it in for me and gave me a last-minute assignment on a Friday evening with a very unrealistic deadline, knowing very well I’d have to work all day Saturday to finish it. First of all, I wasn’t supposed to work weekends and secondly, that Saturday was Valentine’s Day. The job was not an emergency but he wanted it ASAP. So I spent the better part of my Valentine’s Day transcribing a three-hour interview and when I finally handed it in, he kicked up a fuss claiming I had taken too long and said he would have had it done in two hours maximum. That for me was the proverbial last straw that broke the camel’s back. I tendered my resignation the very next day and never looked back.