Retail employees despise their superiors the most
Bosses in the legal industry are among the most hated in the UK, new research has shown, with over a third admitting to disliking their superiors.
A survey of over 3,000 people working in nearly 30 sectors shows the legal industry ranks in joint tenth place, alongside the hospitality and recruitment industries, with 34% of respondents saying they hate their higher-ups.
Retail employees hate their bosses the most, according to the survey carried out by online marketing company Reboot, with 51% saying they dislike their managers. This was closely followed by 48% in healthcare and 47% in sales.
| Rank | Industry | Hate their boss (%) |
| 1 | Retail | 51 |
| 2 | Healthcare | 48 |
| 3 | Sales | 47 |
| 4 | Property & construction | 45 |
| 5= | Energy & utilities | 42 |
| 5= | Public services & administration | 42 |
| 7 | Law enforcement & security | 38 |
| 8 | Teaching & education | 36 |
| 9 | Call centre & customer service | 35 |
| 10= | Hospitality & events management | 34 |
| 10= | Legal | 34 |
| 10= | Recruitment & HR | 34 |
The industry with the least hated bosses was creative arts & design (11%), followed by the charity (11%) and IT (12%) sectors.
Both consulting and banking & finance fared better than law with just over a fifth (21%) of employees in each industry expressing a dislike for their bosses.
The survey also found that ‘being underpaid’, ‘micromanagement’ and ‘lack of communication’ are the most common reasons they don’t get along with their bosses.