“Bosshole (noun): A person who turns into an asshole ten seconds after being made Supervisor”
“Bosshole” (boss + asshole) is a portmanteau word that has been printed on many images.
“TO The Best Little Bosshole in Town! From Docs “R” us” was a Valentine’s Day message printed in the Boston (MA) Globe on February 14, 1986. “I liked the way DeNiro looked at him when his bosshole said, ‘You’re scaring people’” was posted on the newsgroup bit.listserv.cinema-l on August 21, 1996. The term was used in the book title The Bosshole Effect: Three Simple Steps Anyone Can Follow to Become a Great Boss and Lead a Successful Team (2013) by Greg L Alston and Valerie Alston.
“Bosshole -Noun A person who turns into an asshole ten seconds after being made supervisor” was posted on Twitter by Ti〽️on on October 28, 2017. This definition has been printed on many of the images.
14 February 1986, Boston (MA) Globe, “Happy Valentine’s Day,” pg. 79, col. 3 classified ad:
TO The Best Little
Bosshole in Town!
From Docs “R” us
Google Groups: bit.listserv.cinema-l
The Fields Formula—SPOILERS
Ronnie Rittenberry
8/21/96
(...)
I liked the way DeNiro looked at him when his bosshole said, “You’re scaring people.”
Google Groups: alt.alt.alt.alt.alt
Wack off at Home
Monde
4/11/97
(...)
This is a great way to bring extraneous crap into the home without leaving the living room to go to the bathroom, and you can be your own bosshole.
Google Groups: alt.weemba
she’s the Boss
cat
3/4/98
she’s the Boss(hole)
Urban Dictionary
Bosshole
A big asshole who is on a pwer trip ALL THE TIME.
“Bitch McBitch sure is one heck of a bosshole. She yells at me all the time to get stupid shit done.”
by Greg October 24, 2004
Twitter
Reuben Goldberg
@RubyGold
Billions in losses yet SAA’s bosshole gets millions wtf!!
3:19 PM · Oct 1, 2008·Twitter Web Client
Twitter
Bret L Simmons
@drbret
Learned another new term today - bosshole http://tinyurl.com/6uu5hg gotta love it.
9:39 PM · Jan 14, 2009·Twitter Web Client
Urban Dictionary
bosshole
an employer of a particularly evil nature, completely devoid of empathy or concern for anyone else. the deadly hybrid of boss and asshole.
“I missed the birthday party because my bosshole made me stay late”
#asshole#boss#boss-hole#hitler#dickhead
by heather of canada February 08, 2009
OCLC WorldCat record
ASK A PRO - How not to be a bosshole.
Publisher: [Santa Monica, Calif. : Chase Revel
Edition/Format: Article Article : English
Publication: Entrepreneur. (October 2009): 20
OCLC WorldCat record
FEEDBACK - Our online readers respond: Have you ever worked for a bosshole?
Publisher: [Santa Monica, Calif. : Chase Revel
Edition/Format: Article Article : English
Publication: Entrepreneur. (November 2009): 16
Entrepreneur
How Not to Be a ‘Bosshole’
Consider this advice for bringing out the best in employees and keeping your top talent motivated.
Chris Penttila
October 8, 2010
Stanford business professor Robert Sutton has made bullies and jerks his niche. His popular 2007 book, The No Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One that Isn’t, made reading about bad management both thought-provoking and fun.
OCLC WorldCat record
The bosshole effect : three simple steps anyone can follow to become a great boss and lead a successful team
Author: Greg L Alston; Valerie Alston
Publisher: Minneapolis, Minn. : Mill City Press, Inc., ©2013.
Edition/Format: Print book : English
Twitter
Ti〽️on
@4146the
Bosshole
-Noun
A person who turns into an asshole ten seconds after being made supervisor
10:27 AM · Oct 28, 2017·Twitter for iPhone
Twitter
michael parker
@subzero21232
bosshole a person that turns into an asshole 10 seconds after being made supervisor
11:30 PM · Jun 18, 2018·Twitter Web Client
Twitter
Aanav Yadav ✖
@Dr_AanavYadav
BossHole (Noun)
-A person who turns into an asshole ten seconds after being made Supervisor.
12:36 AM · Jun 29, 2018·Mobile Web (M2)
Twitter
Anthony germanotta
@A0718Anthony
Bosshole:
A person who turns into an asshole ten seconds after Being made supervisor
6:07 PM · Jul 15, 2018·Facebook
Google Books
Title Bosshole: Someone Who Hires Professional Staff and Then Micromanages Them Until They Quit: 100 Page Lined Journal Paper Notebook for Friends and Coworkers Inspiring Note Taking Book - Christmas Santa Gift
Author MSquared Designs
Publisher CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2018
ISBN 1729688578, 9781729688571
Length 100 pages
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