I had a boss like that at one point - Dr. Norman Livergood (I kid you not) his first task he assigned our staff was done via a excel spreadsheet rife with misspellings. He then met with us individually, I pointed out the spelled errors, which did not go well. My task was to get our professors to use 3D animation in their teaching assignments, not if they WANTED to, but they NEEDED to. I expressed that lowly staff telling tenured professors what they needed to do would not be received well. This also was not received well. (also I cant spell, I know) Anyway he had most of the staff on a path to termination when he decided now would be a good time to tell the university that he had a great idea of making his department his own little kingdom which would work on outside contracts, the money to be kept in his department. The university was not amused. He left the next day.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
