Fictional Bosses, Power Ranked

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Bill Lumbergh
Office Space

What list is complete without this archetype of the awful boss? The caricature of every 90s corporate upper middle management shill, my hatred for Bill Lumbergh is only trumped by Professor Umbridge from Harry Potter. His vapid delivery makes my skin crawl. Remember that part in Office Space where Peter lays in bed and gets 50 calls? I felt a personal connection, a big “fuck you” to the man, when he disregarded the mandatory weekend hours.

Honestly, while he may be a creation of Mike Judge’s worst nightmare, elements of Ol’ Lumbergh are found in bosses across the United States every day. We head for the hills on a Friday, avoid contact and take the passive aggressive, “I’m gonna go ahead and ask you to…” from our bosses in the same way as Peter, with an infinite sadness at what has become our life.

Boss Rating: F .

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