10 Bizarre Requests From Bosses
Pass or Fail
A boss asked an employee to coach coworkers on how to pass a drug test.
It Just Gets Worse
A manager asked an employee to fire a colleague—and then drive the fired worker home.
Love Stinks
A boss asked for a staffer’s opinion of the profiles he called up on a dating site.
Shopping Spree
A supervisor asked a worker to order items on his personal Amazon account so the boss’s spouse wouldn’t know about it.
Camera Ready
A boss asked a staffer to pluck a client’s unibrow for a photo shoot.
Social Faux Pas, Part I
A manager directed his employees to “like” his Facebook videos.
Social Faux Pas, Part II
A supervisor asked if an employee would be “better friends” with him.
Morbid Thoughts
A boss asked a worker to find out how to obtain a death certificate for her deceased ex-husband.
Dearly Departed
A manager asked a staffer to help console the manager’s daughter-in-law about the death of her cat.
Bird-Brained Boss
A supervisor asked an employee to climb onto the roof to see if there were any dead birds present.
