*standby rant*
The first thing I need to tell you about my boss is that his dad owns 50% of the company. This in itself would not make me dislike him if he was halfway competant. But he's not.

He's chased off three customers in the last two years because he's exceptionly rude to them when they dare ask for a discount.

Timekeeping. His working hours are 9.30 to 18.00. He hasn't yet appeared. This is perfectly normal. Lunch is also an hour - he normally takes two. Then complains how much stuff he has to do. Then will go home at 17.30.

Will not answer the phone, making the rest of the office be his secretarial staff. Then yells at us if he doesn't like the message we've taken because it doesn't contain enough detail, or we didn't ask them e-mail him.

Company rule - do not use mobile phones while working, unless it's a work phone and work related. I have no problem with this, it's a fair rule. Except he's constantly on the phone to his mates. Very loudly. I know more about his social life then some of my own friends.

Has some very unrealistic concepts of how long things take and other people's workloads. He'll give you half a dozen things in ten minutes. Then ask half an hour later when the latest thing isn't done while you're working on the rather urgent thing he gave you first.

Eats very noisily, mouth open with lots of lip smacking and finger sucking. While on the phone.

Constant complaining about his computer. Doesn't understand that computers take mor than 30 seconds to boot, log on and open outlook. Or that sending a 100mb e-mail from a USB drive is going to take some time.

The worst thing is we have to be very careful if we want to pull him up on any of these things, because dad will always take his side and people have gotten in to a lot of trouble arguing with him.

*stabs*
(Potty Jag har smör i min rumpspringa, Wed 6 May 2009, 10:08, Reply)