bad bosses

When your boss borrows your dog for a “client presentation” and refuses to give her back, things have gone way too far. This humorous yet practical advice column walks you through exactly what to do next—from setting boundaries and involving HR to understanding your legal rights and protecting your pet—while keeping the tone engaging, relatable, and reassuring.

A hilarious yet insightful look at what to do when your boss forces employees to chant affirmations to a cardboard cutout every morning. Learn whether this bizarre workplace ritual is a cult, illegal, or just deeply unprofessional—plus practical advice, legal context, and strategies for protecting your sanity. Perfect for readers navigating toxic or absurd office dynamics.

A compelling workplace-advice article exploring what to do when a boss demands unethical behavior—like faking a family death to attend a conference undercover. This engaging guide helps employees navigate toxic leadership, understand complicity, set boundaries, and protect their professional integrity with humor, insight, and practical strategies.

Learn how to handle a boss who keeps asking about your fertility treatments or suggests you delay having kids. This 27-slide, magazine-style advice article explains your legal rights, how to set boundaries, when to report the behavior, and how to protect yourself in a hostile workplace—all with clarity, empathy, and humor.

When your boss turns “mandatory fun” into a bouncy castle wrestling match, it’s more than weird—it’s a workplace red flag. Learn your rights, how to report it, and why toxic “team-building” crosses serious lines.

Let’s start by acknowledging the obvious: if your boss staged his own death just to measure “loyalty,” you’re not crazy for questioning your career choices. That’s not team building—it’s theatrical manipulation with lasting emotional consequences. No handbook prepares you for a boss pulling that kind of stunt.