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What I wish I could tell my boss

a series of anonymous letters from readers to their managers. To write for this series, email careers.desk@theguardian.com

  • Distorted silhouettes office workers

    What I wish I could tell my boss: 'You were a monster'

    The advertising executive: I wanted to like you, until I watched you humiliate and belittle staff
  • Older woman and helper standing on balcony

    What I wish I could tell my boss: 'I felt unsafe about returning to work'

    The care worker: by not supporting me, you are letting vulnerable residents down
  • Businesswoman Giving Computer Training In Office

    What I wish I could tell my boss: 'Before you became my manager, I loved my job'

    The adult tutor: your erratic behaviour made me so depressed that I felt like I was the failure
  • A close up of a person chewing gum.

    What I wish I could tell my boss: 'You worked me like a machine'

    The investment banker: working 20-hour days made me feel like a piece of gum that has been chewed up and mangled
  • ‘That nice fat Christmas bonus was worth more to you than basic kindness.’

    What I wish I could tell my boss: 'Your lack of humanity made me sick'

    The waitress: you regularly reduced your workforce to tears. But your behaviour has made me even more determined to respect and care for my staff
  • Young woman looking out of a window blind in a dark room

    What I wish I could tell my boss: 'Stop stalking me'

    The personal assistant: You were a 60-something business owner and I was a teenager, why did you harass me?
  • Hand drawn illustration or drawing of a human heart

    What I wish I could tell my boss: 'Every day you made my heart sink'

    The senior retail assistant: you made me realise the difference between quitting a job, and walking away for my own sanity
  • Neural network , Brain cells , Human nervous system. Neural network , Brain cells , Human nervous system

    What I wish I could tell my boss: ‘Telling you about my mental health was a big mistake’

    My job gave me a place where I could feel normal. That all changed when I informed you of my condition
  • File photo dated 07/11/14 of bank notes in a wallet.

    What I wish I could tell my boss: 'You take money from people who have the least'

    The local government worker: you enjoy a fat salary as vulnerable members of our communities face crisis
  • Schoolchildren using digital tablets in classroom

    What I wish I could tell my boss: 'Targets are damaging students' mental health'

    The teacher: I am on antidepressants and experience severe migraines over unattainable targets – how do you think our students feel?
  • Casual businessman and woman on way to work

    What I wish I could tell my boss: 'Women aren't all man-haters'

    The senior lawyer: Instead of complaining about our clients being ‘man-haters’, teach your staff not to talk down to women
  • Architects working in office.

    What I wish I could tell my boss: ‘My autism is not a problem’

    I need you to understand that while my condition may seem crippling to you, I actually have a pretty good life
  • Pile of folded newspapers, front view.

    What I wish I could tell my boss: 'I saw your lies in the headlines'

    The junior reporter: I winced watching people read the fabricated celebrity stories you plucked out of thin air
  • red lifesaver on a boat and sea background

    What I wish I could tell my boss: 'You saved my life when I was suicidal'

    The teacher: I am now a manager myself, and I never forget that a boss has the ability to change lives
  • A mother holding the feet of a new baby.

    What I wish I could tell my boss: 'I am terrified to go on maternity leave'

    The digital manager: I am frightened that when I come back my job will have changed, and I will have to fight my way back in
  • Stressed businesswoman covering her ears with hands

    What I wish I could tell my boss: 'You talk too much'

    The writer: I’m flattered you’re able to confide in me, but I can’t be your therapist
  • Close up of clenched fist beneath water

    What I wish I could tell my boss: 'It's not OK to hit me across the face'

    The hospitality manager: The event still isn’t resolved for me – this is why I’m writing to you, in the hope it will bring me closure
  • Close-up of a woman’s ear, right side

    What I wish I could tell my boss: 'You have no social skills'

    The online assistant: As the only two people in our team, there is no one to hear you when you insult and belittle me
  • Albertosaurus libratus Dinosaur skull

    What I wish I could tell my boss: ‘You're stuck in the past’

    The communications officer: you shy away from anything digital and refuse to listen to new ideas
  • woman walking along dark beach alone.

    What I wish I could tell my boss: 'When I told you I was depressed, you fired me'

    Watching you talk about how you support people will mental health makes me anxious – I hope no one else has to endure what I did
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