world's best boss cup

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The guy is your boss, so when he asks you to do something that isn’t in your job description, you’ll probably do it — even if you do it grudgingly. But sometimes those personal requests are incredibly bizarre. In two different polls conducted three months apart, CareerBuilder and Harris Interactive surveyed more than 7,000 employees who work across various industries and in companies large and small, to find out the strangest non-work requests they have ever received from their boss. Here are real-life examples…

• Boss asked employee to be prepared to delete all emails and computer files at a moment’s notice.
• Boss asked employee to be a surrogate mother for her–more than once.
• Boss asked employee to spy on senior management.
• Boss asked employee to buy a rifle for him, although he did say he would reimburse the employee for the purchase.
• Boss asked employee if she knew of anyone who could “hook him up” with illegal substances.
• Boss asked employee to post false good comments online about him.
• Boss asked employee to come up with a science fair project for her daughter.
• Boss asked employee to fire the boss’s brother.
• Boss asked employee to lend him $400 for a down payment on a car.
• Boss asked employee to remove her stitches.
• Boss asked employee to be better friends with him.
• Boss asked employee to scour an abandoned office building for furniture and supplies they could use.
• Boss asked employee to bail another coworker out of jail.
• Boss asked employee to clip her dog’s nails.
• Boss asked employee to help plan her wedding.