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How to Spot a Toxic Boss
Ten signs, and why you can’t change them.
Your boss always seems to be watching YouTube videos when you walk in. It’s a real talent. You wonder if he waits until he hears someone in the hallway, then pulls up his browser.
Just to screw with you.
It’s like when you catch a coworker watching porn, but the opposite. He’s proud of what he’s accomplished.
We’re talking about a particular kind of boss.
The kind who kisses ass, then drops their pants for you. Who lies about their qualifications. Who ignores problems until they walk into their office crying. Who feels entitled to put their name on your reports. Who raids your budget to fund their own projects.
A boss who fires half his staff while scoffing at the possibility of a cut to his own salary — which doubles yours.
His main superpower is finding ways to sneak parts of his job into everyone’s back pocket. This kind of boss depends on someone like you. Someone who does all the stuff he can’t be bothered with.
1. A boss that makes everyone beg to do his job.
It’s one thing to take on extra duties if you’re asked to. Something else when you take them on simply because your boss doesn’t…
