Reposted by stacyb74.bsky.socialPotato enthusiast 🇵🇸🥔 @br3nda.bsky.social · 04/07/2024Toxic people exist and can bring down a whole org Bullies exist and know exactly where the line is to not get caught But also, there are so many managers who would rather label people toxic, bullies, and underperforming than actually manage that employee, which is their damn job 🚩🚩🚩🚩 2163
Reposted by stacyb74.bsky.socialae @aelkus.bsky.social · 06/06/2026The thing is that the dysfunctional line of work, highly unusual and flawed internal corporate authorities and roles (again, see Toxic Founder problem), and ambitious people eventually results in middle managers, junior executives, and other similar figures overstepping their reach to get ahead 1241
Reposted by stacyb74.bsky.socialJenna @thesleepysuccubus.bsky.social · 01/06/2026When I found out I was marked as non rehire-able by my last company, I wanted to angry cry-laugh. The same company that allowed me & my coworkers to work in a TOXIC crazy environment, didn’t take any real action in regards to sexual harassment, safety, or abuse of authority by managers…ok then 5437
Reposted by stacyb74.bsky.socialMaximum Himbo @xiphosb4.bsky.social · 05/01/2025One of the most toxic managers I've ever worked with said "An employee should always feel their job is in jeopardy, they'll work harder." 1192
Reposted by stacyb74.bsky.socialHelene WIlliams @bibliorogue.bsky.social · 08/01/2025I hope there’s a special circle in hell for bad managers (in libraries or elsewhere) who shame people for leaving toxic jobs 1182
Reposted by stacyb74.bsky.socialNaz Saad @nazishmunch.bsky.social · 05/02/2026Toxic masculinity AI-powered...this is abuse and managers of these companies should be held responsible for this violence. 0212
Reposted by stacyb74.bsky.socialBleff @averageideas.bsky.social · 06/12/2024Caught between managers/shareholders and a spoiled toxic gaming community. You're doing great! 0181
Reposted by stacyb74.bsky.socialRegime Accountant, CPA ☠️🎢 @regimecpa.bsky.social · 27/10/2025This is more toxic than a large accounting firm where your managers are first time people managers in their mid twenties lol 2201
Reposted by stacyb74.bsky.socialRosie M 💫 | Comm opened @supnovagy.bsky.social · 14/05/2025I swear managers are getting more toxic these days like you’ll be talking to a coworker WHILE working and doing your job then the managers tell you to the fuck shut up and only talk when it’s work related Like I feel that violates some freedom of speech rights 410610
Reposted by stacyb74.bsky.socialMaggie Harrison Dupré @mharrisondupre.bsky.social · 29/06/2026NEW: Workers across industries say that AI-obsessed bosses are creating deeply toxic and chaotic work environments, with some staffers sharing that they feel as though their manager or employer isn't living in reality anymore due to endless AI validation. futurism.com/artificial-i...futurism.comBosses Are Becoming Obsessed With AI, Using It to Make Every Decision, Barraging Their Employees With Nonsensical ChatGPT Directives, and Even Asking It Who to FireAI-obsessed executives and managers are creating a distinct new type of toxic work environment for the slop era, workers told us. 18989334
Reposted by stacyb74.bsky.socialThe Guardian @theguardian.com · 25/09/2026Toxic bosses: why do companies protect managers who make working life hell?theguardian.comToxic bosses: why do companies protect managers who make working life hell?Bullying, manipulation and intimidation can destroy lives, yet abusive authoritarians continue to rise to the top. How do they get away with it – and can they be brought to heel? 77329
Reposted by stacyb74.bsky.socialOpinion Editor @ Bluesky @dly.bsky.social · 17/06/2024toxic managers the day you resign will say, “i had no idea you were unhappy here," and then call you by another Asian employee's name in the same breath 1235838
Reposted by stacyb74.bsky.socialCindyLooHoo @cindyhoohoo.bsky.social · 17/01/2025Toxic managers suck. 0381
Reposted by stacyb74.bsky.socialMando No. 5 @beskarta.bsky.social · 10/05/2025This is the kind of toxic "leader" who will be absolutely gobsmacked when he is left all alone holding the bag for his dumbass decisions. Workers fire bad managers by resignation, underperformance, and malicious compliance. The organization and its mission suffer. 011
Reposted by stacyb74.bsky.socialOrange & Black SoccerCast @ocsc-soccercast.bsky.social · 11/04/2025Having gone through more than our fair share of managers who maybe also just had some bad luck (injuries, pivotal fouls, late fluke goals, etc), someone told me once "It's easier to fire 1 guy than 25 guys." 021
Reposted by stacyb74.bsky.socialAndy Budd @andybudd.bsky.social · 27/04/2026Honestly (and I hate saying this) I genuinely think that most founders need to fire their first 2-3 designers, product managers, marketers or CTOs before they realise that maybe (just maybe) the problem wasn't bad hiring but something else. 211
Reposted by stacyb74.bsky.social decorative gourd @taco.cat · 02/12/2024> Executives got the flattening they wanted. But study after study found that when managers do their jobs right, they bolster performance more than top execs or ground-level employees. > Supervisors do real work. They motivate. They mentor. They spot opportunities. apple.news/AUMQm5cG8RyS...apple.newsIt's a really bad time to be a middle manager — Business InsiderOver the past two years, American businesses have been engaged in a rapid-fire restructuring of their corporate hierarchies. 042
Reposted by stacyb74.bsky.socialLogical Frank @logicalfrank.com · 29/11/2024Every bad manager will fire at least a couple people under them to cover for their own poor performance. Recognizing when I'm working for one of these managers is probably the life skill I took the hardest knocks to earn. 032
Reposted by stacyb74.bsky.socialScherzoPrime @scherzoprime.bsky.social · 01/04/2026As someone currently working in a bad grocery store, it feels like the store managers wanna make the people they cant fire (each online delivery person is more throughput and thus more profit) do everything they can in the store, and have as little as everyone else. 121
Reposted by stacyb74.bsky.socialShadow, Your Little Brother 🔞🦝ΘΔ @babyraccy.bsky.social · 16/06/2026a couple weeks ago one of my managers literally said to my face, joking but still, "aww we dont have to fire you because you got so many emails today ^^" and ive wanted to fucking puke ever since bc it scared me so bad. i dont want to be fired bc i cant get enough emails 031
Reposted by stacyb74.bsky.socialawellsab.bsky.social @awellsab.bsky.social · 28/04/2026“Regulations, for kids or workers, are stupid!” “The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire was bad.” “Prove it!” “Young women leaping to their deaths to avoid an inferno cuz the managers locked the doors to the exits.” 121
Reposted by stacyb74.bsky.socialNeil Pajamas @agrippanothing.bsky.social · 07/06/2026There are bad actors and toxic cultures but preventing lawsuits 9 out of 10 times means protecting employees from bad managers and no, you can't just get creative with this and fire someone you don't like. You cannot get around them. They'll tell you to grow up and deal with it. You have no clue. 132
Reposted by stacyb74.bsky.socialTony Kocúrko @littletomcat.bsky.social · 12/11/2024Once more, with feeling, by Professor Gary Hamel: "Management is the least efficient activity in your organization." hbr.org/2011/12/firs...hbr.orgFirst, Let’s Fire All the ManagersReprint: R1112B Executives don’t realize it, but a hierarchy of managers exacts a hefty tax on any organization: Managers are expensive, increase the risk of bad decisions, disenfranchise employees, a... 032
Reposted by stacyb74.bsky.socialResting Witch Face @amandalc.bsky.social · 22/08/2024No, but actually, this move makes perfect sense. You have to fire the manager if your team is bad even when the manager has nothing to do with it. AND you're only allowed to hire catchers for managers. Tom Lampkin was probably busy, so, here you go. 251
Reposted by stacyb74.bsky.socialDanni is Grumpi 🏳️⚧️ @apersonnameddanni.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Middle managers will literally light money on fire rather than admit they made a bad decision 021
Reposted by stacyb74.bsky.socialShin Megami TENS Unit @bratty-wife-happy.life · 17/11/2025Unions are also really nice for helping to end discrimination. I used to have a union job pre-transition, and damn was it hard to fire people for bullshit, and a lot less discrimination. Bad managers disappear pretty quickly when the alternative is the whole work force walking out 171
Reposted by stacyb74.bsky.socialMcCovey Chronicles @mccoveychronicles.bsky.social · 18/06/2026perhaps, but it's a real, real bad look to pick up an option on a manager, fire him, hire a new manager, and immediately fire him. not sure I can recall a PBO being allowed to fire managers in back-to-back years, especially with so much money still owed to each 051
Reposted by stacyb74.bsky.socialMuffin of doom @muffinofdoom.bsky.social · 30/12/2024When your bad management ends up in dozens of people dying in a ball of fire, I think we should start charging managers criminally, "stockholder value" be damned. #Boeing 0132
Reposted by stacyb74.bsky.socialThe Troys Are Back In Town @troyponce.bsky.social · 06/10/2026That's why executives and managers think generative AI is useful. Their emails to subordinates can be bad, misleading, and create inefficiencies for everyone who reports to them. Those negative outcomes don't lead to consequences, they'll just fire the people they lazily mismanaged and do it again. 031
Reposted by stacyb74.bsky.socialkat, ghost of helenruthsghost @chaoskat.bsky.social · 26/04/2026What if all the bad teams fire their managers now and they all just trade places 4101
stacyb74.bsky.social @stacybmcclainrocks.bsky.social · 20hMaintenance can never fix anything but always use that title to have entrance to your food and possessions. 000
stacyb74.bsky.social @stacybmcclainrocks.bsky.social · 20hHer family repeats everything they say about us without even being in the office with you. 000
stacyb74.bsky.social @stacybmcclainrocks.bsky.social · 20hEnvolve management LLC never responds to any issues or complaints...this lady has moved her family up in here ....ugh. 000
stacyb74.bsky.social @stacybmcclainrocks.bsky.social · 20hTracy Smith and Brandon Hill were Albert Pikes best managers. 000
stacyb74.bsky.social @stacybmcclainrocks.bsky.social · 20hBBB has every message....maybe once they get rid of her they should get rid of her boss as well...neither communicate. 000
stacyb74.bsky.social @stacybmcclainrocks.bsky.social · 20hIf you have a nasty McDonald's attitude everyday...you shouldn't be over anyone with mental issues or old age....her attitude is that of a nasty fat bus driver. 000
stacyb74.bsky.social @stacybmcclainrocks.bsky.social · 20hThe nats that continue to fly why are so many in Albert Pike... just the nasty bully type management behavior is past a bully and the rolling of the eyes daily is beyond my understanding.I can't find a common ground where communicating is a write up. 000
Reposted by stacyb74.bsky.socialJoseph D. Ortiz @earthsciinfo.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The multivariate visible derivative spectroscopy identified soil constituents based on optical properties and outperformed traditional band index-based methods applied to the same data sets. 🧪 052
Reposted by stacyb74.bsky.socialSETI Institute @setiinstitute.bsky.social · 30/09/2026What can whales and dolphins teach us about intelligence in the universe? Bill Diamond talks with 2026 Drake Award recipient Dr. Lori Marino about animal intelligence, brain evolution, and what other minds on Earth might teach us about intelligence elsewhere. 🧪 🔭 👩🔬 #podcast 🎧 buff.ly/4WnrTI6sites.libsyn.comSETI Live: The Sounds of Intelligence: A Conversation with 2026 Drake Award Recipient Lori MarinoWhat does intelligence sound like? For decades, scientists studying whales and dolphins have uncovered remarkable evidence of sophisticated communication, social complexity, self-awareness, and… 12412
Reposted by stacyb74.bsky.socialLearn Dirt @learndirt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Read the article here: learndirt.com/learn/types-of-citrus… 031
