My boss. He has temper tantrums – throws things, breaks things, slams things around. Yesterday, a client fedex’ed a box of “designer” cookies to him. I put the box on the floor in front of his office door. He came in mad about something, and kicked the box of cookies into the filing cabinet – where it burst open and cookies crumbs went everywhere. The mess is still there.
He has slammed phone receivers down so hard they break if he gets a busy signal. He threw the fax machine against the wall once when he dialed the wrong number and his fax didn’t go through. He yanked the coffee maker out of the wall and threw it in the dumpster once because it wasn’t brewing fast enough to suit him.
I have worked for him for six years. When he starts this crap, I ignore him. When he involves me, in any way – verbal or coming into my workspace, I get up, gather up my stuff and go home. I always turn in 8 hours for that day, and he always pays me.
It’s his wife I feel sorry for.