47 Satisfying Screenshots And Posts Of Employees Quitting On Their Entitled Bosses

For u/JessyGlow, the author of the viral post, emotional intelligence is paramount for any truly good manager to have.

"To me, a good manager leads with empathy. They give clear direction, trust their team, and don’t feel the need to raise their voice to be heard," she shared her thoughts with Bored Panda.

"The toxic ones? Usually the opposite," she said that bad leaders tend to have a desire to dominate their employees.

"It’s all about control, blame, and making people feel small. You can’t grow in that kind of environment."

According to u/JessyGlow, her post's massive virality was very much a surprise. "That’s wild. I didn’t expect the post to get that much attention at all," she opened up.

"I just shared it because it’s one of those moments that’s stuck with me," u/JessyGlow said.

"I think it [the topic] resonated because a lot of people have dealt with intimidating bosses, and there’s something so refreshing about someone calmly calling it out like it’s no big deal," she told us, adding that she's glad that so many people connected with the story.

According to the Harvard Business Review, toxic bosses can increase feelings of fear and anxiety at work. They also undermine trust, lower morale, increase employee turnover (bad for businesses everywhere), and increase their employees’ risk of burnout and serious illnesses.

“Numerous studies have found a link between toxic bosses and serious health issues such as depression, high blood pressure, PTSD, anxiety, and even premature aging,” HBR states.

Some of the main signs of a toxic boss, according to HBR, include the facts that:

1. They lack self-awareness;
2. They lack empathy;
3. They’re excessively motivated by self-interest;
4. They demonstrate inconsistent behavior;
5. They take advantage of power dynamics;
6. They micromanage;
7. They set unreasonable expectations;
8. They belittle and demoralize;
9. They seek to blame others;
10. They’re overconfident about their knowledge.

We’re all responsible for enforcing our personal boundaries, both in our personal lives and at work. It takes a lot of courage to stand up to someone in power. If your boss is aggressive, a bully, harasses others, or does something illegal, you have a variety of options on how to proceed.

For smaller issues, you could talk to your manager directly about how their behavior affects you. Ideally, you want to be friendly but firm, explaining the issue and looking for compromises without being overly judgmental or giving in to their manipulations. If that doesn’t work, you can reach out to HR to mediate the issue or get in touch with your boss’s boss or someone else in management to figure things out.

For larger, more sensitive problems with possible legal repercussions, you may want to reach out to your labor union or lawyer for advice on how to handle things. No matter the size of the issue, it’s vital that you have evidence to back up your claims, from work emails and messages to notes with specific times and dates of iffy behavior.

Have you ever had the displeasure of working under a toxic, rude, entitled, or downright awful boss, dear Pandas? How did their behavior impact your life and performance at work? Did you or anyone else at the company ever stand up to them?

If you feel like you’d like to share your experiences or give people new to the job industry some advice, you can open up in the comments below.