Some Bosses
Want to be Bad
 and Know How To Get Away with It

Bosses who want to hurt you really do exist. They don't care if they hurt the company, too. These bad bosses are shrewd and dangerous. Trying to talk with them will make your situation worse. So will escalating your concerns to a higher authority. What's worse is that a sneaky bad boss can make you look like the bad guy.  When most people don't believe your stories about the things your bad boss does, this site can help, along with the book, "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Boss."

If you report to a bad boss, you will find her/him described in the book--you're not imagining it. You might feel like you're losing your mind; you're not. 

You've come to the right place. Take your time and look around on this site.



Go Directly to Tips
For Dealing with a
Bad Boss

Click here. 

How 
Do You Manage An Unmanageable Boss?

You can try changing your behavior; adopting a different personality style; using fancy communication or negotiation techniques; practicing conflict management skills; walking on eggs shells or walking on water, but none of those strategies will work with a boss who wants to be bad and knows how to get away with it. You need a different strategy to ward off that kind of evil. You need to know your boss's game plan so you can handle any situation thrown at you. 

This site can get you started. When you're feeling stronger, graduate to the book that gives you the complete arsenal of ammunition that you'll need, "Who's Afraid of the Big, Bad Boss? How to Survive 13 Types of Dysfunctional, Disrespectful, Dishonest Little Dictators." Get the complete solution to your bad boss problems here.

Each chapter addresses a different bad-boss type, and is divided into the following sections for each type:

  1. How to Recognize this Type
  2. Three Real-Life Examples
  3. What This Type Wants from You
  4. What It's Like to Report to This Type
  5. A Survival Quiz to Help You Evaluate Your Situation
  6. Strategies for Surviving This Type
  7. How to Avoid This Type During a Job Interview
  8. Consequences of Continuing to Report to This Type

5 Things to Know
if You Report
to a Bad Boss

  1. You are not the problem.

  2. You're not imagining it--it's really happening.

  3. Some bosses want to be bad and they're not going to change.

  4. Bad bosses know how to get away with what they're doing—you can't stop them.

  5. You can take control  of your work life. 


There's Nothing Funny About It

This is a serious site that helps employees who are oppressed by unreasaonable, unethical and corrupt bosses. There's nothing comical about their situation. 

If you're looking for laughs, count yourself among the lucky; you don't need this advice...yet. Come back when you've been assigned a new boss who makes your life miserable--it's bound to happen. 

The 13 Bad-Boss Types

Click here for a list.

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