In an age of passive-aggressive office notes, here’s a sample of some really fabulous office memos from an aggressive-aggressive boss.
We do not pay starvation wages, and there are some people left in this world who want to work. I am not fond of hippies, long-hairs, dope fiends or alcoholics. I suggest each and every person in a supervisory category (from driller up to me) eliminate these people.
… Anyone who lets their hair grow below their ears to where I can’t see their ears means they don’t wash. If they don’t wash, they stink, and if they stink, I don’t want the son-of-a-bitch around me.
Read the rest here.
I’m torn between my like for his attitude and my dislike for his authoritarianism. He basically matches the legalistic attitude of big corporations today, but he just says things in a better way.
Oh, I’d hate to work for the guy, He sounds like a loon. But it’s refreshing when someone is openly aggressive instead of passive-aggressive. Own it!
Aw, hell, I’ve had bosses like that, but I was just as openly aggressive back, and swore like a dockworker, too!
He walked in one morning and looked me and said, “Give me one good reason why I don’t fire you!”
My reply? “Easy. Slaves have to be SOLD!”
Well played.