# Advice wanted - how to be a jerk boss **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 23, 2010, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-wanted-how-to-be-a-jerk-boss/533490 "2010-03-23T16:06:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![The\_Shroud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/439d5e/32.png) [@The\_Shroud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Shroud)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-wanted-how-to-be-a-jerk-boss/533490/81 "2010-03-26T02:26:25Z")
> [@jjimm](#): > > Tell your staff their opinion is valued, let them give you their advice, then ignore it and do what you wanted in the first place. When it goes wrong, blame them. When it goes right, take the credit. Change your mind capriciously without telling anyone. Get angry when people can’t read your mind. This just happened to me today, so I came in to post it. Thank god I’m not alone! ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-wanted-how-to-be-a-jerk-boss/533490/82 "2010-03-26T02:49:58Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > Oh yeah! Promise that you will allow cell phone expense reimbursements. Make all of your staff buy them. Then - abruptly yank the reimbursements! And insist people be available by cell phones. That reminded me of what happened to my husband - he was hired at a salaried position, and told that all overtime would be banked for paid time off in lieu. After he had about 40 DAYS worth of time off banked, that company policy just quietly disappeared. He made it his life mission to goof off on company time until they were square again. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-wanted-how-to-be-a-jerk-boss/533490.md?page=4)