Why Bill Lumbergh Is Worse Than Darth Vader

The Rypple blog has a great new post by Alanah Throop on The Top 10 Worst Fictional Bosses. Check it out. I don't want to ruin the fun, but in looking at the list and thinking of the worst bosses, I would argue that to be really awful, a boss needs to be both an asshole and incompetent at getting things done. So I would say, for example that some of the folks on their list like Darth Vader and Miranda Priestly from The Devil Wears Prada definitely qualify as certified assholes, but I would not rate them as the worst of the worst because they are good at getting things done. And both did show a modicum of compassion eventually. So that leaves me with bosses who are both certified assholes and incompetent. For me, the winner is Bill Lumbergh from Office Space. His veneer of consideration combined with incessant nagging for TPS reports and other acts cruelty and incompetence are tough to beat. Also, for bonus points, above he is pictured wearing the infamous asshole collar.

Who would top your list?

P.S. Also, if you want to see which fictional boss you are most like, take this (non-scientific) survey that the folks at Rypple and I put together, called the B.O.S.S. (for Bob's Official Superior Scorecard).

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