Describe a time your boss flipped out at you for something minor

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I did exactly what he said to do before I knew any better to know it was a dumb idea.

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I had the audacity to answer discovery not how he wanted (but how the questions asked)..

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I asked where a deposition was being held when a partner asked me to draft a notice of deposition.

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I talked to OP and came back from CT with a proposed settlement. It was a divorce firm where he would draw out settlements to get at least double the retainer no matter what. I quit that week. I was in court in my current job where the jerk comes in and the judge appoints me GAL in one of his cases! Living well is the best revenge!

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I had the audacity to have a different writing style.

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I asked if anyone had a template of a complaint.

I suggested that partner sign a letter to the judge, instead of me, because I had been at the pretrial conference where the judge said he wouldn't adjourn the trial under any circumstances, and he was requesting to adjourn the trial. He thought I meant I would not draft the letter either. Dude thought I was being "insubordinate" and stopped giving me work. He actively tried to get me fired, even after he left the firm.

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