Charlie Townsend ofCharlie’s Angels– the master of all delegators.
You won’t even know he’s at work because, well, he’s not. After
recruiting dissatisfied police graduates Sabrina Duncan, Jill Munroe
and Kelly Garrett to join his detective agency, he never visits the
office again. Not once. Charlie prefers to communicate via speaker
phone, verbally delivering dangerous missions for his ‘Angels’
to complete. A true enigma, I’m unsure whether Charlie is even
a real man or just Siri’s artificially intelligent grandfather. Either
way, theAngels trust him explicitly, and in the name of solving
crime, put their life on the line. Literally. Dial tone and all.
Type of boss:Absent.
...................MICHELLE DARNELLINTHE BOSS// Enjoying the public downfall
of your former horrible boss is similar to watching so much Netflix
that the pop-up menu asks if you’re still there – it’s shameful, but
oh-so satisfying. When wealthy CEO Michelle Darnell goes from the
richest woman in America to being arrested for insider trading, her
unappreciated former assistant Clare revels in the elation of it all.
The celebration is short-lived, however, when Michelle shows up
on Clare’s doorstep bankrupt and looking for a place to stay. As a
boss, Michelle is selfish, blunt and flippant about Clare’s existence- and as a housemate, she’s much the same. Eager to rebuild
her empire, she turns her desperation into opportunity and finds
redemption by starting a girl scout brownie business with Clare
and her daughter. Michelle goes on to nurture the next generation
of young entrepreneurs by selling enough brownies for a college
trust fund and in-dorm SodaStream – so it’s not all bad.
Type of boss:Reformed swindler.
KATHARINE PARKER IN WORKING GIRL // Stealing a pen from
the office stationery cupboard is bad, especially if it’s a felt-tip pen
(the exxy kind!), but stealing ideas from your colleagues is worse.
InWorking Girl, Katharine Parker is the master of manipulation.
She befriends her new secretary Tess under false pretences,
encouraging her to share her ideas – because, hey, if women are
to rise through the corporate ranks, they need to stand united!
Tess impresses Katharine by proposing a lucrative client merger;
an idea her boss says she’ll take to upper management. Of course,
she never does, and instead is poised to palm the idea off as her
own. Unluckily for her, a glamorous ski getaway leads to time spent
holed up with a broken leg, and the opportunity for Tess to not only
commit identity theft, but also take back ownership of the merger
in her absence. The lesson here? Karma never takes a holiday.
Type of boss: Underhanded....................
BILL LUMBERGH IN OFFICE SPACE // Trying to keep your eyelids
open when you’re really bored is tricky as hell, and unfortunately
for computer programmer Peter in Office Space, it’s his nine-to-five
reality – especially when smarmy boss Bill Lumbergh is around. In
Bill’s office, clocks are reductive, because his regimented routine acts
like a human timekeeper. His monotony extends from his wardrobe
(which features enough two-tone shirt-and-suspender combos to last
a full financial year) to his hourly cubicle visits and repetitive requests
for overtime and number-filled reports. Bill Lumbergh exemplifies
bureaucracy at its very worst. This man loves a memo, and will send
you a memo to tell you how much he loves memos until the Xerox
printer runs out of ink. Type of boss: Mind-numbing.Image
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