These Bosses Were Being Jerks, So Their Employees Shamed Them On The Internet

These employees got the short end of the stick when it comes to bosses, and they decided to take their frustrations to the internet. Keep reading to find out what they have to put up with on a daily basis (and how they got back at those crummy bosses).

A Hurt Feelings Report

There are few things in this life worse than paperwork. This boss created extra paperwork when none was needed, so that’s already his first strike.

hurtfeelings report
Photo Credit: viidubsir / Reddit
Photo Credit: viidubsir / Reddit

This employee received a “hurt feelings report” after complaining to his boss.

A Long Afternoon

This man’s boss ordered 6,000 packets of pepper instead of a normal bag of pepper or a pepper shaker.

salt and pepper
Photo Credit: John_Aitch / Reddit
Photo Credit: John_Aitch / Reddit

So now this guy has to spend all day cutting open packets of pepper.

A Shiny Ring

This is a man who goes to work in style. He is the boss of a construction company and he wears this $50,000 green diamond ring to work when he’s laying asphalt.

ring on hand
Photo Credit: luscrib89 / Reddit
Photo Credit: luscrib89 / Reddit

Bit of a show-off, if you ask me.

They’re Melting!

This boss likes to keep her office toasty. This thermometer doesn’t even register how hot it is in that office.

hand holding meter
Photo Credit: rememberyikespencils / Reddit
Photo Credit: rememberyikespencils / Reddit

Everyone is sweating, and she doesn’t really give a hoot.

That’s Not Free Water

This employer refused to pay for his employees’ water, so they all pitched in and bought a water cooler. They left a note on the cooler that says, “Please do not assume the company pays for this ‘office’ water cooler.

water cooler
Photo Credit: Why_Joo_So_Cheap/ Reddit
Photo Credit: Why_Joo_So_Cheap/ Reddit

We know it sounds ridiculous, but they do not. If you would like to contribute, it’s $5 per month.”

We’re Sure She’s Joking

This boss asked her employee to order more pens with this lovely note.

note and pen
Photo Credit: Dog_Sees_All / Reddit
Photo Credit: Dog_Sees_All / Reddit

Is that a veiled threat at the bottom of the note? Nope, that’s clearly a blatant threat.

You Can’t Park There

This boss parks like a real jerk. That’s not even a parking spot!

fancy car
Photo Credit: TillyOTilly / Reddit
Photo Credit: TillyOTilly / Reddit

With a car that fancy, he’s pretty much just rubbing everybody else’s noses in it. This is so not cool.

Merry Christmas

This is the very “generous” Christmas gift that employees of this very successful company received this year.

note pads
Photo Credit: apocalypse31 / Reddit
Photo Credit: apocalypse31 / Reddit

Just some Post-It notes, a pen, a couple of Santa shaped chocolates, and a coupon giving them permission to wear casual clothes for a day.

That’s Not Safe

This boss of a trucking company thought it would be a good idea to play Drag Racing on his iPad while he was behind the wheel of a large truck.

truck driver screen
Photo Credit: zachboy95Report / Reddit
Photo Credit: zachboy95Report / Reddit

Do you think it’s a good idea? We don’t, either.

An Unwelcome Replacement

This employee came into the office one day only to discover this.

computer desk
Photo Credit: col3s1aw / Reddit
Photo Credit: col3s1aw / Reddit

His boss had gotten rid of all of the desks in the building and replaced them with glass sheets on top of old dressers.

A Strong Stance

This woman’s boss took a strong stance on visible panty lines. What does he want the ladies to do?

whiteboard note
Photo Credit: silverdrop / Reddit
Photo Credit: silverdrop / Reddit

Just not wear underwear? Probably. This is a conspiracy. We will not stand for this.

That’s Probably Illegal

These employees found a hidden camera in their work washroom, so they all decided to quit at the same time.

camera quit
Photo Credit: ProfessorPancake / Reddit
Photo Credit: ProfessorPancake / Reddit

Now this boss has no employees. That’s what you get for being creepy.

A Tiny Monitor

This employee posted this picture of his workspace online. It had this caption:

computer desk
Photo Credit: BrokenDice16 / Reddit
Photo Credit: BrokenDice16 / Reddit

“Leave work for one day and my boss replaced my large monitor that I use to make prototype models and engravings on products with this tiny one.”

That’s Just Gross

This is the drinking water filter at this employee’s place of work.

factory tube
Photo Credit: OG-Velociraptor / Reddit
Photo Credit: OG-Velociraptor / Reddit

It is getting darker by the day, but his boss still insists that it’s in good working order.

The Reason She Quit

This employee quit her job the day before she received this text because she wasn’t a fan of being in an unprofessional working environment.

pink text
Photo Credit: smartlikefox / Reddit
Photo Credit: smartlikefox / Reddit

Clearly, she was right to get out when she did.

Working Over Thanksgiving

This note looks like a joke, but this employer was deadly serious when he posted this note on the bulletin board in his office.

typed note
Photo Credit: EyeOfOwl / Reddit
Photo Credit: EyeOfOwl / Reddit

It looks like everyone is working over Thanksgiving.

Getting Back At The Big Man

This boss installed a security camera in the workplace so he could keep an eye on his employees.

nick cage photo
Photo Credit: Ambi0us / Reddit
Photo Credit: Ambi0us / Reddit

One clever employee decided to beat him at his own game by sticking this picture of Nicolas Cage right in front of the camera.

He Refuses To Fix It

This pole is kind of important to the structural integrity of this entire warehouse.

pole in warehouse
Photo Credit: thaDoroshow / Reddit
Photo Credit: thaDoroshow / Reddit

As you can see, it’s on its last legs. The boss of this warehouse refuses to get it fixed.

Asking For Vacation Time

This employee asked very nicely to use the vacation time that she is entitled to by law.

text and legs
Photo Credit: ObservationOrSpeculation / Reddit
Photo Credit: ObservationOrSpeculation / Reddit

Her boss said it wasn’t a good time. It’s never a good time. So she quit.

No Chairs For You

This boss didn’t like the color of the chairs in his office’s break room, so he just took them out.

two tables
Photo Credit: Inqubate / Reddit
Photo Credit: Inqubate / Reddit

Now nobody has a place to sit. What color chairs would be acceptable in this situation?

That Was Fast

The shift manager at this place of work was diagnosed with colon cancer. One day later, the store manager put this sign on the door.

opportunity note
Photo Credit: Lord_Shaqq / Reddit
Photo Credit: Lord_Shaqq / Reddit

That’s a little fast, don’t you think?

Theft Of Electricity

Now this is just ridiculous. Is theft of electricity even a real thing?

note
Photo Credit: Rich-P / Reddit
Photo Credit: Rich-P / Reddit

If you work in a place, you should be allowed to charge your phone in that place.

A Horrible Tips Policy

It’s a good thing that this employer posted this sign in his restaurant because now patrons know that they’re better off not tipping at all.

gratuities note
Photo Credit: dont-choke / Reddit
Photo Credit: dont-choke / Reddit

This is not how tips are supposed to work.

That’s Perfectly Good Pizza

This guy works in a pizza shop and there’s always pizza leftover at the end of the day. His boss doesn’t let him take any of it home.

pizza in trash
Photo Credit: igor9212 / Reddit
Photo Credit: igor9212 / Reddit

It all ends up in the trash.

A Good Reason To Quit

When you start getting harassed by drunk coworkers and your boss isn’t on your side, you know it’s a good time to call it quits.

note
Photo Credit: Reddit
Photo Credit: Reddit

This employee made the right call.

That’s Not Suspicious At All

This employee found a recording device hidden under a table in his break room at work. That’s not suspicious at all… Just kidding.

camera under desk
Photo Credit: Egomzez / Reddit
Photo Credit: Egomzez / Reddit

That’s very suspicious. Run away as fast as you can.

That Doesn’t Add Up

Apparently, a six-pack of macarons costs more than six individual macarons.

macarons sign
Photo Credit: ebjazzz / Reddit
Photo Credit: ebjazzz / Reddit

When questioned by their employee about the glaring mistake, this boss just said, “You weren’t supposed to notice.”

Goodbye Pie

This very nice employee made a pecan pie and brought it to work to share with her coworkers.

empty plate at desk
Photo Credit: Ciclismo4185 / Reddit
Photo Credit: Ciclismo4185 / Reddit

An hour after setting the pie down in a communal space, she walked into her boss’s office and saw this.

Merry Grinchmas

This employee got a $50 Walmart gift card for Christmas from his boss.

note
Photo Credit: JDMRexTI / Reddit
Photo Credit: JDMRexTI / Reddit

He was pretty grateful for the gesture until he saw that it had been taken out of his pay check.

When You Get To Arrange The Meeting Room

This employee got called into a meeting on his day off. His boss asked him to set up the meeting room.

tables look like a penis
Photo Credit: awfulrob / Imgur
Photo Credit: awfulrob / Imgur

This is how he set it up. Take that, boss.

“But We Just Got New Tools!”

The employees at this mechanical shop told their boss that they needed new, updated tools to use, but he said they just got new ones.

man holds tool that says
Photo Credit: Reddit / Archiive
Photo Credit: Reddit / Archiive

Sir, these tools were made before the Soviet Union became Russia again.

I Am Speechless

Can you imagine undergoing major surgery in order to help save the life of your boss only for them to get angry and fire you when your post-operative complications slow down your recovery?

headline: a woman donated her kidney to help save the life of her boss who then fired her when she took too long to recover
Photo Credit: Reddit / Radiersnationv
Photo Credit: Reddit / Radiersnationv

I will fight this boss.

This Person Spent Way Too Much Time Making This Sign

This boss really expects their employees to prefer working to taking vacation time and never wanting a raise.

boss makes sign of things he wishes his employees would say, such as
Photo Credit: Reddit / WorriedOrchid
Photo Credit: Reddit / WorriedOrchid

I hope the employees countered with a similar sign that said: Just Once I Wish My Boss Would Shut Up.

Great Thank You! I Will Not Show Up

I understand that, as the person in charge, sometimes you need a little extra help from employees to keep things running.

boss puts employee down for extra shift even though they explicitly say they can't take it
Photo Credit: Reddit / oo-de-lally-golly
Photo Credit: Reddit / oo-de-lally-golly

However, if they can’t make it for a shift you’re asking them to pick up, don’t try and force them to come in.

Make The Employees Pay For Your Mistakes!

At this coffee shop, the boss absentmindedly poured a large batch of unroasted beans into a container of roasted ones.

employers sorting coffee beans
Photo Credit: Reddit / CensoryDeprivation
Photo Credit: Reddit / CensoryDeprivation

Then, they made their employees hand sort all 10,000 coffee beans back into the right categories by hand.

This Boss Wants To Bring Back Slavery

Picture this: you’re the boss of your company trying to hire some new employees. Things are going great until the new hires demand that they actually get paid for the work they do.

headline: Muffin break boss says unpaid work is dead because insta-obsessed Gen Y have
Photo Credit: Reddit / Ranidaphobia
Photo Credit: Reddit / Ranidaphobia

Should you consider not being the worst person ever?

Pro Tip: Talk About Your Salary

This scumbag boss really thought that he could get away with underpaying his female staff member by $10,000.

a male counterpart told me he was making $10,000 more than me a year for the same job. he then helped me prepare to ask for a a salary increase. i got it. had we not discussed our salaries, I would have never known. Not discussing salaries only benefits the employer
Photo Credit: Twitter / @cleopatrasoul6
Photo Credit: Twitter / @cleopatrasoul6

However, we support this male employee who made sure his coworker got the salary she deserved.

Wouldn’t An Email Have Worked Better?

Abby definitely should have showed up for her shift, but publicly shaming her by using the sign out front is definitely unnecessary.

DQ sign outside says: Abby, you need to show up for work
Photo Credit: Reddit / dookitron
Photo Credit: Reddit / dookitron

I’m sure an email or phone call would have sufficed.

Always Look On The Bright Side!

Pros of being self-employed: you get to set your own hours, decide on all company policies, and make all the big decisions.

my boss id a jerk. on the plus side, I'm self-employed
Photo Credit: Twitter / @MikeEglan
Photo Credit: Twitter / @MikeEglan

Cons: you have to make all the big decisions.

I Would Like To Apply To Be A Pirate

Pirates are often painted as negative characters in history, but really it was just a boat full of friends from all sorts of backgrounds.

pirates have always seems good about employing people with physical disabilities. Hook hands and peg legs are iconic for them
Photo Credit: moviestillsdb / Disney // Reddit / Nevvick
Photo Credit: moviestillsdb / Disney // Reddit / Nevvick

They got to do things like going on endless cruises, drinking rum, and hanging out.

That’s A Horrible Way To Start A Day

This employee came into work one morning only to find out that, without warning, their boss had gotten rid of everyone’s desks.

dresser with glass sheet on top with two monitors on it
Photo Credit: Reddit / col3s1aw
Photo Credit: Reddit / col3s1aw

They had replaced them with dressers and a sheet of glass.

This Building Has Over 300 Employees

Occasionally showing your employees that you appreciate them is an important part of being a leader.

boss posts
Photo Credit: Reddit / corvoapiano
Photo Credit: Reddit / corvoapiano

But an underwhelming gesture like this is more insulting than if they had done nothing at all.

Don’t Annoy Employees Off The Clock!

This person’s boss’s son decided to call them for seemingly no reason at 3:24 in the morning.

person's boss' son calls him at 3 Am saying he was just
Photo Credit: Reddit / -God_Riddance-
Photo Credit: Reddit / -God_Riddance-

This person had to be up in three hours to work on the weekend.

Don’t Be Shy—Name The Company

This employee who works at a Fortune 500 company was dismayed to find out that this was their boss’ Christmas gift to them.

two cheap chocolates, a pen, two pags of post its and a coupe for one free jeans day
Photo Credit: Reddit / apocalypse31
Photo Credit: Reddit / apocalypse31

No bonus, just some cheap chocolate and a coupon to wear jeans one day.

Even The Cat Knows Better!

Despite the health benefits and his perfect capability to work from home, a man’s boss is demanding that he return to the office.

cat sleeping on backpack
Photo Credit: Reddit / adachocolada
Photo Credit: Reddit / adachocolada

His cat even started sleeping on his backpack to protest him leaving the house.

You Don’t Have To Touch It, Sir

This boardroom television is covered in splotches and smudges because the boss at the office always feels the need to touch the screen while pointing at something.

tv screen covered in smudges
Photo Credit: Reddit / moonpeedbles
Photo Credit: Reddit / moonpeedbles

Then later they have the audacity to ask why it’s dirty.

This Is Just So Annoying

This boss decided to hand out these “color coordinated” groupings of items to their employees, yet somehow managed to mismatch every single color and color name.

color tabs all have names underneath that don't correspond with the visible color
Photo Credit: Reddit / bnuuug
Photo Credit: Reddit / bnuuug

It’s not evil, but just so irritating.

Revoke Her License

Every single morning, this boss drives into the parking lot and parks over the lines like this.

car parked over the lines horribly
Photo Credit: Reddit / chrisdm720
Photo Credit: Reddit / chrisdm720

It wouldn’t be so bad if the lot didn’t fill up later, leaving some people stressed without a spot.

That Isn’t Rust…

This spoon has been sitting out on the counter in the office’s kitchen everyday for months. Why?

spoon so caked with cake that it looks very rusted
Photo Credit: Reddit / kimberlyautumns
Photo Credit: Reddit / kimberlyautumns

The boss uses it to stir the coffee he makes twice a day and refuses to wash it.

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