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Apr 29, 2024
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Islandercoug
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I loved how later in the series,when Lewis was promoted to Colonel,and Sobel drove by him and pretended not
To recognize him. And Lewis said “Respect the rank even if you don’t respect the man”
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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 ...
KCFan85
Apr 29, 3:06pm
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