Banned headphones for “productivity,” then loudly watched TikToks at full volume all day.

I was doing cash out and noticed a few emails between the store manager - who hired me - and the district manager. Apparently the store had been tanking for months, on her watch I was hired to take the fall to the district manager

Microwaved fish every single day at 9:01 a.m. and called it “a power move to establish dominance.

My boss attempted to reprimand me through a hateful email about being unprofessional, and threatened to extend my yearly-probationary period a month before it'd expire

Installed a bell on his desk and rang it instead of emailing. Got mad when people didn’t sprint like we were in medieval times.

Brought in his “business coach,” who was just his cousin. Cousin spent an hour explaining how money works.

Brought his untrained puppy to work. Let it piss and poop everywhere because he was too lazy to walk it. Also let it destroy merchandise because he would just ignore it.

Made everyone log bathroom breaks in a shared spreadsheet. Commented “efficient!” on short ones and “concerning” on long ones.

He hired basically 2 kinds of people: pretty girls to entertain him, and guys to do his work for him. He was a disgusting slob and NO girl he hired EVER wanted to touch that.

Started every meeting with “quick 5 minutes” and then read inspirational quotes for an hour while we missed deadlines.

Created an employee of the month award, then won it himself three months in a row for “leadership under pressure.”

I asked if I could leave early to have a Birthday dinner with my parents. Nope, "Adults have to work on their birthdays." I'm 5 years older and he took the whole day off on his.