Part of the reason for high EEOC violations is that people who have jobs don’t sue, and those who don’t, do. It’s more of a reflection on the economy than reality. It’s not like all the racists suddenly sprang up in 2012.

http://www.killingmycareer.com/fairy-tales-for-the-not-faint-of-heart/a-360-that-made-linda-blairs-head-in-the-exorcist-look-like-childs-play/

Nope. We want the details. 🙂

Bossy never went away.
We do not need to bring it back.

Many email programs are, shall we say, “Odd” about sending them back. Example: If I read my email in the “preview” pane, as I do, it won;t return the receipt. I’ve read the mail but never actually “opened” it.

You won’t get in trouble with me. In fact, sometimes I think about starting a counter website called Bring Back Bossy. Because seriously? Bossy exists.

Actually, I didn’t need to hear the details about what the executive did. What supervisor, manager, or executive just assumes that everyone knows who they are without proper introductions? That’s what jumped out at me right away.

Yep, I like your answer as to how Stephen should have responded instead of that “and you are?” However, I am assuming that he asked in a polite, professional manner and not sarcastically.

Can I venture a guess that many middle managers and supervisors there walk around with the same narcissistic attitude because they see their own boss behave that way?

How many of them would then be willing to “go to bat” for Stephen? How many of them were too busy defending their own careers against her vindictiveness to do much else? If the answer to these two questions is more than zero that is no way to run an organization.

While I like all of your suggestions; I think the best would be to leave.

Perhaps I am projecting my own experiences on Stephen’s story? Several years ago I was doing temp work for someone who was out on maternity leave. It was suppose to be a short one month assignment. The second day on the job I got a call from someone named “Joan.” After telling me that she needed to speak with my boss and I replied that I would look at my bosses calendar to find an open slot Joan got all huffy and said that she will be right down. She then hung up.

A few minutes later a short. middle-aged woman walked by my desk and walked right into my bosses office, opening the door without knocking. Oh, and BTW, “Joan” made a snide remark as she walked past my desk: “I’m Joan, the President of Name of Company; you should know that! When I ask to talk to someone they MAKE room in the calendar for me!”

Will I get into trouble on this blog for calling Joan “bossy”?

The last two things from the article are specifically for people who have already lost their job due to a vindictive boss. Get people who like you to be your reference–don’t just hope they won’t call you former boss. And if the vindictiveness carries on, get a lawyer.