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Stupid Bosses I've Had (Part 2 of 3)

17 points by edw519 15y ago

eli 15y ago
> Boss: Jerry in accounting complains about his tickets too much. I'm going over there to give him a piece of my mind. Me: Don't give him too big a piece. You need all you can get. Your boss may have been an idiot, but all this quote shows is you being a jerk.
DanielBMarkham 15y ago
OH: "I finally figured out how to tell if my boss is lying" "How?" "His lips are moving"
- shasta 15y ago
  My boss walked in carrying a duck. I said "where'd you get the pig?" He said, "it's not a pig -- it's a duck." I said, "I was talking to the duck."
JonnieCache 15y ago
You should start drawing comics for these, it could be a whole new career for you.
- pavel_lishin 15y ago
  Don't forget to give the main character a sidekick. Maybe a dog?
tintin 15y ago
When you think this is a joke you should read Peopleware. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peopleware:_Productive_Projects_and_Teams http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peopleware:_Productive_Projects...
krupan 15y ago
Boss: Sam pushed a bug into production last week. How do we prevent that from ever happening again? Me: Don't let anyone do anything. Boss: No, I'm serious. Me: So am I. So classic. But it's true, you could try to work with the Boss a little more. Maybe say, "it's impossible to prevent that from ever happening again, but there might be some things we can do to reduce the frequency of that happening." Then you can talk about things like (assuming that if your boss it that bad that maybe these things aren't happening) code reviews, automated testing, etc.
pyre 15y ago
I have to agree with the first comment on the page. Most of these are just the author + coworkers acting likes asshats.
sriram_sun 15y ago
Tired of your boss? I have a great boss and I work in a wonderful team. Lots of C++, real-time, unix, vxworks (target). Denver (Lakewood) Medical devices. We are looking for a pretty good dev. with at least 5 yrs exp. Will be a contract to hire. (6 - 12 months). Shoot me a resume with demands/conditions if interested! Cons: No growth, salary a little below market. Pros: Very competent team, challenging projects, stable.

17 points by edw519 15y ago

eli 15y ago

> Boss: Jerry in accounting complains about his tickets too much. I'm going over there to give him a piece of my mind. Me: Don't give him too big a piece. You need all you can get. Your boss may have been an idiot, but all this quote shows is you being a jerk.

DanielBMarkham 15y ago

OH: "I finally figured out how to tell if my boss is lying" "How?" "His lips are moving"

shasta 15y ago
My boss walked in carrying a duck. I said "where'd you get the pig?" He said, "it's not a pig -- it's a duck." I said, "I was talking to the duck."

JonnieCache 15y ago

You should start drawing comics for these, it could be a whole new career for you.

pavel_lishin 15y ago
Don't forget to give the main character a sidekick. Maybe a dog?

tintin 15y ago

When you think this is a joke you should read Peopleware. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peopleware:_Productive_Projects_and_Teams http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peopleware:_Productive_Projects...

krupan 15y ago

Boss: Sam pushed a bug into production last week. How do we prevent that from ever happening again? Me: Don't let anyone do anything. Boss: No, I'm serious. Me: So am I. So classic. But it's true, you could try to work with the Boss a little more. Maybe say, "it's impossible to prevent that from ever happening again, but there might be some things we can do to reduce the frequency of that happening." Then you can talk about things like (assuming that if your boss it that bad that maybe these things aren't happening) code reviews, automated testing, etc.

pyre 15y ago

I have to agree with the first comment on the page. Most of these are just the author + coworkers acting likes asshats.

sriram_sun 15y ago

Tired of your boss? I have a great boss and I work in a wonderful team. Lots of C++, real-time, unix, vxworks (target). Denver (Lakewood) Medical devices. We are looking for a pretty good dev. with at least 5 yrs exp. Will be a contract to hire. (6 - 12 months). Shoot me a resume with demands/conditions if interested! Cons: No growth, salary a little below market. Pros: Very competent team, challenging projects, stable.