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
This press release is part of a wider study, which can be seen in this blog post.
These are the top 10 industries with the most hated bosses…
| Rank | Work Industry | Dislike Their Boss (%) |
| 1 | Retail | 51 |
| 2 | Healthcare | 48 |
| 3 | Sales | 47 |
| 4 | Property and Construction | 45 |
| 5= | Energy and Utilities | 42 |
| 5= | Public Services and Administration | 42 |
| 7 | Law Enforcement and Security | 38 |
| 8 | Teaching and Education | 36 |
| 9 | Call Centre and Customer Service | 35 |
| 10= | Hospitality and Events Management | 34 |
| 10= | Legal | 34 |
| 10= | Recruitment and HR | 34 |
Please find the complete data sheet here.
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 underpaid | 66 |
| micromanagement | 46 |
| lack of communication | 43 |
| ungrateful | 27 |
| bullying | 24 |
| generally annoying | 24 |
| lazy | 15 |
| conflicting personalities | 12 |
| condescending | 12 |
| incompetent | 9 |
| unqualified | 6 |
| inappropriate | 5 |
Methodology:
- Reboot Digital PR Company sought to find out the job industries with the most disliked bosses.
- A survey was carried out, asking people from 29 different job sectors whether they disliked their boss and if so, what were the main reasons.
- In total, 3,445 people aged between 18 and 65 completed the survey.
- All industries were then ranked based on the percentage of people who disliked their boss, so that the industry with the most disliked bosses could be determined.
- The survey was conducted in October 2022.