The crazy things bosses ask us to do

overworked-administrative-assistantA while back, the folks over at Business Management Daily asked administrative professionals “what was the craziest thing your boss ever asked you to do?”  Their comment section was flooded with responses.  Here’s a small sampling:

  • “My boss wanted me to figure out what happened and fix his wife’s car that was sitting dead in a parking lot clear across town.”
  • “Remind him when his children’s birthdays are and buy their presents and open his sandwich everyday to make sure there were no tomatoes on it.”
  • “A President of company expected me to wash out his mug and lunch dishes and utensils daily. I was not allowed to throw out the plastic forks even if one prong was broken off, because it was still usable.”
  • “Cut the tag out of the underpants she was wearing.”
  • “He asked me to drop off his pet’s stool sample at the vet’s. And dropped off the container on my desk while I was having lunch.”
  • “Drop off a urine specimen to his doctor.”
  • “A former boss who ran a business from his home asked me to shave his neck before he left on a business trip.” 

I don’t know about you, but I wouldn’t trust myself with a razor anywhere near any of my bosses’ necks.  Read more of the crazy here.

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  • TexasSky
    First day on a new job the boss handed me a check made out to someone I never heard of and asked me to endorse the check over to her. When I said I couldn't do that she screamed, "But she owes me money." I said, "I'm sorry, but that is irrelevant. You'll have to get her to endorse the check to you." She said, "I can't. I fired her." Other people in the office ran to me and said, "Do it! You have to do it or she'll fire you!" I said, "For what? Refusing to committee a felony?"
  • That was awesome! I mean, not in a good way, but in a...wow you really had a really bad boss way! Good for you for recognizing a felony when you see one. I think I might have to feature this in a post. I won't use your tag name. That ok?
  • Thanks for sharing the information.
    Utmost professionalism is perhaps the best way to deal with a bad boss. If that doesn't help then perhaps looking out for a new opportunity will be ideal before any damage is done to your career.
  • Grace
    My shiftless boss asked me to complete his presentation for him - this is after we'd scoped him playing solitaire on his computer while we were all running around trying to complete our presentations. I did not do it.
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