The 25 Most Annoying Things That Bosses Do

    "Yea, if you could just go ahead and be my minimum wage minion...that'd be great."

    1. Complain when you're literally three minutes late.

    2. Expect you to read their minds.

    3. Treat you like you're a moron.

    If you forget that thing that they said that one time six months ago, you are clearly mentally deficient.

    4. Give you completely contradictory instructions.

    5. And then act like it's your fault when things go wrong.

    6. Make you do the most unpleasant parts of their job.

    7. Speak corporate mumbo jumbo.

    8. Use passive aggressive lingo.

    9. Or, on the other extreme, make blunt threats.

    10. Tell you you need to be "independent" and "manage yourself."

    11. But then get angry when you don't doublecheck with them about every single tiny thing you do.

    12. Tell you to always ask questions.

    13. But then get annoyed when you ask questions.

    14. Treat you like their pet monkey.

    15. Act like your ideas are stupid.

    16. Expect you to structure your entire life around them.

    17. Play favorites.

    "I'm sorry you don't like my 'vibe.' I will see what I can do about acquiring a new one."

    18. Talk to you like you're a naughty two-year-old.

    19. Tell you to do something when they see you're already doing it.

    20. Act like you can just teleport into the office.

    21. Abuse the meaning of the smile.

    22. Wonder "where you were" when you're away from your desk for more than thirty seconds.

    23. Talk about the importance of a pleasant work environment and then run the office like a small labor camp.

    24. Tell you they need an employee who "isn't just in it for the money."

    25. Expect you to do their job 10x better than them.