Crappy bosses are out there. Everyone will work for one or more during their career. If you hate your boss because they are sucking away all of your life energy, you must prevail. Tolerating your bad boss is a means to your paycheck. When times are tough, finding a new job isn’t easy when you hate your boss. It is especially trying when your boss is an idiot, you work too many hours for too little reward, and your job has lost its meaning.
If you hate your boss, chances are you find yourself living to work instead of working to live. That’s why so many people dream of the day they can quit their job and tell everyone in the office what they really think about them. However, they don’t quit because life isn’t cheap, and their next boss could be worse. If you hate your soul-crushing bad boss, shake it off with these twelve songs.
1. “Quit Your Job,” Thundamentals
Everyone has been afraid to speak up out of fear of being fired. If you hate your boss but can’t afford to be out of work, this is your jam. Vent about your bad boss with this fun song.
You make me want to quit my job, but I can’t
So instead I wrote this song about you
So when you hear it I hope, you understand
The whole world now knows you’re a fool
2. “Soul Suckin’ Jerk,” Beck
If it’s your turn to be the one to hate your boss, this song by Beck can help. You are working for a soul suckin’ jerk if your boss goes out of their way to humiliate you and generally makes your life harder. More so if they point their fat fingers in your face.
So give me what I got to get so I can go
Cause I ain’t washin’ dishes in the ditch no more
And I ain’t gonna work for no soul suckin’ jerk
I’m gonna take it all back and I ain’t sayin jack
And I ain’t gonna work for no soul suckin’ jerk
I’m gonna take it all back and I ain’t sayin jack
3. “Frankly, Mr. Shankly,” The Smiths
When you hate your boss, listen to the story in this song. The song opens with how the job pays his way while it corrodes his soul. It is a story of someone who dreams of getting recognition only to find out their boss has the same dream.
Frankly, Mr. Shankly, this position I’ve held
It pays my way, and it corrodes my soul
I want to leave, you will not miss me
I want to go down in musical history
4. “I’ve Had It,” Black Flag
You hate your boss, and you just can’t take it anymore. That is what this song is about. “I’ve Had It” is the ultimate soundtrack for being mad and your boss and pulling a no-call/no-show at your dead-end customer service job.
I can’t go to work
The boss is a jerk
I ain’t got time for this school
The fuckers are fools
I’m going to explode
I’ve had it
5. “Work From Home,” Fifth Harmony
When you hate your boss and can’t take another minute in the toxic, gossipy high school recreation that is your office, work from home. When you are lucky enough to have telecommuting as an option, “you don’t gotta go to work, but you gotta put in the work.”
Yeah, we can work from home
Yeah, we can work from home
Yeah
6. “Bad,” U2
If you hate your boss, dislocate, separate, revel, and let it go. This song is a battle cry for oppressed workers everywhere. Stop sleeping on the job, wake up, and realize you deserve better. Find a boss who will appreciate your talents rather than tolerating your presence.
This desperation
Dislocation
Separation, condemnation
Revelation in temptation
Isolation, desolation
Let it go
7. “I Want to Break Free,” Queen
When you hate your boss because they feed you lies, this is your anthem. Your dream job became a nightmare, and you are no longer in love with it, break free. Just make sure you resign in a way that doesn’t burn bridges.
I want to break free
I want to break free
I want to break free from your lies
You’re so self satisfied I don’t need you
I’ve got to break free
God knows, God knows I want to break free.
8. “Working This Job (This Fucking Job),” Drive-By Truckers
If you hate your boss because they hold you back in a monotonous dead-end job, this song will help you push through. We have all been torn between working an awful job, hating our boss, and having to pay the bills. When your boss has you feeling “damned if you do, damned if you don’t,” this song will resonate with you.
Workin’ this job, there’s nothin’ left but to hate it
I won’t get as far as my daddy made it
It aint gettin’ me farther for all my strivin’
In the dead-end I live or the piece of shit I’m drivin’
9. “Irreplacable,” Beyoncé
Often, when you hate your boss, it can feel like a toxic relationship. The chorus to this classic song will motivate you to get out and never look back. Additionally, it helps rebuild your confidence to know your worth.
You must not know ’bout me
You must not know ’bout me
I can have another you in a minute
10. “We Gotta Get Out of This Place,” The Animals
When you realize you aren’t the only one who hates your boss, this song will give you newfound strength to cope.
We gotta get out of this place
If it’s the last thing we ever do
We gotta get out of this place
‘Cause girl, there’s a better life for me and you
11. “Job That Ate My Brain,” Ramones
This year, in particular, our work lives have been upended. Many people have taken on additional workloads and have had to balance personal and work life like never before. As a result, “Job That Ate My Brain” by Ramones is a fitting song to play when you hate your boss.
I can’t take this crazy pace
I’ve become a mental case
Yeah, this is the job that ate my brain
12. “9 to 5,” Dolly Parton
No list about hatting your job or working for a boss you hate would be complete without 9 to 5 by Dolly Parton. Of course, no one works 9-5 anymore; however, the lyrics still ring true about how bad companies and bosses, in particular, take advantage of employees.
What a way to make a livin’
Barely gettin’ by
It’s all takin’
And no givin’
They just use your mind
And they never give you credit
It’s enough to drive you
Crazy if you let it
In short, there usually isn’t much you can do when you hate your boss. Therefore, you have to find ways to push through it while saving your dignity. These twelve songs will help you do just that. Above all, listening to music is a valid therapy to potentially reduce depression and anxiety and improve mood, self-esteem, and quality of life.
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Last updated on February 4th, 2022 at 05:25 am
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