Thursday, October 29, 2009

Career Builder: Scary Bosses for Halloween Characters

Scary Bosses for Halloween Characters

According to the CareerBuilder’s Halloween survey conducted on more than 4,000 workers, nearly one-in-five (18 percent) workers describe their workplace as scary.

Some workers told that their workplace is scary because their bosses bear a strong resemblance to famous Halloween characters. When asked which popular characters best reflect their boss’s behavior, workers said the following:

* Glenda the Good Witch, liked and respected by all - 20 percent

* The Wolf Man, is fine one minute, howling the next - 11 percent

* The Invisible Man, never around - 10 percent

* Casper the Friendly Ghost, eager to help, but often misunderstood - 9 percent

* Dracula, constantly sucking the life right out of you - 6 percent

* Wicked Witch of the West, always acting conniving and sending out minions to do his/her dirty work - 5 percent

* The Mummy, slow-moving and has an ancient thought process - 4 percent

* Grim Reaper, constantly delivers bad news and inspires fear among workers - 3 percent

* Frankenstein, green with envy - 1 percent


In addition to spooky bosses, when asked what the scariest part of their job was, workers reported the following fear-inducing activities:

* Workload - 18 percent

* Performance reviews - 9 percent

* Tight deadlines - 9 percent

* Hours worked - 8 percent

* Their boss or supervisor - 7 percent

* Sitting through meetings - 6 percent

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