If you’re like most people, you’ve probably had a variety of jobs over the years. And unless you were working for yourself (or if you own a company) that meant you had a boss.
Relationships with bosses come in every shape and size. If you’re lucky, you’ll have a friendly relationship with them and nothing more. It’s not necessary to be friends, but it’s always more pleasant if you get along.
Part of it boils down to that weird superior-inferior relationship. Yes, your boss is in charge of you. They have to find the balance and show their employees respect while also having authority. Some bosses aren’t very good at that. They’re either too permissive and get nothing done or they’re tyrannical and treat their workers like slaves.
Then there are the bosses who are the cream of the crop. They know that even though they’re in charge, they still need to work with their employees and be respectful. When you have a boss like that, it makes work so much more enjoyable. A good boss can literally turn a workplace around for the better. These 50 boss-employee relationships are #goals for workers everywhere. You might want to take notes.
1. Who are you calling ugly?
Ugly Christmas sweater parties are popular around the holidays, but this employee really stepped it up a notch. It takes a lot of guts to call your boss ugly to his face.
When your boss hires you to dog sit for a month, it’s your chance to prove you’re responsible and proactive. Or your chance to replace all his photos with pictures of you cuddling the dog. It’s your choice.
One boss asked his employee to announce when they was leaving for the bathroom. The employee responded with this sign. Hopefully, this isn’t too subtle for the boss.
It’s always nice when your boss gets you a delicious, decadent cake for your birthday, right? Unless, of course, the two of you have been in a dieting competition.
When your boss goes on vacation, you can leave his office untouched. Or you can replace all the photos of his kids with creepy Photoshopped versions with your coworkers’ faces.
Companies aren’t always honest about the level of commitment — and detriments — of being promoted. Sure, you get a raise, but not everything’s fun. At least this boss is being honest.
This boss is going for the “authority” line, and that’s okay. At least he’s pretty upfront about who’s in charge around here. It’s always nice to have a boss who tells it like it is.
When you work from home, you often have to deal with annoyances like Skype meetings that could have been emails. Of course, to make them more interesting, you can dress up like a wizard.
An employee’s boss asked him to set up the tables for a meeting and he saw an opportunity. It’s a good thing the boss has a sense of humor and won’t be reporting him to HR.
10. When you think your employee’s a Photoshop expert
One boss didn’t like his expression in the company photo, so he asked one of the employees to Photoshop his face. So, he did …just not the way he expected.
11. Something tells me his employees think he’s conceited
It’s hard to know what to get your boss for Christmas or birthdays. One company decided to go with the “giant oil painting self-portrait” route. I’m not sure whether the boss’s reaction is amusement or horror.
If your boss has a sense of humor, don’t ask for a “desk clock” without going into specifics. You might just find yourself with a giant Justin Bieber watch that everyone will judge.
When you work for a welding company and have access to equipment, it opens up some interesting possibilities. For example, you can package your boss’s Christmas gift like this. Good luck.
After the boss hung his toddler daughter’s artwork in his office, an employee decided she couldn’t be the only artist represented. So, she added some work of her own.
When one of your employees makes a mistake, there are a couple of ways to handle it. You can give them a formal warning or have a meeting. This boss prefers the “public shaming” method.
When his boss installed a security camera, an employee decided to prove how dedicated he was to his job. Of course, it might be a little more convincing if he wasn’t wearing such a miserable expression.
When the boss puts up a security camera to monitor the employees, you can bet one of them will sabotage the attempt. In this case, he got an eyeful of this horrifying picture.
With mice getting into the cable box, a boss asked one of his employees to take measures against them. He should have been more specific. Maybe these are unusually educated mice.
When her boss wouldn’t stop complaining about her uncovered ponytail, an employee found a solution. It wasn’t the one the boss wanted, but it was a solution.
After an employee complained to their boss, they received official notice in the form of a “Hurt Feelings” report. It’s always nice to know your superior takes you seriously, isn’t it?
What started out as a bad social gaffe ended up making a grieving employee laugh. Thankfully, they were all able to take it in stride — and the boss learned an important lesson.
An employee was sitting quietly at his desk when his boss came over and slapped this on his chest. Sometimes, they just can’t resist making a power play, can they?
After an employee asked for an iMac, the boss was happy to grant his wish. Of course, they say you should always be extremely specific when making wishes.
An employee got this for their boss who absolutely loved it. Of course, he was worried HR would complain. So, he adjusted it to be more appropriate for work.
When the boss turned 50, her employees decided to show her a little love by giving her a birthday cake. Of course, they also took the chance to remind her of her inevitable demise.
Work can get boring, which is why it’s the perfect place for dumb pranks to flourish. A pool manager thought it was hysterical to make the lifeguards try to undo this lock.
Sometimes, construction workers and contractors get paid in cash, which can make things a little complicated. Of course, they’re even more complicated if your boss likes to pay you in ones just to be funny.
Most of us don’t have bosses who use Snapchat, much less ones that actually send Snaps to us. Then there’s this boss who likes to wake his employees up like this.
Don’t you hate it when your boss does a lap around the office to see who’s browsing Facebook? They always seem to choose the one moment when you’re not working.
In case you were wondering, the bottom of the sock says “Haha, just kidding.” They were a gift from a boss to an employee, and frankly, they’re amazing.
You learn a lot about your coworkers from spending eight hours a day with them: their family life, taste in music, and favorite foods. Of course, all that can get on your nerves, too. This boss decided he just couldn’t take his employee’s music any longer.
Bosses have to hear a lot of ridiculous excuses for why employees were late or absent. This one was so fantastically bad the boss thought it deserved to be in a place of honor.
38. He’s very passionate about bathroom cleanliness
A germaphobe boss couldn’t take it any longer when a mystery employee was throwing paper towels on the bathroom floor. In his defense, that’s a pretty crappy thing to do.
Some companies ask their employees to comply with random drug testing, but this isn’t what I’d call random. In fact, the boss gave this to the employee who’d just come back from Burning Man.
I’m assuming this boss is joking — at least, I sure hope she is. Also, it might be helpful if she would explain how many pens qualifies as a “fuck ton.”
Bosses aren’t always sympathetic to their employees’ work woes. At least this boss tried with a festive gift. It’s always nice when those come with reminders of harsh reality, right?
No one said you couldn’t be friends with your boss, but there is such a thing as being a little too close. One way to tell? When your boss slides this under the bathroom door.
When their employee left to join another company, the boss got her a delicious chocolate cake. Of course, it had some honest sentiments written in the icing.
When your boss goes on vacation, you should behave yourself and be a model employee. You definitely shouldn’t take a photo with a coworker and use it to replace a personal photo. Wink, wink.
If you go on a date with your boss’s daughter, you should probably tell him about it. Otherwise, he might find out another way, and then the whole office knows.
An employee brought a pecan pie to work and was mystified when it disappeared from the fridge before 10 a.m. Then he found the empty dish on his boss’s desk. What a legend.
Snooping in someone’s mail is illegal, but being annoying about it isn’t. An employee really wanted to know what was in his boss’s package. This is how he asked.
Bosses are like dads: they love to make promises and then pull the rug out from under your feet just for a good laugh. In this case, the boss informed his employees he’d gotten them a “Nintendo switch.”
50 hilarious boss-employee relationships that are untouchable
Cedric Jackson
12.09.19
If you’re like most people, you’ve probably had a variety of jobs over the years. And unless you were working for yourself (or if you own a company) that meant you had a boss.
Relationships with bosses come in every shape and size. If you’re lucky, you’ll have a friendly relationship with them and nothing more. It’s not necessary to be friends, but it’s always more pleasant if you get along.
Part of it boils down to that weird superior-inferior relationship. Yes, your boss is in charge of you. They have to find the balance and show their employees respect while also having authority. Some bosses aren’t very good at that. They’re either too permissive and get nothing done or they’re tyrannical and treat their workers like slaves.
Then there are the bosses who are the cream of the crop. They know that even though they’re in charge, they still need to work with their employees and be respectful. When you have a boss like that, it makes work so much more enjoyable. A good boss can literally turn a workplace around for the better. These 50 boss-employee relationships are #goals for workers everywhere. You might want to take notes.
