Used to think some were idiots, but after other stories here, not that bad
Edit - Did write my whole employment history on bosses, but after reading other peoples here I realise they were mostly ok, just average, not good enough to be a proper useful worker and arse-kissy enough to get the cushy higher paid role (a typical manager then), and I realise I left coz a colleague was a c**t or a CEO/Director was

1 - First job, newsagent, Boss, Drunk, every morning, eventually shut and VHSs flogged for 50p each

1.5 - One Stop, dragon

3 - CNC engineering firm, boss stank of putrid swarfeegar and 'other' odours

4 - CNC #2, Boss was a c**t of the highest order, Hitler in a long grey coat and no 'tash, one and only time i've been sacked, never gave me a chance or any instructions or detail on work, and after 3 months and one broken diamond tipped fly cutter (i'd set the clamps 1mm too high) I was out on my arse.

8 - Lazy, ex-civil service, going nowhere, charge local authorities 400% markup on everything, who's going to check, type place and people.

9 - Tsk

10 - Ruthless, ripped off employees and customers with a shit eating grin on their face, company sold and folded by new buyers, whereabouts unknown

11 - Current, Ace. Ex-Military environment, very cool bosses one level above us, know what they are talking about, give space and time to civi-subordinates (us), their bosses are not military, but are typical middle manager, going no further in their career-types, can be almost actively seen blocking any real progress in favour of the status quo, despite the infrastructure really starting to creek, but us engineers not being able to do anything meaningful due to under funding and lack of time and resources.
(coupon_chicken, Sat 20 Jun 2009, 17:14, Reply)