Which work environment would you prefer? A jerk for a  boss but...?
491584
A jerk for a boss but great coworkers...at least you would all be in the same boat, ya know!
660423
Yes, of course. Every office has at least one jerk that has to make everything a pain, or is just stupid, or is inconsiderate, etc. You handle them by dealing with them as little as possible.
901594
quit your job or tell your boss to piss off!
1043649
"To pursue educational goals." "To explore a new challenge in my career." "I was offered a substantial raise/retirement package/benefits/better hours." Find a way to tell the truth as to why you left. If your boss was a jerk, you don't have to say that he was a jerk, but you can find a way to be creative! Good luck!
40963
I would vote for the blunt object thing, but once you knock your coworker unconscious their sphincter control might relax and end up sending everyone running from the office in disgust.
1010809
The 'rude' thing is one matter--that should be something that your boss can settle if they're any kind of boss at all--let him or her know that this has been going  on for some time and it is making doing your job really difficult-------It's this "grabbing"thing that is soooo out of line that it reeks--when someone touches you without your giving the liberty THAT my dear is unlawful--and it is so whether the jackass is male or female and needs to be dealt with as such---and if this "grabbing" has sexual overtones--it immediately ups the antee to a whole new level and can be considered assault if not sexual assault or even sexual harassment---don't let it slide--report it and end it NOW--whoever this squirrel is --they do what they do because they've been getting by with it and sooner or later someone is going to be hurt big time--I personally know a couple of gals that would send this girl to Jesus
424258
quit, find a better job with a better boss or where your the boss!
1030637
My old boss was really superficial.  He would be all happy and cheery about what we were doing and pretend like he was the champion of his workers, but behind everyone's backs he really didn't care about people - only how they made him look.  It used to make me soooo angry.  I wished that he would have been more honest with people, instead of making false promises or telling them that they were selected for a "special assignment" to boost their egos when really he was just desparate to fill a position.  I think that honesty is key in all relationships, and all of our lives would have been a lot better had he been more honest and not so eager to make himself look good.  It really hurt a lot of people - and it made a lot of us angry when other people didn't see through his facade.
420574
If you mean someone who is bossy or aggressive, it may be because of just that.  Business owners only care about one thing when it comes to employees.  How would this person make me money?  If someone whom applies to you for work is meek or shy one could get the impression the applicant would act this way with customers or suppliers. There is far more demand for a person who can demand to be heard and as such they are paid more.  ( I know i am one of those "aggressive jerks") Incidentally, it has been my experience that "kiss-ass whimps" can usually get or keep a job this way but will never be given any true athority in a company.  How could you trust such a weasel?
721113
only the ones who treat you like a nuisance. but i can say from experience it's no cake walk spending 6-8 hours a day smiling and dealing with jerk after jerk after jerk. Granted, not all customers are jerks. But it only takes one really mean person to ruin your day. there's a definite difference between a clerk who doesn't want to be bothered by a customer and a clerk who has had to cover half the store, ruin a pair of pants, not get that raise, and have to work through lunch unpaid. one kind deserves a little more consideration as another human being. you give and you take, i guess.
1020623
I DONT THINK THEY LOOK AT IT AS AN ETHICAL CHOICE,  ITS BUSINESS.  AS A BOSS I WANT TO KEEP THE BEST WORKERS HAPPY SO THAT THE SLACKERS EITHER LEAVE OR PICK UP THEIR PACE.   I THINK ITS NECESSARY FOR A MANAGER TO COMPARE HIS/HER EMPLOYEES WHEN THERE IS A PROMOTION IN LINE.  THE BEST WORKER SHOULD GET AHEAD.
172364
Resign! I wouldn't want the job;)
405527
kirstinlilloth!  the beatings will continue till morale improves!!!  every time i treated my employees like people, i got screwed.  how about my employee who told me she was having a tough pregnancy and may lose the baby.  i let her go home early so many times because she was feeling bad that it was like she was a part time worker.  THEN i find out from another employee that she's not having a difficult pregnancy at all---she's going SHOPPING every time i let her off early.  guess who felt like the biggest chump in the world?  ME.  kick the whiners into submission, i say!\n\nlol---i'm such a chump!  probably my favorite was when a letter informing me that our utilities were about to be shut off due to non payment landed on my desk.  digging through the mountains of paperwork on the AP persons desk i found 3 months worth of electric invoices that hadn't been processed.  i sat down with the ap clerk and we had a "Come to Jesus" talk.  but it didn't do any good.  i later had to let her go because she would rather talk then do any work.\n\noh, here's another thing bosses have to put up with---employees who abuse funeral leave policies.  one of my employees got caught trying to take funeral leave for a 2nd cousin twice removed or some crap like that on her ex-boyfriend's side of the family.  lol!\n\nlol!  you guys are funny!  it's easy to tell from the answers that none of you has ever been a boss.\n\nthese are the kind of things bosses have to put up with:\n\nlate, tardy or absent employees\n\nemployees who take off a day without asking\n\nemployees who spend too much time on the phone with 'personal' calls  (a friend of mine once had an employee who spent over 40 hours in a week on the phone!)\n\nemployees who lie or steal\n\nemployees who abuse sick day policies\n\nemployees who abuse dress code policies\n\nemployees who take long lunch or regular breaks\n\nemployees who see the workplace as a place to socialize\n\nemployees who bring their sex lives to work\n\nemployees who use the company's property for their own use\n\nemployees who miss deadlines\n\nemployees who do shoddy or inaccurate work\n\nemployees who constantly whine about going home early\n\nemployees who work overtime without permission\n\nemployees who won't use the time clock properly\n\nemployees who can't think for themselves\n\nemployees who aren't good managers of their time\n\nemployees who let work pile up on their desk because they are too busy visiting\n\nNOW---in addition to taking care of all the ABOVE things, you as a boss have your own job to do.  why isn't it done?  sometimes you spend all day babysitting your moronic employees and then have to work late to get your job done.  i used to say that i could start on 'my' job at 5pm, when all my direct reports went home.\n\nand you wonder why the bosses are mean
648226
Absolutely.  Finding a job is the hardest part.  If the conviction comes up in the interview, and it will most of the time, be honest and frank about it.  If the boss wants to be a total dickface about it, and they will most of the time, then screw 'em.  Usually dickfaces find something to be a dickface about anyway.  That's how dickfaces operate.  Basically, call the conviction a learning experience.  And it doesn't have to be flipping burgers or cleaning toilets. Pick a trade... Electronics, auto repair, landscaping... and work your way up like everyone else.
684518
I try to put myself in the other's shoes in regard to if I had to hear this news, who would I prefer to hear it from?\n\nThe answer is clear.  I would much rather get it from my office mate than be embarassed in front of my boss as a new employee.  I would also respect the person for being straight with me and not whimping out by telling the boss.  After all how hard is it to figure out where the complaint might have come from?  After talking to the boss, the guy is libel to come back and ask, "Do you think I smell?"  Then what do you say?\n\nTell him politely as possible over lunch one day.  He will be grateful to you.
79626
This may not sound too nice but you have a right to be a little selfish...you have the seniority. If the other person is the one initiating the change, you have a right to express your wishes as well. Just tell your boss that you don't wish to move & that you hope he or she wil respect your wishes. If you are a top-notch performer, you can also point out your various good points that should keep you in said position while also noting that, "I shouldn't have to feel like I am fighting for the job & currently have...but..."\n\nGood luck!
426353
I like my job because I help people. I dislike (hate is a very strong word) my job because my boss is a micromanager. She would prefer we adhere to a schedule instead of help the customers. The way they are treating us, like two year olds, it makes us think they are trying to get rid of us (probably true).\nI work in a domestic call center. I receive technical phone calls about business phone systems, the kinds that run hospitals or cities. I am very well paid (60-75). I live in Colorado.