I do enjoy the public shaming of the bad boss. I might also enjoy the imprisonment of a bad boss given the stories I’ve been told.

Gawker is running a little contest on evil bosses and quite a few of the publishing and entertainment elite make the list of the evil bosses.

The sins of the evil boss run all the way from throwing objects at employees to disliking talk with anyone who is overweight. Name calling and physical abuse seem par for the course.

It’s my belief that the best strategy when encountering these potential bosses is to R U N lest you find yourself enmeshed in their world six months later using mantras, prayers, and chanting to deal with their sociopathic behavior. There is absolutely nothing wrong with mantras, prayers, and chants, but there comes a time when you need to first follow the No Asshole Rule. View Bob Sutton’s No Asshole Rule video here.