Absolutely, hands down, the most unprofessional, toxic management style I have ever encountered. Although HR had assured me they were trying to change the culture to one of respect and team cooperation and basic manners 101, there were one or two blatantly obvious hurdles to overcome that will probably be allowed to continue to hinder that effort. Let's put it this way, when your manager is forced by HR to ask how he could improve the working environment for your team, then proceeds to tell you that you are being petty for requesting a please or thank you from time to time instead of storming in to the office and barking out demands. He acted like I had requested a hug or a bouquet of roses left on my desk. Nope, just manners and/or (dare I say) a little professional courtesy.
The biggest problem I saw however, was this mindset came in from the higher up Manager from Corporate. A man who couldn't form a sentence without the F-word, would come in a couple times a month and really get everybody on edge. Not helpful at all. Therefore, it was my belief that corporate condones chaos and belligerence. Or maybe they don't care. Either way, no thanks.
