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TexasBushwhacker

(20,674 posts) Fri Nov 13, 2015, 10:35 AM Nov 2015

My boss

First of all, I will say I am grateful to have a job. I wasn't able to work for a couple of years because of my depression and it took a while to find someone to give me a chance.

But, I seem to be running into one unethical boss after another and I just really have a hard time working for someone I don't respect. The first boss fired a bunch of workers and replaced them with foreign workers on temporary visas.

That job ended, but now I have a boss that seemed great until I found out he's cheating on his wife of 30 years. At first I was able to look the other way and keep his secret, but I work at his home sometimes. I know his wife. She's a nice fat and happy housewife. He's fat too, but his mistress is thin, fit and very tan. He gives her money, a lot of money, and now he wants to add her to the company payroll as a "consultant".

Is it crazy for me to be stressed about this? I guess I'm just old fashioned.

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My boss (Original Post) TexasBushwhacker Nov 2015 OP

I had a boss was cheating with a young coworker for 10 years. gvstn Nov 2015 #1

My past manager was always playing around. His wife did not care, in fact she would state LiberalArkie Nov 2015 #2

I felt the same way at first TexasBushwhacker Nov 2015 #3

gvstn

(2,805 posts)

1. I had a boss was cheating with a young coworker for 10 years.

Reply to TexasBushwhacker (Original post)

Fri Nov 13, 2015, 10:50 AM

Nov 2015

Everyone knew, it was painfully obvious. His wife started working at the store the last few years it was open. Either she was oblivious or just didn't care. She was always friendly with the younger co-worker.

I stay out of it. If he starts losing weight than his wife should start to worry as a divorce might be imminent.

LiberalArkie

(16,505 posts)

2. My past manager was always playing around. His wife did not care, in fact she would state

Reply to TexasBushwhacker (Original post)

Fri Nov 13, 2015, 11:39 AM

Nov 2015

"I only married him for security and money". They get along fine really. So some times things are not as they appear. And having depression sometimes makes it hard to make judgement calls. Because I swing between manic / depression it is really hard for me. So I just never make those calls. It is their business to handle it, not anyone else.

To tell you the truth, I have never met an ethical boss. I don't think you can be. I was up for a lead position and I turned it down and told my manager that I could never let anyone go. I was not that kind of person. But it takes people like that I guess to be a U.S. businessman.

TexasBushwhacker

(20,674 posts)

3. I felt the same way at first

Reply to LiberalArkie (Reply #2)

Fri Nov 13, 2015, 11:45 AM

Nov 2015

It may very well be that he and his wife have an agreement. But now that he's giving all this money (hundreds of thousands if $$) and looking to buy real estate in his mistress' home state, I worry about his wife's financial security. I'm just going to start looking for something else. I just hate working for someone I don't respect.

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