In the 1980 film, Any Which Way You Can, Cholla, the leader of the Black Widows motorcycle gang, raises his eyes to the Heavens and cries, “Why me Lord? You made other men out of clay. Mine you made out of shit.” This quote perfectly sums up the lament of the longsuffering boss, the sitcom character trope who’s cursed with an inept, incompetent, and imbecilic staff who always manage to screw things up, leaving him to defend their screwball antics to the higher-ups. As a result, he’s usually grumpy and irritable, he often shouts, and he may suffer from ulcers or high blood pressure. Here are some examples of longsuffering bosses from my favorite sitcoms.
Lament for the Longsuffering Boss
Lament for the Longsuffering Boss
Lament for the Longsuffering Boss
In the 1980 film, Any Which Way You Can, Cholla, the leader of the Black Widows motorcycle gang, raises his eyes to the Heavens and cries, “Why me Lord? You made other men out of clay. Mine you made out of shit.” This quote perfectly sums up the lament of the longsuffering boss, the sitcom character trope who’s cursed with an inept, incompetent, and imbecilic staff who always manage to screw things up, leaving him to defend their screwball antics to the higher-ups. As a result, he’s usually grumpy and irritable, he often shouts, and he may suffer from ulcers or high blood pressure. Here are some examples of longsuffering bosses from my favorite sitcoms.