47 Shocking Confessions From Employees Who Uncovered Their Bosses’ Darkest Secrets
So I did. I spent a few days on Alibaba compiling a list of legitimate Chinese manufacturing companies that produce glass ornaments. I handed him a spreadsheet with twenty factory contacts, their MOQ (Minimum Order Quantity) requirements, and the time zone differences.
I sat back and watched the show.
He realized that FOB Price does not include shipping to our warehouse.
He wired money to a supplier but forgot to hire a customs broker, so the shipment got flagged by CBP.
The container sat at the port for ten days because he didn’t understand what an ISF filing was. The demurrage fees (fines for not moving the container) alone cost more than the 15% he was trying to save.
He came to my desk yesterday, looking incredibly humbled, and asked if I still had the phone number for our old importer.
TL;DR: Boss thought international trade was easy; I let him manage a direct import order and he ended up paying double in fines and fees.
Our boss was a petty tyrant. He would do things that put us in difficult situations then yell at us while blaming us for the hassle. Best of all he was impatient man-child. My coworker, Thom, was stuck in the office more than I was. Poor [jerk]. Thom’s petty revenge was driving our boss more insane yet our boss had no idea he was doing it.
Our boss had the nice big office up front. The printers were in the back. Thom and I sat in the cube farm between them. The boss would print out something then quickly and impatiently sprint to pick up what he printed. He was hyper-focused on getting that printout.
Most times the laser printer spun up and our boss moved from his office, Thom would get up from his cube and get in his way. He would walk slowly to the printers, or he would be carefully carrying a coffee cup that was filled to the top, or waddling awkwardly towards the bathroom.
Sometimes he would do that side “which way are you gonna go” hopping as they tried to dodge each other – but Thom never got it right and they ended up running into each other.
I watched this happen whenever I was in the office. Thom was doing this multiple times per day. Our boss had no idea but his blood pressure went up every time he went to retrieve a printout.
Thank you Thom. Against all odds you made that place a tiny bit more tolerable.
Go to meeting. Boss shares the conversation he had with Claude and stone cold serious tells us we need to appease Claude and meet “his” projections.
Claude doesn’t understand our clients or their needs, so things don’t happen the way Claude projected.
Boss flips out. Has another conversation with Claude to ask why. Claude can’t figure it out so we must be the problem.
I’m watching him get deeper and deeper into the hole and it’s depressing to watch, and for his sake too. This can’t be good for his mental health, it’s not good for any of us. I don’t want to participate in the dog and pony show anymore. I want to lay in the grass. I think we all need to log off. Vent over. Thanks for listening.
Company missed my paycheck again (second time). Told my boss I’m not touching another thing until the money hits my account. No explanations, no excuses anymore.
He tried the usual “it’ll be sorted Monday” routine. I said cool, see you Monday then. Walked out.
Got a call an hour later. Payment would be processed same day. Funny how fast they can move when they need to.
Still waiting on that direct deposit but at least now they know I’m serious. Should’ve done this the first time honestly.
I worked at this small manufacturing place for about 3 years. Did everything from inventory to coordinating shipments to handling vendor relationships. Boss was the typical “we’re a family here” type who paid me garbage while he drove a new Tesla every year.
I asked for a raise multiple times. Got the runaround every time. Finally had enough and put in my two weeks. Boss didn’t take it seriously, thought I was bluffing.
Here’s the thing though… I was literally the only person who knew how our systems worked. I offered to train someone or at least document everything during my notice period. He said don’t worry about it, they’d figure it out.
They did not figure it out.
Within a month I heard from old coworkers that they lost their biggest client because nobody could coordinate the shipments properly. Then another client left because of inventory screwups. Boss had to hire three people to replace me (at higher combined salary than what I asked for) and they’re still apparently struggling.
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