What's the worst thing a boss has ever said to you?

[Anonymous]

Partner of my law firm called me into his office and asked: "is ching-chong, ching-chong offensive to you?" He was working on an Asian American discrimination case. You guessed it, I'm Asian American. The only AA at the firm at that time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Partner of my law firm called me into his office and asked: "is ching-chong, ching-chong offensive to you?" He was working on an Asian American discrimination case. You guessed it, I'm Asian American. The only AA at the firm at that time.

I hate this shit reading this made me angry.....

[Anonymous]

"I am WAY too nice to you" ... When I reminded her I was going on vacation in a week

[Anonymous]

Oh so many to choose from....this is so exciting. I'll just add one right now.

"If you did this, I will rip off your head and shove it up your ass."

For the record, I didn't do "it."

I've worked for some real gems.

[Anonymous]

The worst thing a boss said to me is "you're fired"!

[Anonymous]

Boss promoted my colleague instead of me (colleague had been there less time). However she then told me that I still make more money than the colleague because I guess she thought it would soften the blow. But then she added "which sucks for colleague". WTF.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Partner of my law firm called me into his office and asked: "is ching-chong, ching-chong offensive to you?" He was working on an Asian American discrimination case. You guessed it, I'm Asian American. The only AA at the firm at that time.

Slightly off topic, but at a firm social function about 10 years ago I told a true story about an Asian client calling me a rawyer. Got called into HR the next day.

[Anonymous]

Wow - this group is pretty lucky as a lot of these are pretty tame. And if that's the worst thing a boss said to you, you have a cushy life.

I am sorry for the discriminatory comments - no matter how many times I witness or hear of them, I cringe.

[Anonymous]

In response to my requesting 8 weeks of (unpaid) maternity leave: "some women just aren't committed to [xyz field]"

[Anonymous]

This isn't the worst-worst, but it's the one that won't out my former employer.
After I mentioned casually that my brother (an adult with a job and his act together) was having a baby:

"I wish people would really think about having kids and be really stable and married before they do that. Well, YOU know how hard that is." (gestures at me)

I was a divorced single parent at the time.

The man is lucky I didn't load his computer with goat porn.

[Anonymous]

"Don't like your hair at all. At all!"

[Anonymous]

I got my hair dyed darker and went to work the next day. Boss told me that it made me look more Latina. I wasn't exactly sure what she meant by that considering I'm not Latina, but maybe she was under the impression I was? Boss was AA and I'm Jewish. Just a strange comment, but she said much worse (more inappropriate) to others during her tenure.

[Anonymous]

In my first year review: we have to leave room to grow so we can tell a great story when it's time to promote you. Next year you'll get the higher rating.

Next year: we can't give the higher rating to people who've been out of the office for more than X weeks.

Those weeks were maternity leave. I was given the lower rating because I had a baby.

[Anonymous]

When I turned in my resignation, my boss spent a week trying to browbeat me into staying (without making a counter offer). At one point he said "you're not even that good at your job."

Leaving that job was the best decision I ever made.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"When you are in a meeting [any meeting], you are not to speak unless asked a direct question. Then you can answer that question only. Nothing more."


Ooooookay.

When I was an associate a D.C. BigLaw I was told by a partner, "associates should been seen, not heard. Clients know you have nothing useful to contribute and I think associates at (FirmName) are given too much encouragement and coddling."