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Worst Boss Ever.

Posted by: wyzinskin
Date: 9/17/2008 2:24:37 PM

I work for a very small family run corporation. My job is clerical in nature. The President/Owner is 65 years old, has numerous health problems, and seems to be having memory problems as well. Our industry is related to trucking/recovery. It is a rough and tumble business, with lots of cussing going on and you have to be a stern person to deal with the stress level of the job, the customers, and unfortunately in my case, the employers.

My President/Owner is a very unlikeable man, he has always been, but over the past couple of years, his behavior and actions have escalated to an abusive level. He constantly demands that we drop anything we are doing whether it is crucial to functioning business or not, and do whatever he barks at us to do. He cannot keep track of his own thoughts, his wallet, phone numbers and the like. When something isnt done to his liking, he always has some criticism. He is a know it all and enjoys telling people how to do their job, whether it be one of his employees or an employee of another industry and company. He cannot communicate effectively. He is one of those people that think you should be able to read his mind and know what he needs and wants. When things dont go exactly his way, he responds by calling the females in the office B***hes and C**ts, A**holes, stupid, idiot, lazy, dumb broad, dumb a**, white trash, n****r, are some of his favorites. He complains to business associates about his staff. He conatantly complains and drags personal issues into the business. He screams at the top of his lungs sometimes. The family members in the business endure this behavior because they get paid an obscene amount of money to work there. I earn a lot less money and they only work me part time. I have endured this abuse for 4 years, i have been looking for other jobs, and i havent been able to find one yet. I want to report my boss, but unfortunately there are no laws in my state that protects employees from verbal abuse. If i quit my job without another job lined up, i will be homeless and sent into a spiral of debt that i will never recover from. The alternative to staying sounds a lot scarier than staying and trying to endure the language and ridicule. I am the only person at my company with any college experience, and i feel like such a dummy for staying here this long. I wonder if there is anything i can do, if i can quit and file for unemployment on the abuse basis, because ive done some research and it doesnt look like i can. I feel helpless and stupid for staying in an abusive workplace, but i have no alternative as of yet.

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