Bad Bosses: The Signs

Stanley Bing gives a number of ways that you can tell if you're dealing with a bad boss. Here's one of them:

You can tell because on days when he is supposed to be there, leading the way, guiding his people with a firm and gentle hand, he is nowhere to be found. Yet on days when everybody is executing the plan with distinction, there he is, standing in the middle of everything, gumming up the works, micro-managing, driving everybody crazy.