Life Hackery

Work is supposed to be fun, until you come across with a tyrannical boss. Many tyrant bosses are known to give their employees absurd workloads and frequent scoldings. The worst ones use employees as scapegoats just to cover up for their mistakes. If that isn’t enough, these tyrants can even hold the salaries of their employees just to fund their next vacations.

As an employee, your patience will always be tested by your abusive boss. You can either endure the working environment, transfer to a different company or fight back. For those who want to get even with their bosses, here are several options that you can try:

Constructive Criticism

Tyrant bosses, abusive as they are, are still rational individuals. Once they hear a well-constructed criticism backed up by facts and helpful suggestions, they can realize and eventually, correct their mistakes. The office will have a healthy working environment. Company profits will also rise, since satisfied employees are more productive than disgruntled ones.

• Set an appointment – An appointment will market your own professionalism and highlight your concern for your boss’ management efficiency. The meeting should preferably be one-on-one to lessen the amount of distractions when presenting your complaints and suggestions. Don’t forget to make your criticism diplomatic, or else your boss might give you negative ratings in the next employee performance review.
• Create a Script – Your complaints must be organized and backed up by facts. You can create an organized script that you can read to your boss during the appointment. Present the script with a balanced (good and bad points of management) opening statement. Follow it up with your complaints and the effects of each to the company. End your script with good suggestions that clearly resolve each of your complaints.
• Be Courteous – Show proper courtesy to your boss before and after the appointment. At the start of the appointment, thank your boss for making time to hear your complaints. He will be in a better mood to hear your complaints right after. Thank your boss once again before the appointment ends.

The Department of Labor

Some lazy and corrupt bosses refuse to hear constructive criticism, since it undermines their illegal schemes and their stranglehold on employee dominance. These people will simply sneer at an employee’s complaints as they continue with their tyrannical ways. For these types of bosses, you can escalate your complaints to the Department of Labor.

• The Supervisors of Labor - The Department of Labor supports employees when filing legal complaints against abusive employers. If your boss habitually breaks the laws of your country’s labor code, you can visit the Department of Labor to seek justice. The government office’s roster of prosecutors will assist you in meting out the corresponding sanctions to your employer.
• Factual Presentation of Claims – During your visit to the Department of Labor, bring all the necessary information that can support your claims. Supply photos, videos, recorded conversations, violated labor laws and other useful information so that the processing of your case will be faster.
• Be Secretive – Do not tell your co-workers about your visit to the Department of Labor. If your boss finds out about your visit, he can discreetly make your office life a living hell. He can stage situations where you will not be suitable for promotions or salary increases. He can also tarnish your image as an employee, decreasing your employment opportunities. The worst part is, your boss can make the necessary preparations to get through the case unscathed.

The Media

The media plays a vital role in every society. It can build or break the images of people, corporations and even heads of state through news reports. Your boss may be a figurehead of society, but he is simply no match for the highly-scandalous exposé .

• The Readers Section – The editorial of newspapers have special sections for the articles written by readers. You can submit an article to several popular newspapers regarding the exploits of your abusive boss. Make sure that all of the information that you are to present is factual. Remember, your boss can always counter your article with a libel case.
• Blogs – A good way to protect your image while exposing your tyrant boss, is to create a blog. Blogs are popular forms of broadcasting information worldwide. You can assume an alias then dedicate your blog to the tyrannical ways of your boss. Install an RSS Feeder to gain more readership. In the end, your company’s major stockholders will have no choice but to fire your tyrant boss.
• Get the Aid of a Public Service Program – Public service programs are bold since they are backed by powerful and influential people. Shoot an email to the program or the media outfit that holds the program stating all the deeds of your boss. If your email is chosen by the program, you will get the satisfaction of seeing your boss arrested and detained on national television.

Spread Rumors

A quick way to get even with your boss is to spread rumors about him. Factual or not, a rumor can easily topple his image around the office. Other employees will lose their respect for your boss, if the rumors are nasty. As for top management, they will either suppress the rumors or fire your boss to save the image of the company.

• Use a Lackey – Spread the rumors yourself and you stand a good chance of being fired. You must rely on your office’s nosiest rumormonger to spread the rumor for you. Just tell the rumormonger that you heard the alleged story from random people on your way to the office. You will then see your rumor spread around the office like wildfire.
• Set Up a Rumor – You can ask one of your closest girl friends in the office to wear her uniform in a seductive manner. If your boss makes a sexual approach, your friend can nail him with a sexual harassment case.

A tyrant boss gets his way with employees through intimidation and unjust acts. As an employee, you shouldn’t fear such a fiend. The eyes of the law place bosses and employees on equal footing. You must try to talk some sense into your boss first before doing anything drastic.