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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