Sounds like Col. Sobol, played by David Schwimmer in Band of Brothers…terrible

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Apr 29, 2024
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Iman23

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How angry was your angriest boss? I worked for a guy ...

KCFan85

Apr 29, 12:21pm

Did he die young? They say high levels of anger is correlated with

EQD2

Apr 29, 12:24pm

Nope. Lived at least the average lifespan.

KCFan85

Apr 29, 12:31pm

Yep. Had a boss like that who died of a heart attack at age 55.

Kilgore Trout

Apr 29, 1:02pm

Maybe because I'm in a lower stress field (insurance) but I wouldn't

paulb

Apr 29, 12:24pm

That's gotta be nice.

KCFan85

Apr 29, 12:27pm

RE: That's gotta be nice.

paulb

Apr 29, 12:33pm

Can you point me to his obituary?

Forbidden Fruit

Apr 29, 12:25pm

Sorry, man. I don't want this to be me lamely bashing ...

KCFan85

Apr 29, 1:00pm

When I was a teenager at Burger King, the rumor was that our general manager was a former drill sergeant.

KingDave

Apr 29, 12:32pm

Hey, I worked at BK. First assignment was to stand behind the broiler ...

KCFan85

Apr 29, 12:37pm

My motivation was seeing the people in their 20s and 30s who seemed stuck in life working at BK.

KingDave

Apr 29, 12:49pm

Yeah, that was a reality check. Being a teenage burger flipper standing ...

KCFan85

Apr 29, 1:13pm

I once worked with an attorney who took out his stress on his secretaries (more

gwalker

Apr 29, 12:34pm

The most explosive and creative use of profanity I've ever admired ...

KCFan85

Apr 29, 12:40pm

You really have to "Play the Game" with guys like that: Learn their triggers and

PGVikingDad

Apr 29, 12:36pm

If this guy "liked" someone, he move them in to the adjacent office. So you ...

KCFan85

Apr 29, 12:42pm

Boss smashed a keyboard in half 2 feet from my head because a key was sticking.

Wife_Apologist

Apr 29, 12:40pm

Oh, man. That's not cool. Sometime before I got my job there, ...

KCFan85

Apr 29, 12:44pm

Yeah that wasn't cool and some other stuff but over all pretty good boss

Wife_Apologist

Apr 29, 12:47pm

not crazy angry but a real jerk. once got on my case for holding a staff meeting

byujag

Apr 29, 12:42pm

What a wench.

gangbusters

Apr 29, 12:46pm

How'd she end up in that role? Talk about a morale killer.

KCFan85

Apr 29, 12:51pm

Combat response to that ilk is called fragging.

hitechcpa

Apr 29, 1:12pm

Worked for a guy who berated everyone like that.

rad dawg

Apr 29, 12:43pm

Man, that's kind pathetic, right? This guy I was talkin' about ...

KCFan85

Apr 29, 12:56pm

I had a few bosses get angry with me,but the worst was my own fault,

Islandercoug

Apr 29, 12:55pm

Great story. I like the fact that things worked out so well. I mean, ...

KCFan85

Apr 29, 12:58pm

Had 1 boss that basically threatened to fire me because I missed work for a few

thewaterboy

Apr 29, 12:58pm

Also, I wish I had more time to talk about my wife's last boss, but I don't have

thewaterboy

Apr 29, 1:05pm

Ouch. I once had a boss tell me I couldn't attend a murder sentencing. Yup, ...

KCFan85

Apr 29, 1:08pm

I had a boss who called me while I was at the hospital for my daughters birth

BYU Fan

Apr 29, 3:15pm

Wow. 🙁

KCFan85

Apr 29, 3:20pm

Sounds like Col. Sobol, played by David Schwimmer in Band of Brothers…terrible

Iman23

Apr 29, 12:59pm

I loved how later in the series,when Lewis was promoted to Colonel,and Sobel drove by him and pretended not

Islandercoug

Apr 29, 1:03pm

I love that series. LOVE IT! A difference between that character ...

KCFan85

Apr 29, 1:05pm

One time during residency I was helping with a complicated surgery removing

YOHONOMOTO

Apr 29, 1:02pm

Whoa! For real? That's wild. Thankfully, no flying needles in our office.

KCFan85

Apr 29, 1:11pm

I think I might need to pay more attention to your posts in the future...

doktorpfeffer

Apr 29, 1:26pm

I've seen a number of his, but they don't make me think more celestial...

Leonardo

Apr 29, 2:06pm

Then you need to repent

YOHONOMOTO

Apr 29, 3:09pm

I'm definitely going to pay attention to his temple predictions in late Sept

BYU Fan

Apr 29, 3:16pm

RE: One time during residency I was helping with a complicated surgery removing

John Doe

Apr 29, 3:11pm

Reading this thread, I'm grateful for 2 things. I was never close to being

rmsenior

Apr 29, 1:07pm

That absolutely is something to be happy about. Nice work.

KCFan85

Apr 29, 1:12pm

Had a manager who had a run-in with every employee/manager in the location within a year. About 50 people.

John Doe

Apr 29, 1:08pm

And he lasted in the job?

KCFan85

Apr 29, 1:14pm

They transferred him back to his old position and location. Rumor was that he was a totally different person there.

John Doe

Apr 29, 2:04pm

She was sugary sweet at times and then would flip on you with so much nastiness

BYU Fan

Apr 29, 2:43pm

Geez. In some ways, that's even worse. As for losing people, ...

KCFan85

Apr 29, 2:58pm

I was a plant manger and my VP of Manufacturing had had the position at one

AF_Puma

Apr 29, 2:45pm

Along those lines, I'm convinced my old boss' operation would have been ...

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