Who was Your Worst Boss and Where?

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I had a couple hot-headed bosses. One had such a bad temper that an assistant would have to close the door to the office whenever she started going on a tirade so the actors waiting in the hall couldn't hear her. But I actually do okay with short-fused people. Maybe because I grew up in household where there was a lot of screaming (dad especially), it doesn't faze or scare me. I find it amusing. I know people like that are usually just blowing off steam but don't really hold grudges, so you can always get back in their good graces if you work hard for them and show that you care.

 

I was most uncomfortable when I first moved to NY and had a boss who was nasty in a more cold-blooded way. She was very controlled in her exterior but engaged in a lot of covert bullying, backstabbing and manipulation. I didn't like her and she didn't like me. When I left her office I discovered she has a bad reputation in the industry and has lost many assistants and clients due to her style. She just uses and cycles through assistants; people don't stay with her for long unless they have a slightly masochistic streak. I'm over it now but for awhile my confidence was really shaken and I questioned my self worth.

 

By a stroke of fate the woman I work for now whom I met after leaving that office (and is a pleasure) was a former friend of my old boss. She told a similar story to my own of being exploited, but on a personal level. So we kind of bonded over being victimized by this woman and found humor in that shared experience.

 

How small is the world