We’re Looking For the Worst Manager On The Planet
Folks, I know that people who listen to the Cranky Middle Manager are some of the best and most conscientious managers in the world…..but we’ve worked for some real lulus in our day. It’s time to have some fun and vent….
Who is the worst manager you ever worked for? Still twitch every time you think about it? Now you can get it off your chests and win cool prizes at the same time.
Thanks to our global span and our thousands of listeners we can now proudly announce, The Worst Manager on the Planet Contest.
Was it the insane hours? The temper tantrums? Rifling through your drawers - while you were wearing them?
Tell us all about it and you could win:
-4th Prize: An autographed copy of my book, “A Philistine’s Journal, An Average Guy Tackles the Classics and 6 downloads from Magnatunes.
3rd Prize: The above plus a collector’s item Podcast Network T-Shirt
2nd Prize: The book plus a copy of ActiveWords
1st Prize: The book, the T shirt and a license for MindManager6 software (an $800 value) plus a chance to chat with me on The Cranky Middle Manager Show.
The Grand Prize winner will win one of each and be announced on November 30,2005.
All winners will be chosen by me and whoever is sitting around when it’s time to file through them.
Don’t worry, we won’t publish the names or organizations of the guilty. We don’t want to get sued either.
How to Enter
You can enter by email or by SKYPE for those of you who use it. You can SKYPE me at wayneturmel and leave a voicemail or email your answers to wayne@achismarketing.com
Contest is open to everyone except employees of The Podcast Network and those who work for me. Contrary to watercooler gossip, I do know who you are.
WAYNE
October 27th, 2005 at 5:58 pm
[...] Welcome everyone. This is our 20th show, and we have a very special interview today. Richard Conniff is the author of a very hot book that answers a lot of nagging questions about our bosses, “The Ape in the Corner Office”. We also are still looking for contestants for our “Worst Manager on the Planet” Contest. [...]
October 29th, 2005 at 10:42 am
[...] … And how was YOUR week? Sounds like there are some candidates for our “Worst Manager on the Planet” Contest to me….. [...]
November 3rd, 2005 at 10:40 am
[...] How out of touch is YOUR boss? Maybe they’re a candidate for the Worst Manager On the Planet Contest. Still 3 weeks to enter! [...]
November 11th, 2005 at 1:25 pm
[...] 0:500 Don’t forget the Worst Manager on the Planet Contest. Email me with your horror stories or you can send me a voicemail via SKYPE at wayneturmel. [...]
November 19th, 2005 at 3:54 am
[...] Did your former boss place the blame on subordinates? Were they a bully? Don’t forget we still have 2 weeks to find the “Worst Manager on the Planet”. EMAIL ME WITH THE STORY and win great prizes. We want to share your pain!!! Read the full details here…. [...]
November 19th, 2005 at 3:43 pm
[...] Hello everyone. As you know, we’re on the hunt for the Worst Manager on the Planet. Many of the entries include people who are just flat out bullies, and that’s why we’re talking to author and Workplace Bullying expert Gary Namie this week. [...]
August 8th, 2006 at 9:12 am
worst boss: i thought the one who fired me when i wasn’t interested in her son was bad! BUT Mrs. P was the wicked witches mother. She used kids as weapons to harm teachers. In my case she had reason to be mad. I’d reported to the Board that though my partner had done excellent work, he received unsatisfactory and was fired. Dumb I admit. After 30 yrs ++ Evaluations only, boom Unsatisfactory meaning I would need a special training helper to come to the school and show how to do my job.Of course she knew i was retiring in one year. She mixed tactics of calling me down to her office in a scary voice to hurtling damaging memos quoting broken District codes I’d broken. When I was out from severe illness she wrote me up on turning my grades in 2 days late (you should have done it while you were out). She created the class from hell with all the most seriously troubled at-risk kids back together in a class of 37 which she refused to change out. Easy. Just sit back and watch the action and never do anything about it.
My laptop was stolen and sold on the street for $50. No investigation on who buys the stuff from the kids. one girl was going to get an F unless she did a project. she chose to ask the counselor for a transfer. the principal found out and cornered her the office to give her a list of complaints like “she called my mom too much” “she told us about her feelings” “she didn’t write grades down” and other lies/half truths. These became “serious charges”. I asked for an outside evaluator; she got her closest associate and assigned the worst class assignment. She screamed at kids in a vicious nasty way. Like one rainy day a boy came in soaking wet from the rain with his hood on. the instant he walked in, “Get that hood off!” no hood off, boy keeps walking! “DID YOU HEAR WHAT I SAY? GET THAT HOOD OFF!” boy stands frozen 80 people turn to watch! still no hood off. “GET THAT HOOD OF RIGHT NOW….!” boy hangs his head in shame and walks to his locker. “Good morning!” NOT!