I never thought it would happen but somebody actually topped Arnetta the Moodsetta‘s on air verbal ‘middle finger’ to her bad bosses.

When an airline passenger clocked a flight attendant in the head with a piece of (no doubt overweight) carry-on luggage, he probably wasn’t expecting to get cussed out by the flight attendant. I am positive he wasn’t expecting the flight attendant to then haul ass by activating the plane’s inflatable emergency slide,  (after grabbing two beers from the galley mind you) and slide down the chute clutching the frosty brews. But that’s exactly what happened.

Apparently, 38 year old JetBlue Flight attendant Steven Slater was fed up with the unapologetic passenger, passengers in general and his job when he pulled the chutes and ladders stunt as his plane landed at New York’s JFK Airport.

Slater’s mother is reportedly suffering from lung cancer and he’d recently lost his father, so when the luggage wielding passenger refused to apologize, Slater lost it. His antics didn’t end on the tarmac however. No, he managed to make it to his car, driving all the way to his home in Belle Harbor Queens where authorities later picked him up. Slater was charged with reckless endangerment and criminal mischief.

Don’t you wish you had the stones to quit your job like that?!  Well, without violating federal law and all… Q100 Atlanta DJ Bert, posed an interesting question this morning on The Bert Show – was this breakdown a moment of insanity or a moment of clarity? You decide.

Read the whole story here.   Image: via Postsecret

Editor’s Note: The reader who submitted this real life, really bad boss story was so disgusted with his bosses bad behavior he originally left all names intact. But, it’s our policy at Really Bad Boss, for several reasons, to leave both the innocent victims and guilty parties unidentified. But after reading his story I can fully understand why this reader wanted to name names, and why he eventually had no choice but to get out.

My boss for three years, caused me stomach aches, head aches, near heart attack and finally I quit because of the harassment I received.

My indication that he was a toxic waste dump was when I waited for him at a cafe dining table while he talked to a client. He had been bragging about the new ATV he was buying and hoped he get the money this week. He got the money as soon as the client slid the open white business envelope across the table showing 25 one-hundred dollar bills. My boss slid it into his coat packet like a secret agent looking around like someone was watching him. Of course on Monday he bragged to everyone how the clients contract that had been in danger of default miraculously was restored . And he showed off pictures of his new red ATV. Such a role model, for a US Government employee who takes bribes to augment his income.

The long term effect was when I applied for a job he gave me bad references so I wouldn’t leave and tell someone else. His boss in the USDA Office was his good ‘ol boy fishing buddy-so I couldn’t complain there. I just continued to work, letting my boss load me down with work, but bestowing the good ‘ol boys of his USDA Office awards for getting work done – the work I did and they took credit for.

Next, one of the good ol boys asked me to take him to a farm in the government truck. He said “drop me off and she will bring me back” – he was having an affair on government time with a farmers wife out in the county. This trip went on and on where he would meet her in the Safeway parking lot-makeout all afternoon, and drive back in his government pickup truck. Finally he was caught one Saturday by the cleaning lady making love to this farmer’s wife on the government conference table. But nothing happened. My boss covered it up.

In another incident I was sitting in my office in Fall of 2005 and I watched an employee lean down and place his hand on the private parts of the high school employee who worked for me. The boy ran over to my desk and told me the same thing and that he was so embarrassed. I reported to the State office in Spokane per the sexual harassment policy and was told to tell my boss. The boss told me “do not call the police or the parents of the high school boy, because it will ruin the other employees’ reputation. I complained that “what about the boys’ life and his feelings?’” He said it was okay and nothing will happen. Nothing did happen. He covered up the sexual molestation, he covered up with his red neck boss, and reported nothing to the state office who did not follow up.

After that I received poor evaluations and my boss would give me poor references for transferring to another US government job. That’s whistleblower reprisal but the government didn’t care. I carried the guilt around for 6 months before my doctor advised to quit before my heart exploded. The employee should have been arrested and tried but the boss covered it all up. I quit working for the government after 10 years of service and went to teaching high school where I can protect my students from these government animals.

If you’ve got a real life really bad boss story to share, email it to denised@reallybadboss.com.

What the blogosphere’s saying about bad bosses…

• What to do if you can’t or don’t want to quit you bad boss – Steve Strauss, USA Today

• Oooh Casey – Casey Affleck hit with second sexual harassment lawsuit…

• While the case against Al Gore was dropped.

• Advice on dealing with a bad boss, including walking a mile in his shoes…if you can stomach it.

• Your weekly funny – Living Dilbert’s the GD ringmaster of a corporate three ring circus. If you can’t do anything about your bad boss, at least you can laugh at LD’s.

I remember when teachers were these mythical type creatures who students watched and loved – or hated – from a distance. On the rare occasions we’d find a teacher remotely attractive, it was something snickered about in the corner. And it was never encouraged by the teacher. But now with the advent of email, social networking and text messaging, not only are teachers crossing the line with increased frequency, their ill advised and often illegal relationships are being documented. That was the case with Melinda Dennehy, a former New Hamphshire high school teacher who resigned after sexually explicit photos of her were found circulating around the high school. (Photo: Ms. Dennehy’s mug shot)

A week ago the 41 year old Dennehy pled guilty to a misdemeanor charge of indecent exposure. Police say she emailed nude pictures of herself to her 15 year old student, including pictures of her exposed genitals. The student also told police that Dennehy texted him explaining in detail the sexual acts she wanted to perform with him. The teen also said he’d been kissed by the teacher on 2 separate occasions and that Dennehy had “continuously sent him text messages.”

As part of her plea agreement, Dennehy’s jail sentence was suspended on the condition that she have no contact with the student or go to the school.

Questions to ponder – What’s the cause of this increase in bad teacher behavior? And more interestingly, why are we seeing the increase in female teachers pursuing male students? Last question – if Dennehy had been a male teacher sexting nude pictures to a 15 year old fmale student, would he have been given a suspended sentence? I’m thinking not. What are your thoughts?

A recent article in the Monterey County Herald highlights behavior labeled as “subtle” sexual  harassment. In the case in question, emails sent by Carmel City Administrator Rich Guillen to former human resources manager Jane Kingsley Miller over a three-year period were released shortly before the sexual harassment case Miller brought against Carmel was settled.

On July 13th, the City Council voted to settle the suit for $600,0000 without admitting liability. Miller’s attorney, Michael Stamp believes that hundreds of emails and phone messages, largely initiated by Guillem, that were turned over to the city helped the city come to the decision to settle.

The emails in question, which Guillen referred to as “just friendly” revealed a city administrator who found his HR manager “beautiful” and considered her his “best friend.” Guillen repeatedly told Miller in his emails that he adored her. For her part Miller described Guillen as “manipulative boss” who needed attention from women at work to turn them into “work spouses.”

While Guillen’s emails don’t appear to be overtly sexual in nature, the fact is if they were unwanted and if they made Miller feel in any way that her responses to his advances ( no matter how subtle) could impact her job, then it was harassment just the same.

Read the full story online at The Herald.

What are your thoughts? Is there such a thing as subtle harassment?