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No words of appreciation for juniors even if the client is happy and partner had not contributed to that deal Cutting hours of juniors mindlessly even when the partner has no clue who did how much work on the deal
Taking away all the credit from the peers and juniors and pretending to know it all in front of clients
Calling up the attorney and screaming like a maniac for smallest of the mistakes
Projecting his or her own personal issues with spouse or a partner onto the team
Preferring associates from small town over south Delhi or south Mumbai associates because apparently small town associates don’t have any choice but to slog away
Last but not the least, they don’t let you take care of your health issues
2. Will prioritise their family time and ensure multiple international trip but dare you even exhaust your leaves. For them people who sacrifice their leaves for work are really hardworking.
3. Quick to judge and then refuses to reevaluate their views.
4. Surrounds themselves with sycophants.
5. Will try to make you a junior version of themselves and dare you try to be different.
6. Thinks knows everything and refuses to listen any counter argument.
7. As someone mentioned above, criticizes or judges you jokingly.
i. Micro-Manager - These insecure bunch would try to micromanage even the smallest one liner email to the client.
ii. Aversion to keeping a record by the Juniors - If your senior or boss shows a general disdain at your attempt to note down the instructions being given, you have identified an A rated ________ . The reason being if you manage to note down the instructions successfully, these so called bosses won't have any opportunity to rebuke you. These set of people also prefer communicating over landline numbers, instead of an email.
iii. The bosses while coming by cars will reach office late, but won't tolerate you being late by few minutes even if you use public transport.
iv. These set of people called toxic bosses will sell you pieces of land on moon at the interview stage and then will force you to do clerical work like preparing excel sheet and running to Government offices.
v. These so called toxic bosses won't mind taking leaves given to them, but will suffer diarrhea if you ask for leaves, even after you have completed your work and have got no work at all.
vi. These so called bosses will keep a track on what you are reading, even when there is no work - billable or non-billable.
vii. These so called toxicity manufacturers will not raise any issue with you pertaining to narration of work done. Instead they will use this opportunity to get away from their boring work and will pin the blame on the junior stating that they are at fault.
viii. These insecure people will give you more work on non-billable and won't even comment on the work submitted. Instead they will try to trivialize the hard work being put and will try to find out small errors.
2. Disguising insults as jokes with everyone.
3. Only respecting people when they can provide some value, mistreating office staff
4. Doesn't teach and makes you feel stupid for not knowing from day 1.
5. Doesn't ask about health when you drop a message telling you are sick/relatives death.
6. Tries to get to know about personal life - be it anything about it.
7. Is jealous when you share good news of any kind/ gets upset about your individual professional growth.
8. Many others, but this basically.
2. Always insecure about you working with others
3. Calls and emails at inappropriate times to discuss future course of action everyday
4. Undue pressure on you to turn around deliverables with an inability to push back clients even slightly
5. Work from office: you have to be present in front of them everyday for them to think you are working during working hours
6. Tell you about how horrible other bosses/firms are
1. If you are afraid to speak to them;
2. Mood swings as pointed out above - you are constantly monitoring how they are feeling;
3. Needless remarks about your personal life; and
4. They will still haunt you after quitting - be it random flashbacks of events or regular anxiety.
2. Inflated deadlines.
3. Puts you under the bus.
4. Asks for frequent quick calls Cz the fellow can’t keep up with wtf is happening under him
5. Poor at delegating work
6. Doesn’t respect others timings
7. And the worst is “figure it out” I’m not here to teach you.