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It’s no secret that getting along with management people is not always a given, but rather a gift. They often put too much pressure on the backs of already stressed employees, making it a perfectly toxic workplace environment to brew and prosper. And in some more extreme cases, it gets passive-aggressive, to say the least.
The corner of Reddit known by the name which screams sarcasm, Thanks Management, is a safe space to talk about hard things. According to the subreddit’s description, it’s a place made for “Showcasing notices from imperious middle managers, owners, landlords, school administrators, mean bosses, and overall pedants. Bonus points for misspellings, exclamation marks, threats over petty bullshit.”
And they mean it. From evil posters put up in the staff room as if nothing happened to the implementation of very questionable tools that are supposed to boost productivity at the expense of people, these are some take-notes-kids examples of how not to run your business.
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Landlord Cites Old Testament In Increasing Rent
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Eye See What They Think Of Management
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Is Your Car Too Old? Well You're Fired Since A Responsible Person Would Own A Luxury Vehicle
Nobody is safe from mean management practices in the workplace, regardless of how much you love or hate your job. But let’s be honest, the more pressure we have put on our shoulders, the less motivated we are to add that extra bit of effort to the company we work for.
And although this can happen for many different reasons, mean managers can be a huge setback for us professionally and emotionally. But how you determine whether the management has indeed crossed the line? Buzzwords like toxic workplace are all over the place, but when it comes to real life, most of us are left scratching our heads.
Rude behavior toward employees is generally defined as a display of disrespect, a breaking of social norms or expectations, a breach of etiquette, or ignoring "accepted" behavior. It can also mean that a manager is behaving inconsiderately, aggressively, or deliberately offensively.
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From Best Buy's Training
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Snitch On Your Server, 25% Off Your Bill And Saliva In Your Drink
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The Battle Of Fonts
Rudeness can manifest in many forms, from passive-aggressive behavior, micromanaging, anger management problems, to favoritism towards one person, bullying, and many more. The mean behavior can also be used as a way to display one’s power and show superiority over others, and in this case, as well as others, you'd better run far away from it.
In such cases, setting boundaries is key. Everyone should learn to distance themselves from a manager who’s mean to them and, at some point, stop taking in all the negativity. In other cases, if you are sure that your boss is incompetent, it’s just reasonable to become a leader on your own.
Management will notice your initiative eventually, and you will likely earn some extra points just by keeping the mean person out of the loop.
#7
This Is Just Sad
#8
Gym Management. Have Fun With This One
chi-wei shen 4 years ago
Despite the wording, it's mainly addressed to people who are too lazy to clean up after them.
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Op Was Fired For Not Showing Up To Work On 5 Hours Of Notice At 3:30am
Whatever happens, make yourself a top priority. It’s just not fair to allow yourself to be treated badly and purposefully disrespected day by day by someone who has no reason to do so. In some extreme cases, even the best reasoning is not an excuse for anyone to shout or offend you, whether it’s a co-worker, a manager, or a boss.
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Gentle Reminder From Management
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Anti-Picnic Picnic Benches
Marcellus the Third 4 years ago
You misunderstand, only 2 of the 3 sides have this sign --- there's only one picnic side.
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Feel The Love
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Got Ya!
#14
Damn No More Group Crying And Screaming
#15
Old But Gold
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Tilted Bathroom Break
Riani Kivela 4 years ago
From the "Why deal with a problem by speaking directly with those involved when you can make everyone miserable?" school of management.
#17
We’re All Finally Saved
#18
Old Mate Number 11 Saving Me From Having To S*** On Op's Desk
#19
A Basic Human Need Is Not Allowed For Cashiers
#20
Osha Is On The Phone What Should I Tell Them
#21
A Greedy Boss Makes The Worst Sign
#22
Stolen From Twitter
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Smell Check?
Tarryn Penny 4 years ago
Spare a thought for the poor bugger that gets paid to do the smell check!
#24
When Management Turns A Nice Gesture Into An Insult
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Candy Is Not Jerkin’ Around
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At A Middle School I Recently Visited
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I Guess They Had One Too Many?
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“Get Your [things] Together, Abby!”
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I Hope It's Not Pointed At The 'Right' Direction
#31
You Have Exceeded The Maximum Number Of Eye Movements Student. Teacher Is A Control Freak On Students Taking Test At Home
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Ahhh Yes. Thank You For Helping The Community
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Sincerely, Disappointed
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2 Hour Minimum Parking
#35
Cook The Landlord Instead
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Jesus=germs (Be Afraid)
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Petulant Landlord
#38
Being An Asshole To People Trying To Get Out Of The Cold
#39
Standing Is Not An Option
#40
Thanks, Management!
chi-wei shen 4 years ago
What if someone starts crying at work? Are they allowed to leave then?
#41
Do Not Play Ac/Dc. Found On Fb And Thought It Belonged Here
#42
When Some Else Is So Stupid You Just Can’t Help But Outdo Them
DDmaybeandor 4 years ago (edited)
The first one is encouraging employees to not be part of a union. A union is a group of employees who stand up to management if they are treating workers unfairly. The second one is a threat to the management who made the first one, reminding them of the French Revolution; when the working class basically cut all the rich people's heads off and overthrew the government.
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The Legendary Bandit
Kristof De Smet 4 years ago
Filming in the restroom... is this legal? But I do get the problem, had a similar experience a few times at work.
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Thanks For The Annual £0.14 Bonus!
#46
"We Named Our Community After A Native Tribe That Was Forced Off Their Lands And Sent To Live In Oklahoma, Please Respect Our Property And Our Occupation Of This Land"
#47
Alright Karen
#48
Nobody Is Allowed To Celebrate Labor Day
Mark Schilling 4 years ago
Well, it is a restaurant and as much as that sucks, most are open because of the holiday crowds.
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Our Ortho Practice
Evil Little Thing 4 years ago
This is really good! Walking around after hours in scrubs is disgusting. Scrubs are worn so that you don't contaminate your real clothes with pee, poop, snot, vomit, or other body fluids/contagious filth. Don't bring that s**t into the grocery store, to the bar, restaurants, etc!
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Won't Sell Guns To Terrorists Or Democrats
#51
It's Almost Like We Live A System That Incentivizes A Never Ending Rat Race That Requires You To Abandon All Connection To Our Humanity
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Glad I Got My Face
#53
I’d Prefer We Didn’t, Actually
#54
Big Lots Union Busting Propaganda
#55
Are You Dreaming?
#56
I Was On A Road Trip Today And Stopped At A Restaurant To Use The Bathroom. Chaos Ensued
#57
When The Training Program Is A Red Flag On The Company's Competence
#58
More Of My Boss Taking Hours Off Paychecks
#59
Thanks
#60
We Work At The Most Dangerous Liquor Store Downtown, And Majority Of The Staff Is Female Under 25. Management Was Getting Upset With Us For Not Taking Deliveries Out When There Were Only Two People Scheduled So They Wrote This Out Today
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Sell Those Cookies Or Else!!!
#62
Good For Them, Bad For My Taco Bell Craving
#63
At The Optometrist’s Office....
#64
Why Your Cashier Can't Just Take No For An Answer
C.S. E. 4 years ago
Customers - remember, before getting huffy when cashiers get pushy about rewards programs and/or cards, they'd rather not. They are being forced to do so. Just answer politely and let them get on with the spiel they HAVE to do, per management, and, if you have a problem with it, take it up the line and leave them alone. They aren't hassling you of their own volition.
#65
Management Fucked Up The Memorial Day Schedule So We Were Understaffed That Day Resulting In No One Being Allowed To Request Days Off
#66
Per Corporate Policy
#67
Please Help Us Fight Climate Change By Turning Off The Gd Lights M’kay?
#69
Congrats On The Sign - Strong Effort!!!
#70
Why Not!
#71
No Soda For You!
#72
Selfish
#73
Tables Are Apparently A Priviledge
#74
Gotta Love The Person Who Used 2 Sheets Of Paper To Make A "Go Green!" Sign
grafxgal60073 4 years ago
The medical apparatus company where I worked, put up signs saying "don't waste toner." My response? I printed a letter-sized sign with a giant, solid black rectangle saying, "you mean this?" For some strange reason, they left it up.
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No Cameras Allowed, Except For My Camera
#76
Absolutely Right
#77
This Is Literally Wage Theft But Okay
grafxgal60073 4 years ago
A couple of things: You must have a Verizon plan and management doesn't know grammar.
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Caroline Nagel 4 years ago
I'm so darn happy I don't live in the USA. I'm very sorry to say this, dear Americans, but your country sucks big time.
littlesaresare 4 years ago
There are some posts of terrible managers etc. in this thread, but honestly most of them don't belong here.
Leo Domitrix 4 years ago
Well, y'know, Reagan started this awesome PR machine of "It's morning in America!" and forgot to mention it was gonna be the morning after the night before at a bar in Hell.
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Caroline Nagel 4 years ago
I'm so darn happy I don't live in the USA. I'm very sorry to say this, dear Americans, but your country sucks big time.
littlesaresare 4 years ago
There are some posts of terrible managers etc. in this thread, but honestly most of them don't belong here.
Leo Domitrix 4 years ago
Well, y'know, Reagan started this awesome PR machine of "It's morning in America!" and forgot to mention it was gonna be the morning after the night before at a bar in Hell.
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