Robert Kelly Robert Kelly AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson One proud staffer brought her small-town parents to see the Democratic congresswoman’s offices, only to be accosted by the raging boss herself, who burst out of her office screaming, “Don’t be a moron, you foolish girl,” according to the Caller. Calvertĭubbed the “meanest member of Congress” in 2014 by Washingtonian magazine, the Queens-born US representative from Texas burned through 11 chiefs of staff in as many years by being “the boss from hell,” in the words of the Daily Caller. Sheila Jackson Lee Sheila Jackson Lee AP Photo/CBS News, Mary F. He sued the Washington City Paper for defamation after it made fun of him, but later dropped the suit. According to the Washington City Paper, vendors at FedExField sold fans bags of peanuts labeled with the logo of an airline that had gone under a year previously and sold beer in the bathrooms. Dan Snyder Dan Snyder Rob Carr/Getty Imagesįans hate him for his perpetual meddling with his Washington Redskins team, alienating one coach after another, but even non-sports lovers have noted his weird failings. Today he is the ex-owner of the team, having been forced to sell to former Microsoft chief Steve Ballmer. Then, in 2014, he became notorious for ranting racist garbage to his mistress. He was also sued multiple times for sexual harassment (though he won or settled at least two of the cases), reportedly heckled his own team and denied his own coach’s request to cover out-of-network costs to treat prostate cancer. Former Clippers general manager Elgin Baylor sued him for wrongful termination and discrimination on the basis of age and race (the race accusation was eventually dropped, and Sterling won the suit in 2011). The LA Clippers owner made a fortune as an LA slumlord ( according to a lawsuit, he allegedly said that “black tenants smell and attract vermin,” and that Latinos “smoke, drink and just hang around the building”). Donald Sterling Donald Sterling AP Photo/Danny Moloshok “I have my bad days, and on my best days I’m no Ron Howard,” he confessed. Kate Winslet reportedly said she’d never work for him again after she nearly drowned and chipped an elbow while filming “Titanic,” and legend has it that he used a nail gun to attach staffers’ cellphones to the wall while filming “Avatar,” according to the Independent. The “Avatar” director lives by the maxim, “Firing is too merciful,” instead driving underlings crazy with “long hours, hard tasks and harsh criticism” - so says Harvard Business Review. But, hey, it’s showbiz - what did you expect? James Cameron James Cameron Ed Jones/AFP/GettyImages The theater and film producer was named Gawker’s “Worst Boss of 2007” for his (alleged) habit of screaming and throwing things at staff, firing people randomly (sometimes everyone at once - the gang simply crosses the street to have a cup of coffee and waits to be rehired) and keeping everyone on orders to be reachable 24/7 - meaning no one in his employ is allowed to ride the subway. As “Horrible Bosses 2” hits theaters, take a look at eight of the most reviled managers of all time: Scott Rudin Scott Rudin Adam Nemser/ But be thankful you haven’t worked for one of these members of the Bad Boss Hall of Fame.
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