To those cursed with one, the bad boss is an object ofconstant thought. One considers the byways of his psyche late into the night. One speculates about his childhood. One hopes for his conversion to humanity.

　　表面上，我們的工作環境自由而民主。其實，在每個瘋狂的老板的職權范圍內都有一個小型的獨裁王國，其“國民”處于水深火熱之中，卻不為外人所知——外人看到的只是休閑區規規矩矩地擺出的一本本雜志。

　　Though it makes absolutely no sense, one might even harbor a belief that he might be listening to this and somehow be nudged thereby into turning over a new leaf.

　　對于那些不幸落入該國度的人來說，那個糟糕的老板便是頭腦中揮之不去的陰影。他會思索老板不為人知的那些方面，直到深夜；他會推測老板的童年生活；他希望老板能變得人道。雖然這一切毫無意義，可他還是會僥幸地相信，也許老板正在聆聽，說不定會因此洗心革面。