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Bernie Madoff Was a Great Boss
Hamilton Nolan · 10/22/13 04:00PMThe Secret Lives of Santa's Ungrateful Elves, Keeping the XXX in X-mas, and Other Questionable Advice
Caity Weaver · 12/20/12 05:05PMDon't Worry: The Boss Is Not as Stressed as You
Hamilton Nolan · 09/25/12 02:37PMWe Are Staunchly in Favor of CEOs Having Dangerous Hobbies
Hamilton Nolan · 03/14/12 09:44AM![](http://d20hvt89h2l7r8.cloudfront.net/17gf2nnonawdgjpg/c_scale,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800.jpg)
The Wall Street Journal today takes on a thorny question that's wracking the collective consciences of corporate boards from coast to coast: when does a CEO's private hobby become too dangerous? As natural leaders driven to excel and seek thrills in both their private lives and their careers, it's no wonder that many CEOs enjoy flying their own small planes, or even sky diving. Considering the responsibilities they have to their employees and shareholders, should CEOs of huge public corporation really be allowed to engage in risky behavior that holds a chance of serious injury or death?
How to Win In the Machiavellian Workplace
Hamilton Nolan · 02/29/12 01:00PM![](http://d20hvt89h2l7r8.cloudfront.net/17f0f71j5kqvejpg/c_scale,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800.jpg)
Work. You can either conquer it, or let it conquer you. Amirite? Don't let it conquer you. Conquer it. Yes. Conquering it is preferable. Having survived four full years at Gawker Media—eight-time winner of Forbes Magazine's prestigious "Most Unstable Workplace" award—I have picked up some prudent methods of survival. Don't just work—flourish™.
Keith Olbermann Stories: The Good, The Bad, the Ugly Shoes
Hamilton Nolan · 01/10/12 04:30PM![](http://d20hvt89h2l7r8.cloudfront.net/18k1bbs47hjlnjpg/c_scale,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800.jpg)
Yesterday, we brought you a former Keith Olbermann employee's tale of how shitty it was to work for Keith Olbermann, as well as Keith Olbermann's multiple responses. Naturally, all of this inspired more Olbermann associates to write in. We now bring you one detractor, and one defender. [Bolding ours]
Does Arianna Huffington Talk on the Phone While Pooping?
Maureen O'Connor · 12/06/11 11:33AMYour Angry, Sarcastic Boss Is Actually Helping Your Productivity
Brian Moylan · 08/01/11 04:31PMComment of the Day: The Boss, the Assistant, and the NuvaRing
Richard Lawson · 08/26/10 04:54PMThe Definitive Guide to Abusing Your Assistant: What You Can and Can't Get Away With
Maureen O'Connor · 08/26/10 03:03PMWorld's Worst Boss Hammered Nails Into His Maid
Brian Moylan · 08/26/10 11:35AMGirl Exposes Boss and Quits Job Via Dry Erase Board
Emily Farris · 08/10/10 03:22PMThis awesome girl, supposedly named Jenny, got fed up with her disgusting boss and quit her job via 33 photos of statements written on a dry erase board. She then sent them in an email to the entire office.
The Bizarre, Angry Memos of Tiger Oil CEO Edward Mike Davis
Max Read · 08/06/10 12:48AMHow to Work When the Boss Is Away: A Handy Guide
Brian Moylan · 05/21/10 12:35PMThe Most Knife-Twisting Boss Betrayal Books
Doree Shafrir · 03/04/10 01:37PMMark Penn Has Assistant Assemble Listicle About 'Bosses'
Hamilton Nolan · 08/04/09 04:22PMNew York Observer Owner's Lessons on How to Lose Money and Alienate People
Hamilton Nolan · 07/13/09 09:23AMThe Catalog Of Workplace Humiliation
Hamilton Nolan · 08/20/08 03:13PM![](http://d20hvt89h2l7r8.cloudfront.net/17m3o8ptzm2dcjpg/c_scale,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800.jpg)
Yesterday we told you the nightmarish story of NBC's pooping intern. It was perhaps the perfect embodiment of a mortifying day at work. But we asked you, our employed readers, for your own stories of humiliation on the job, and you obliged. We've picked the five best (worst), which are printed in order of increasing terror. After the jump, read why you should never touch scissors at a library, make fun of hobos, joke about speed, pass out on a plane, or try to catch your boss' towel: 1. The Case Of The Clean Scissors [The following is an email sent out to employees at a library]:
Liz Smith Thinks Col Allan Is 'Absolute Total Shit!'
Hamilton Nolan · 06/09/08 12:17PM![](http://d20hvt89h2l7r8.cloudfront.net/Image_Not_Found_1x_qjofp8/c_scale,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800.png)
On the safe-for-women news site WowoWow today, octogenarian Post gossip queen Liz Smith weighs in with her opinion of bosses: "My boss is an absolute total shit!" Goodness, Liz! "As I have a lot of bosses in this world just as newspaper, magazine-writing, TV-appearing, Internet-contributing souls all have, I will not identify just which particular boss this is," she adds. But of course, we know exactly who she's talking about.