1)Recent research in Finland and the United States indicates that having a bad boss may actually shorten your life.Longitudinal work has found that people who indicate they have a bad boss have over a 30% increase in their risk of a life threatening health condition, such as heart disease or stroke. Risk of experiencing health conditions that are not life threatening, such as depression, are even greater.

Using the behavior-performance model and theory related to personal power indicate one or two reasons why bad bosses can have such a negative effect on people's well-being.In greater detail, using personal power theory, indicate how someone can limit their susceptibility to bad bosses, can bad-boss-proof themselves.