Yesterday, CareerBuilder.com released its list of 15 of the most unusual things that bosses have asked employees to do. I’ve had a lot of rough, odd jobs in my lifetime —
*** Hey silver spoon! Quit giving me the stink eye over there. If I write it, my readers believe it. Sheep… ***
I consider myself lucky, requests made of me only made the list twice.
Ok. Seven.
*** Re-checks list for “Quick! Flush the yeyo*.” ***
Yep, seven. Here they are:
- Boss asked employee to be prepared to delete all emails and computer files at a moment’s notice
- Boss asked employee to be a surrogate mother for her – more than once
- Boss asked employee to spy on senior management
- Boss asked employee to buy a rifle for him, and he would reimburse the employee
- Boss asked employee if she knew of anyone who could “hook him up” with illegal substances
- Boss asked employee to go online and post false good comments about him
- Boss asked employee to come up with a science fair project for her daughter
- Boss asked employee to fire his (the boss’s) brother
- Boss asked employee to lend him $400 for a down payment on a car
- Boss asked employee to remove her stitches
- Boss asked employee to be better friends with him
- Boss asked employee to scour an abandoned office building for furniture and supplies they could use
- Boss asked employee to bail another coworker out of jail
- Boss asked employee to clip her dog’s nails
- Boss asked employee to help plan her wedding
What’s the weirdest thing that your boss has asked you to do? Let me know in the comments below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icDXNHF-oEw
* That never happened and The Employer Handbook does not condone drug use in the workplace. Scarface-esque references to “yeyo”; however, are ok if cleverly executed. Swish!