Five Ways to Get Your Boss Fired - and You, Hired

Pleasing your boss can be easy, but loving him or her can be difficult - sometimes, even more difficult than putting that report together, closing that account, or making that business deal. Not all bosses, however, are as evil as Hollywood paints them. Some bosses are actually considerate and put their employees' needs first before anything else. Other bosses listen to the suggestions of their employees, and actually work out raises so that their employees are happy. Still, other bosses offer to take on certain burdens, loan money, and even visit their employees' homes.

Some employees can be so lucky. Other employees may have to deal with overbearing bosses who have either forgotten that they were once underlings themselves; some bosses might not even have risen through the ranks, and may have attitude problems that keep them locked up in their ivory towers. In more concrete terms, some bosses may pass on their duties to the people they supervise, pressure these employees to give excellent output, then blame the employees if the output is less than perfect. If the output is great, however, the overbearing bosses get all the credit, and sometimes forget to give the underlings their due, monetary or otherwise.

If you have such a boss, you might have been tempted, once or twice, to give him or her the Donald Trump finger, and then shout out, "You're fired!" Is there any way to truly fire your boss without risking your own reputation, or burning the office down to its foundations? Here are five ways by which you can get your boss fired - and perhaps you hired to take his place.

1. Firing a boss can mean completely taking that same boss out of your sight, and what better way to do this than by leaving the company? It does sound cruel, but if you cannot stand your boss, and if this is affecting the way you work, then you should be man (or woman) enough to know that you have your own emotional needs and requirements. Remember, the old adage of any work is good enough no longer holds: if you have the right credentials, any company will take you.