World’s Worst Boss

If you have been employed for an extended amount of time in your adult life, chances are you have encountered a boss that makes Bill Lumbergh look like Willy Wonka – that was the only nice boss I could think of for the purposes of that simile (even though he did employ slave labor, so I’m open to suggestions).  There are a variety of intrinsic traits that a bad boss may possess, and usually no shortage of reasons as to why you don’t like them – which can range from small things like pungent coffee breath, to larger annoyances such as taking full credit for your ideas.  Now, think about the worst boss you have ever had; multiply their douchebaggery by 1 million, and they still wouldn’t even come close to the exploits of former SAC Capital Advisors LLC trader Ping Jiang. 

The FBI recently launched an investigation into claims of insider trading by the company, but the case took a bizarre turn after they spoke with one of Jiang’s former employees, a man by the name of Andrew Tong.  Tong’s revelations about the way he was treated while working under Jiang were earth-shattering - stomach turning is a probably better term.  According to the court papers that were published in Reuter’s Business Insider, here are some of the incidents that transpired between Tong and Ping Jiang which showcase why he is definitely a finalist for the worst boss of all-time. 

Warning: The details from this case are disgusting and pretty graphic, so don’t say I didn’t warn you:

Mr. Jiang began to personally recruit Mr. Tong to join SAC in or about February 2005.  In or about July 2005, Mr. Jiang told Mr. Tong that he could expect to earn approximately $ 1 million dollars within his first two years at SAC.  Tong then gained employment with the SAC as an Analyst/Trader in Mr. Jiang’s macro proprietary trading department from in or about September 1, 2005, until the time of his termination, which became effective on April 10,2006…There is clear and incontrovertible evidence that during this period of time Mr. Tong was sexually assaulted, victimized by quid pro quo harassment, and subjected to a pervasively hostile work environment before ultimately being terminated for refusing Mr. Jiang’s increasingly violent sexual advances under the guise of a “training program” for SAC analysts and traders…which was aimed at deconstructing and feminizing Mr. Tong so as to make him more suitable for Mr. Jiang’s purposes.  In Mr. Jiang’s words, he wished to build the ideal analyst/trader by combining “the skills of a man” with “certain traits of a woman”.

Accordingly, as a condition of Mr. Tong’s continued employment with SAC, Mr. Jiang required him to wear subtly feminine attire in the workplace during business hours (blouses, slacks, sandals, etc).  After-hours, Mr. Jiang demanded that Mr. Tong wear more obviously feminine attire in the workplace (bras, panties, high heels)…during this entire period of time, Mr. Jiang also insisted that Mr. Tong grow and maintain his hair long and wear make-up.  Not surprisingly, several of Mr. Tong’s co-workers commented on his effeminate appearance, which further exacerbated the hostile work environment he was experiencing.  As time passed, Mr. Jiang wanted still more from Mr. Tong…specifically, Mr. Jiang instructed him to commence taking female hormones to accelerate the “feminization process.” – which he reluctantly did for fear of being fired. 

As part of his “training program”, Mr. Jiang set about to systematically bully and control Mr. Tong through obscene sexual ultimatums and physical brutality.  The following torturous acts were perpetrated by Mr. Jiang against Mr. Tong at SAC’s very own offices: (a) Mr. Jiang forced Mr. Tong to perform oral sodomy; (b) Mr. Jiang committed assault and battery, as well as false imprisonment, upon Mr. Tong by restraining him with ropes and forcibly introducing certain foreign objects into Mr. Tong’s rectum; and (c) Mr. Jiang again restrained Mr. Tong with ropes and forcibly urinated into his mouth.

If you want to read about more of the despicable details - i.e. if you’re one sick puppy – the full court filing can be read here.