Top 10 Industries With the Most Hated Bosses

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Ever wondered which industry has the worst bosses? Or perhaps your New Year’s Resolution is to find a new job; or learn how to reduce stress within the workplace, like 12.5% of the UK plan to, according to Finder.

To find out, the experts at the SEO Services Company Reboot carried out a UK study, asking 3,445 people from 29 different sectors whether they liked their boss, and if not, what were the main reasons.

These are the top 10 industries with the most hated bosses…

RankWork IndustryDislike Their Boss (%)
1Retail51
2Healthcare48
3Sales47
4Property and Construction45
5=Energy and Utilities42
5=Public Services and Administration42
7Law Enforcement and Security38
8Teaching and Education36
9Call Centre and Customer Service35
10=Hospitality and Events Management34
10=Legal34
10=Recruitment and HR34

In first place is the retail industry, with a whopping 51% of people surveyed disliking their boss. According to the latest statistics, the number of people in the UK working in retail amounted to 3 million in 2021. That same year there were 316,400 retail outlets in the country.

Following closely behind, with 48% of workers not liking their boss, the healthcare industry comes in second place. Data from 2022 shows that there are 1.2 million people employed by the NHS, 31,000 more employees than in 2021.

The sales industry places third, with 47% of people hating their boss. This is followed by the property and construction industry (45% disliking their boss) in fourth. Finally, sharing fifth place are the energy and utilities industry and the public services and administration industry, with 42% of employees disliking their boss.

And the most common reasons for people hating their bosses are…

Main Reasons Why People Dislike Their Boss%
being underpaid66
micromanagement46
lack of communication43
ungrateful27
bullying24
generally annoying24
lazy15
conflicting personalities12
condescending12
incompetent9
unqualified6
inappropriate5

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