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| To celebrate the new unmissable hilarious box office hit The Devil Wears Prada, out on October 5th, we've collected tales of the bosses who made your life hell. And if they don't brighten up a stressful Monday morning, check out the brand new Devil Wears Prada game... |
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My first boss (who shall remain nameless) would regularly ask me to do the shopping for her dinner parties and she'd send me off with a long list to buy things like lemongrass, shitake mushrooms and balsamic (amongst others). She was a bit of a dragon and I was always terrified that I had bought the wrong thing and her meal would be ruined....Oh and I had to pick up her dry cleaning and queue in the Post Office to send off packages to her daughters at University. I wasn't a PA but an Editorial Assistant.
Debbie, 22, Camden
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Out and proud |
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I worked for a guy who had a massive problem with the fact that I was gay and that the girls in my team and I really got on. Whenever a deal fell through it was my fault, if anyone was late, it was my fault. It was a classified sales job but in the summer I had to come to work in a suit, shirt and tie whereas everyone else was in T-shirts. I lasted nine months when he pushed my targets so beyond my reach that it was impossible to hit them. I later heard that most of the team handed in their notices over the following month.
Corin, 24, Bournemouth |
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Sexual terrorist |
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I was working for these two women when I started out as a runner a few years ago and all I ever seemed to do for them was make them cups of tea. As if that wasn't bad enough they also thought it was acceptable to make comments about my arse whenever I was around. I decided enough was enough when, at the Christmas party, one of them cornered me after she'd had one too many sherry's and tried to have her way with me. Needless to say I was out of there quicker then you can say Happy New Year!
Matt, 24, London |
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Better late than never? |
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When I worked in a clothes shop my boss was the most hypocritical woman ever. If we were even one minute late she'd have a go (even though most of the time the shop was completely dead) and any tube/bus/train delays would be dismissed with 'well you know it's like that so you should leave earlier and be prepared.' Yet, she was the one with the bright idea to live two hours away from our shop, at least once a week be in late, leave early or not come in at all due to her train to London being delayed/cancelled. Hello kettle, it's the pot and you're black too!
Alaina, 24, London
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