My boss is scared of me

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<p>After an incident that has built up for the past few months and exploded yesterday, my internship boss is now terrified of me. Guy is walking around the office on eggshells and instead of speaking to me about what happened will ask other people in the office what I said. This place is high school.</p>

<p>He's terrified I'm going to quit and leave him stranded because he chose to hire an intern as his sole developer instead of a team of professional developers like he should have done. Now if I walk out, he's in the s***ter and because he knows nothing about my job, he wouldn't even be able to properly interview the new candidate.
He had the old intern interview me. </p>

<p>He's a 45 year-old Wall Street "businessman" (..."turnkey get-rich-quick schemer" is probably a better term) who's scared of of his intern. And I'm enjoying watching him squirm, at least hide it better. And quit asking Xing what I said, grow some balls and speak with me.</p>

<p>I guess I shouldn't ask for a reference?</p>

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<p>Do him a favor and quit.</p>

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Do him a favor and quit.

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Well I’m no expert but I’m going to guess he doesn’t want 'em to quite.</p>

<p>What happened yesterday? I’ve heard that the corporate workplace is a lot like high school.</p>

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Well I’m no expert but I’m going to guess he doesn’t want 'em to quite.</p>

<p>What happened yesterday? I’ve heard that the corporate workplace is a lot like high school.

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<p>I did quit. Or actually… I tried to quit. Two weeks ago I told him I no longer wanted to work there and put in my two weeks notice. He begged me to stay longer, so I’ve agreed to work a few more weeks. </p>

<p>If I can last that long. </p>

<p>Eh, I don’t even know what happened yesterday.</p>

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<p>No judgment from me, friend.
I’ve had bosses I’ve hated too. I think everyone has. As hard as it will be TRY to leave on a positive note. **** like this can follow you.</p>

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<p>It’s not that I dislike him. I just have zero respect for that man. It’s more apathetic than anything else.</p>

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<p>I used to work at Foot Locker and I did manager that was complete jerk. He was one of those people who did nothing with his life so being the assistant shift manager at Foot Locker was huge to him and he used to get his kicks by demeaning the staff in front of customers, giving us orders but in a rude “i’m better than you” way, he just treated everyone like crap.</p>

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<p>I don’t feel like editing, I meant *“I had a manager”
not “I did a manager” haha</p>

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<p>Threaten to quit again and get a really really generous pay raise</p>

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<p>Whatever you decide, try to keep your part on a professional and positive level. It is a small world and you don’t want your internship to start your career, wherever you decide for it to be, to start off on the wrong foot! (that cliche was for ‘wantsbrown’ and footlocker!!!)</p>

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<p>LOL, thanks for the advice.
I’ll definitely try to leave on a good note.</p>

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<p>Hold out for $$$</p>

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<p>this is when you ask for a raise</p>

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<p>Your threads always entertain me.</p>

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<p>on the other hand, remember the old english proverb – the cemetary is full of irreplaceable people</p>

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<p>My boss is scared of me too because my dad i sfriends with my Boss’s boss. haha i get no work</p>