I Worked as a Mail Carrier. My Boss Accused Me of “Malicious Compliance.”
Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.GettyCarl Owen spent most of his adult life working for the United States Postal Service. Unlike other workers in our Bad Bosses series, he wasn’t unjustly fired. He wasn’t sexually harassed. He wasn’t forced to quit. He…
The Nonprofit Boss Who Had a “Special Hatred for Women of Color”
Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.When Kaitlyn Ramirez Borysiewicz decided to take a job at a reproductive health nonprofit in Washington, DC, she was spurred by social injustice, devastated by the escalating hatred and racism of the 2016 election cycle that swept…
I Worked at a Prison. My Boss Stalked Me to Prove I Wasn’t Injured.
Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.LightFieldStudios/iStockphoto/GettyIt started back in 2016 after I tore my peroneal tendon in my ankle on the gun range. The agency fought tooth and nail with the office of workers’ comp not to approve a much-needed repair surgery. Two…
I Did Social Media for a Baseball Team. My Boss Was Worried I’d Sleep With the Players.
Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.GettyIt was one of the first things he said to me. The team’s general manager told me, the social media manager, that I couldn’t speak to players—because I might sleep with them. How do you successfully leverage…
There’s a Phrase We Use About the Bosses at the Bureau of Prisons: “F Up, Move Up”
Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.GettyI’m a teacher in a federal prison in Tallahassee, Florida. I started off as a correctional officer, but I wanted to do something that was gonna have a more lasting effect: When I see students get their…
I Worked at a Labor Union. My Bosses Ran It Like a Cult.
Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.iStockPhoto/GettyOne might hope and expect that a union, of all employers, would nurture a healthy workplace culture for its staff. But that’s not necessarily the case, as Ellen (a pseudonym) discovered after accepting a job with a California…