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36 Companies, Workplaces and Bosses That Need to Chill Out

This list might be the wake-up call they desperately need

36 Companies, Workplaces and Bosses That Need to Chill Out

July 01, 2024

Do you have a boss and/or overall work environment that needs to simmer down? Well, have we got the list for you! It has the most wild, outrageous, unmanageable management that the workplace has ever seen. It’s guaranteed to show any boss or middle manager that this behavior is just straight-up unacceptable.

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I WAS OFFERED A JOB WRITING A SCRIPT FOR A SPANISH SOAP OPERA, BUT UNDER THE CONDITION THAT I SHOULD TALK PRIVATELY WITH THE DIRECTOR FIRST. ACQUARANNA AT SOME POINT DURING THE INTERVIEW IN HIS OFFICE, НЕ ASKED ME IF I WAS HOT, AND THEN НЕ TOOK HIS SHIRT OFF. I PROMPTLY LEFT. GRAGKED.COM — Source

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My boss made me interpret his dreams even though I don't have a degree in Psychology. One of them involved killing an employee with a stapler. CRACKED.COM — Source

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CRACKED.COM I had to give my belt, shirt, and tie to my boss once, because I was better-dressed than him. — Source

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CRACKED.COM One year, my company had an outing on a small cruise ship. During the event, my boss-and CEO of the company-made me ask the captain to change the direction the ship was sailing because she didn't like the way the wind was blowing her hair around. — Source

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Aa The principal of the school where I used to work demanded that Bb we come to school on Saturdays, although there wouldn't be any students there. She wanted us to do our clerical work-which most teachers were perfectly happy to do in the comfort of their homes - in the office. CRACKED.COM — Source

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My boss made me go downtown to bail our accountant out of jail. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Every week, my boss had me send flowers to both his wife and mistress. I was to always say I love you in the message because Women like it when you say that. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Panic ensued when a Missouri movie theater hired fake agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., complete with fake weapons, to storm a screening of IRON MAN 3... CRACKED COM less than a year after the theater shooting in Aurora, Colorado. — Source

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Snapchat lost around $800 million in stock after running an ad on their platform for the mobile game Would You Rather? which mocked Rihanna's abuse. Would You Rather? Impossible Choken WOULD YOU RATHER! Slap Rihanna Punch Chris Brown Many users deleted the app following PLAY her response. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Forever 21 upset its customers by including Atkins diet bars in F their plus-size orders. PROTEIN-RICH MEAL BAR 16G 3G 2G 12G 8 NET CARBS SUGAR FIBER PROTEIN CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER BAR ATKINS FLAVORED BAR NO ARTIFICIAL COLORS VALUE FLAVORS PRESERVATIVES PACK SAME GREAT TASTE - MUL MELACIMENT EAR P 2.12 OZ (80g) BARS NET WT 16.9 OZ (480g) The popular clothing company claimed that they sent the product to everyone, across all sizes and categories. Forever 21 apologized for their tone-deafness and pulled the promotion. CRACKED COM — Source

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In 2007, Dr. Pepper held a promotion asking people to search for a coin in Boston's most historic graveyard. 1882 Dozens of people gathered at the Old Granary Burying Ground, where figures like John Hancock are buried, looking to dig around for the coin. Boston officials quickly denounced the promotion and had it shut down. CRACKED.COM — Source

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In 2014, URBAN OUTFITTERS released a blood stained sweater with holes. It read Kent State University. It received immediate criticism for its insensitivity regarding a school shooting at Kent State in 1970 where four students were killed. KENT STATE YOUR STATE ESTAT UNIVERSITY OHIO UNIVERSITY GRAGKED.COM — Source

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GUCCI It's difficult to understand how anyone involved in production failed to see that this $890 turtleneck balaclava screamed... BLACKFACE! After social media exploded with outrage, Gucci apologized and pulled the sweater off the market. GRACKED.COM — Source

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Quaker Oats fed kids radioactive oatmeal in the '40s and '50s. O SPRINTALLY That's according to a class action lawsuit from 1995 - apparently, Quaker Oats and MIT gave students at the Fernald State School oatmeal with radioactive iron and calcium. Quaker Oats and MIT settled out of court for $1.85 million. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Whole Foods used to sell food made with prison labor. Snowdrop m or adidas NATIONAL Haystack Mountain goat cheese, sold at Whole Foods, was made by inmates and the company sold it for nearly a decade -- they stopped only when a prison reform activist wrote to the CEO. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Southwest Airlines sorted out a dispute with a rival company in the wrestling ring. LOWERS ARUNE Southwest and Stevens Aviation couldn't agree on which one of the two would get to use the slogan Just Plane Smart, so they arranged an arm wrestling. Southwest lost, but Stevens Aviation agreed to share the slogan, and both companies donated to each others' charities. CRACKED.COM — Source

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The Russia/Ukranian War

CRACKED APPLE, DISNEY, GOLDMAN SACHS, AND CITIGROUP After Russia invaded Ukraine, big companies like Apple, Disney, Goldman Sachs, and Citigroup said they'd leave the market. But, months later, they were still doing business in Russia. — Source

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CRACKED HUGO BOSS In 1931, Hugo Boss, founder of the clothing company, joined the Nazi Party and supplied uniforms to the SA, SS, Hitler Youth, Motor Corps, and other Nazi groups. During WWII, he used 140 forced laborers, mostly women, and 40 POWs. So Protection Squad Man SS Sentry $$ Officer $$ Adjutant SS Guard $5 Mess Waiter officer 1934 COLLECTION Elite Honour Guard Reichsleader $5 BOSS Security Service Chief HUGO BOSS — Source

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CRACKED FORD Ford Motor Company was one of 500 firms linked to Auschwitz; it's not clear how much they were involved. Some of the companies used slave labor, others just asked about using Auschwitz inmates. — Source

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CRACKED KODAK Kodak had subsidiaries trading with Nazi Germany even after the US joined the war, buying photographic supplies for 72,000 Swiss francs in 1942 and 1943. The US Embassy in London called these substantial purchases. KODAK you the FOR KODAK 41 KODAK 43 - KOREA STORE = ROBART - - DESIGN eto 41 KOREAN CARINGO KODAK DE KODAAS SOCKI FOR MOTER PARKS HAND SAO Clince MATERIALS KODAK POLING AVELT POOKET KOREAN KORAKS 4-3 KODAK KODAK KODAK - KODAK KODAK UNTER KODAK KODAK KODAK KODAK KODAK UNITED veria - UNTO 43 43 — Source

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CRACKED GENERAL MOTORS General Motors was way more important to the Nazis than Switzerland. Switzerland just held stolen money, but GM was a key part of the German war machine. The Nazis could've invaded Poland and Russia without Switzerland, but not without GM. 1234 Science STOCKHOLN 115 — Source

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CRACKED THE DIRTY DOZEN (CORPORATIONS, NOT COWBOYS) Three FTSE 100 companies - HSBC, Unilever, and BP - are part of the dirty dozen still doing business in Russia, according to a new report. They've found ways to stay despite Putin's invasion, despite international sanctions. op WiLD BEAN CAFE 1970 Bleifrei Ultimate 2 120 98 Ultimate 2 16° Diesel 20 10 Diesel ultimate offen 24h — Source

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Your boss wants you to show up rested every day. V But you do better work when you're tired. Scientists found that people who were tested during their least optimal time of day (when they were at their most tired) were more effective at solving puzzles that required creative thinking than when they were at their most alert. Which probably explains why your most brilliant, outside-the-box ideas always come to you in the middle of the night. CRACKED.COM http://www.tandfonline. com/doi/abs/10. 1080/13546783 2011.6256637journalCode=ptar20 — Source

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Got a creative team? You'll want to give them an open office. Don't. That's the worst setup for creative types. Open-office layouts, with their large, shared tables and cubicle-free workspaces, are absolutely deadly for the creative process. Work is phase-based, like sleep. The constant interruptions caused by an open-office model disrupt the brain from reaching a deep, thoughtful state, so it constantly has to start over-often preventing creative thought entirely. CRACKED.COM https://www.ted. .com/talks/jason_fried_why_work_doesn_t_happen_at_work?language=en — Source

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According to a nationwide study by Career Builder, 58% of managers involved in the study said that they did not receive any management training prior to becoming managers. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Many teachers in the U.S. work part-time jobs during the summer or even after school due to their low pay. mc2 Despite this, they are often obligated to spend upwards of $500 on supplies out of pocket each year. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Want to get some work done? Call a meeting. Which is the opposite of getting work done. According to business productivity guru Jason Fried, meetings are counterproductive, because they require people to stop the actual work they're doing. They're also inefficient, because they'll grow to fill the time they've been allotted no matter how much time is actually needed. They waste time, they waste money, and they procreate by spawning more meetings. CRACKED.COM https://www.ted. com/talks/jason_fried_why_work_doesn_t_happen_at_work?language=en — Source

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Thirty percent of Tesla employees feel they've been silenced by NDAs. NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT greement) is entered into on this - address at The total is twice the tech industry average, and over four times that of Linkedln, the company with the fewest complaints of being silenced by an NDA. CRACKED.COM — Source

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COOK Nothing motivates (958)8) 100 الكومة workers like that steady paycheck. DESCUEN VSTERGENS - و FSI66519540 OPAND en 56199956A OF 5628 سكرية DODE I PRESENTS MAR CITTALE TUPER AFF CONTAINS of 561999154 DENMERHA F4 DIRETTON OOT OFAMERICA TRUK I or 56199915A - محادما 100 SELL BRILLARA IN ONEHIN ЛИЗКО 195656TPKPH THETSITED HILLARS CHEV ДЕЛЛА TOLST ONE HES SHYTIO 1564 For - DESO Unless they on IF 561999561 need 54 to 9151 be creative. SERVICE Because creativity stems from the will to create, you are at your most artistic when you neither expect nor get any reward. Studies have even shown that receiving — Source

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Good team players check their sarcasm at the door. Which is killing workplace creativity. Scientists have found that sarcasm actually boosts your creativity and problem-solving skills. Apparently, being subjected to snarky comments kicks your brain into creative mode, because you have to parse the true meaning of a person's words. Yes, they'll piss you off, but when you get to work, you'll be ready to approach it constructively. http://www.thegrindstone com/2011/08/02/career-management/ CRACKED.COM study-your-sarcastic-co-worker-may-be-making-you-more-creative/ — Source

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A good business makes sure its employees have the latest tech. Mictook de Kalegulamy 18 Cabin bexproblemovs Which completely throws them Kslesu probl off. equipment or updated provides software, their first reaction When an office its workers with new is to panic and demand a return to the old way. That's because our brains underestimate the length of time it takes to learn a new task, so we get frustrated and then overestimate how long it'll take us to get good at it. So productivity goes down. CRACKED.COM http://phys.org/news/2010-07-consumers-underpredict-ability-products.html — Source

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Working overtime is great, because of all the extra money. It's also a lot of extra deadly. That's not hyperbole. People who work 11-hour days run a 67 percent higher risk of heart disease than their full-time counterparts. The cause, according to the American Journal of Epidemiology, is a combination of stress, raised blood pressure, and unhealthy diets caused by spending mealtimes at the office eating takeout and grazing from the vending machines. http://www. forbes com/sites/daviddisalvo/2012/09/12/why- CRACKED.COM working-more-than-8-hours-a-day-can-kill-you/#2d6681526509 — Source

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Know what gets employees motivated? Team-building. Motivated to look for a different job. Surveys show that team-based retreats and activities designed to build trust and cooperation among employees actually leave employees annoyed, embarrassed, and feeling they've wasted their time. And more than half of those surveyed reported that team-building exercises didn't help them to work better with their colleagues at all. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/ CRACKED.COM 9063890/Team-building-doesnt-improve-work.html — Source

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Your manager probably gives you motivational pep talks. Which have been shown to cause depression. It's very common for modern companies to devote meeting time to cheerleading and fawning over staff. The thing is, somebody trying to force you into positive thinking will actually make you more depressed, and depending on your temperament it can actually make you more likely to commit suicide. The reason: You can tell it's bullshit, which makes you think anything positive is probably also a lie. CRACKED.COM http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1910979,00.html — Source

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