Connecticut-based business consultant Jesse Lyn Stoner has collected on her Seapoint Center blog funny terms she has heard over the years to describe bosses:
New England Weather Manager: Someone totally unpredictable, always changing.
Microwave Manager: If you put the wrong thing in a microwave, it blows up.
White Rabbit: Always in a rush – and so are subordinates, because they get their assignments at the last moment.
Tight Underwear Manager: Uptight and tense, making life miserable for everyone.
Climbing the Ladder Manager: Obsessed with how he or she looks in the eyes of superiors.
My Way or the Highway Manager: Nobody offers this type of boss any suggestions, since they won't listen or give up control.
Seagull Manager: Usually out-of-sight, flying around somewhere, but then every once in a while, swoops in unexpectedly, makes a lot of noise, dumps a load, and flies off again.
They may seem humorous, but Ms. Stoner asks whether you know how your employees really describe you. She urges you to set a goal: Be the kind of boss you'd like to have as your own manager.