7 TV Bosses Who Deserve Hugs (and 6 Who Definitely Don’t)

The previous 7 bosses all deserve hugs and praise from their employees today, but TV would get boring if everyone had a wonderful boss. Whether we love to hate them or just plain hate them, there is no way these bosses are getting hugs.

1. Jack Thompson (Agent Carter)

The dangerous thing about Jack Thompson is the only side you can be sure he’s on is his own.

Sometimes Jack’s conscious will get the best of him, sometimes his ambition will. The whole reason he’s promoted to Chief of the SSR’s New York office is because he’s praised for work that he couldn’t have done without Peggy or Sousa, and when he has the chance to give them the credit they deserve, he doesn’t. And, given that Agent Carter is set in the 1940s, Jack is often dismissive of Peggy’s abilities as an agent just because she’s a woman, so Peggy’s much more likely to punch him in the face than give him a hug.

Jack did have his good moments, and it seemed like he maybe had the potential to grow into someone who could be trusted to do the right thing, but with Agent Carter’s cancellation, fans may never know where his story would have ended.

2. Mr. Stevens (Black-ish)

One of Mr. Stevens’ lesser offenses is when he casually fires Lucy on her birthday and then immediately praises Charlie for work that Lucy actually did. Charlie wasn’t trying to take credit for her work or anything. Mr. Stevens just apparently doesn’t pay much attention to who does what at his office.

Of course since Black-ish is a comedy, nothing Mr. Stevens says or does is depicted as being intentionally offensive or insulting. He’s just an older, rich white man who is oblivious to his privilege and racism (“You know what word I miss? Colored.”), and his comments are usually met with cringes, eye rolls and/or incredulous stares.

Deadline reported in June that Peter Mackenzie had been promoted to a series regular for the show’s upcoming third season, so Black-ish fans can expect to see a lot more of Mr. Stevens this year.

3. Randy Nations (Lost)

As Hurley’s boss, he’s mean and a bit overzealous about Hurley giving the customers more than 2 napkins per order.

But as Locke’s boss, he straight up harasses him. He mocks Locke for playing a Risk-like game during his lunch hour. Then he pesters Locke about his Walkabout after finding a brochure on his desk. “So, you wander around hunting and gathering food, right? On foot?” he says pointedly, to a man in a wheelchair.

The last time Randy is seen (in the real world, not flash sideways world), he appears to be an employee at an electronics store, which possibly means he got fired from his job at the box company. That’s at least somewhat satisfying for Lost fans who wanted to see Randy get his comeuppance.

4. Phillip Price (Mr. Robot)

Dishonest, manipulative, super shady — Price is basically E Corp personified.

It takes an evil person to run an evil corporation, and Price is definitely a perfect fit. He shows no remorse for any of the pain caused by E Corp’s actions, whether he’s talking to Angela about her late mother or talking about how the world is better off without an employee who committed suicide.

Fsociety isn’t done with E Corp yet, and fans can only hope that the hackers will help bring about Price’s downfall.

5. Dina Fox (Superstore)

Most supervisors and managers would be willing to be a bit lenient on the rules, on occasion and within reason. Not Dina Fox.

Dina refuses to look the other way and writes Amy up when she brings her daughter to work, even though Amy had just helped her out of a sticky situation. When she willingly steps down from her manager position, she still seems to see herself as superior to everyone else.

Worst of all, at the end of Season 1, it looks like she stabbed all of her coworkers in the back. Everyone joined together to protest Glenn getting fired, but Dina seems to use that to her own advantage, apparently getting promoted to Store Manager for being the only one to not participate in the walkout.

If Dina is indeed Store Manager when Season 2 returns, it’s safe to assume she’ll be just as power-crazed and strict as ever, making the Cloud 9 employees’ lives anything but heavenly.

6. Chet Wilton (UnREAL)

Let’s be honest, Chet can barely be called “the boss.”

In Season 1, he mostly wandered around the set with his dog, drinking and doing drugs with the crew and promoting Madison to producer in order to avoid a potential sexual harassment lawsuit. When he actually tried to run the show, he ended up making a fool of himself in front of a network executive.

He tried to seize some control back over the show during Season 2, but it didn’t quite work out the way he wanted. His whole new “male superiority” attitude only made him more unbearable and chauvinistic. Quinn just managed to take “Everlasting” back from Coleman at the end of Season 2. Let’s hope she doesn’t have to deal with Chet trying to actually have an active role on set in Season 3.

Who are your favorite TV bosses? Did we forget anyone who especially deserves a hug or really, really doesn’t? Share with us in the comments!

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