Some of the Most Unusual Things Bosses Ask Employees To Do

By Eric B. Meyer

I’ve had a lot of rough, odd jobs in my lifetime, and I consider myself lucky — requests made of me only made the list twice.

OK. Seven.

Yep, seven. At any rate, here is the the Careerbuilder list:

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, and he would reimburse the employee.
Boss asked employee if she knew of anyone who could “hook him up” with illegal substances.
Boss asked employee to go online and post false good comments about him.
Boss asked employee to come up with a science fair project for her daughter.
Boss asked employee to fire his (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 co-worker out of jail.
Boss asked employee to clip her dog’s nails.
Boss asked employee to help plan her wedding.

What’s the weirdest thing that your boss has asked you to do? Let me know in the comments below.

This was originally published on Eric B. Meyer’s blog, The Employer Handbook.