Getting promoted to management doesn’t automatically make someone qualified to manage anything. Television has demonstrated this repeatedly, usually through bosses who spend more time humiliating employees than actually running their businesses. Some inherit enormous companies despite having questionable judgment. Others land important positions through blackmail, family connections, or sheer luck. Then there are the managers who somehow keep their jobs after doing things that would send a real HR department into a panic. They’re often hilarious to watch, although reporting to any of them would be a different story. Here are 15 TV bosses whose employees deserved a much better deal from the very beginning.IMDbLogan Roy, SuccessionLogan runs Waystar Royco through intimidation, constantly playing executives against each other and treating his own children like disposable employees whenever they challenge his authority.IMDbAva Coleman, Abbott ElementaryAva became principal after blackmailing the superintendent, then spent much of her workday promoting herself and bothering teachers who were actually trying to educate children.IMDbMr. Burns, The SimpsonsSpringfield’s wealthiest employer cuts corners at his nuclear power plant, ignores employee safety, and keeps a trapdoor handy for particularly inconvenient visitors.IMDbSelina Meyer, VeepSelina insults her staff, takes credit for their accomplishments, and blames them whenever something goes wrong, usually before anyone has figured out what actually happened.IMDbDon Draper, Mad MenDon might be a brilliant advertising executive, but his drinking, disappearing acts, and unpredictable treatment of coworkers would make any ordinary office miserable.IMDbGus Fring, Breaking BadGus maintains an impressively professional restaurant operation while secretly running a criminal empire, where employee mistakes can have consequences considerably worse than getting fired.IMDbWilhelmina Slater, Ugly BettyWilhelmina regularly schemes against her colleagues at Mode, undermines Betty, and treats professional advancement as an excuse to sabotage practically everyone around her.IMDbMichael Scott, The OfficeMichael forces employees into embarrassing meetings, makes inappropriate jokes, and treats the HR department like his personal enemy, all while proudly displaying his World’s Best Boss mug.IMDbJacqueline Voorhees, Unbreakable Kimmy SchmidtJacqueline treats her household staff like personal assistants available around the clock, making ridiculous demands while remaining completely oblivious to their actual lives.IMDbDr. Bob Kelso, ScrubsKelso regularly prioritizes the hospital’s finances over his doctors’ concerns, delivering unpopular decisions with a cheerful attitude that only makes his staff more frustrated.IMDbDouglas Reynholm, The IT CrowdDouglas inherits Reynholm Industries despite his history of inappropriate behavior, then runs the company with virtually no understanding of what his employees actually do.IMDbLouie De Palma, TaxiLouie controls the Sunshine Cab Company’s drivers from his dispatch cage, using insults, intimidation, and his authority over assignments to make their shifts miserable.IMDbPatty Hewes, DamagesPatty manipulates her associates, hides crucial information, and demands absolute loyalty, particularly from Ellen Parsons, whose professional development comes with some alarming personal risks.IMDbIan Grimm, Mythic QuestIan constantly clashes with his creative team, makes grand demands about his video game, and struggles to share control with Poppy despite depending heavily on her technical expertise.IMDbDr. Gregory House, HouseHouse routinely insults colleagues, ignores hospital rules, and pushes his diagnostic team into ethically questionable situations, expecting everyone to tolerate his behavior because he’s usually right.The post 15 TV Bosses Who Shouldn’t Have Made it Past the Pilot appeared first on Den of Geek.