Who was the worst boss you ever had?
Some of you may not know, but on Monday I was FINALLY freed from my own personal prison called my latest employer. This meant I was no longer responsible for answering calls from concerned clientele and responding with answers I was not confident with because our procedures and processes at that job made Alice and Wonderland look logical and straightforward. I no longer had to be a slave to my cubicle, be timed when I used the restroom (not even kidding) or have my calls recorded for “quality assurance” (which is their friendly way of saying “for being Big Brother-y”). And most importantly, no longer did I have to work with the WORST bosses on the face of the freakin’ planet!
It was enough to get me royally smashed the night I was fired. And celebrate with an ice cream sundae, as most recent fire-ees do.
So yeah, not only did they TIME OUR BATHROOM USAGE (!!) side note: isn’t this a violation of something? Like, um, bowel intrusion or something? so I knew when I set personal records of walking to the bathroom, urinating, washing and walking back in under 2 minutes and 30 seconds, but they also called us ‘inadequate’ to our faces and would set their scary spy minions out to listen to our conversations.
Dude, never in my life have I felt more like Winston Smith than I did there. Maaaaahhh gawwwwd, it was 1984 eerrrryydaaay.
Anyway, my boss in particular I called “Glinda the Bad Witch” because she had the jovial, sweet appearance of Glinda (if Glinda had a pseudo Farrah Fawcett hairdo — and um, can someone tell her that that hairstyle died 40 years ago?) but the black soul of the Wicked Witch, if the Wicked Witch also murdered puppies, ate children and hated Christmas music, AKA, all the evil things one can possibly do. She huffed and puffed herself down the aisleways of our cubicles multiple times a day barking orders and asking us if we could login to the website where we did the majority of our work. And if the website was down, well, she’d still ask, and if you said no, she’d get angry. You could usually tell because her hair would get more feathery and her jovial expression turned scary and red, like a violent tomato.
Her favorite pasttime was sending no less than five thousand emails a day, usually about procedures, but she did have a knack for sending sassy ones about making sure you were in the right phone mode, or ones where she told my coworker Sarah that Sarah had “attitude.” This didn’t really bother us because we spent the majority of our shift laughing at what an assclown Glinda was with her regular rotation of garish tops and her matching clogs because seriously, who the hell wears clogs?
She enjoyed demanding tasks get done, phones get answered and that we remained busy, but she spent her ten hour shift holed away in her office eating cheeseburgers and staring intently at her computer screen. 90% of the time, her office door was shut and she was inside speaking with one of her minions — usually the googly-eyed one who answered questions with questions, had the IQ of a fork and spoke like she had a broken jaw — while we slaved away for her perfect numbers that she could report to the dingbat cult-leader director who frequented the office and made all of management squirm like the flea-infested rats they are.
And she hated that I wore skulls on my clothes or jewelry, probably because she was born without one and was therefore incapable of filling her head with anything except air and bullcrap.
Anywhoooo, the second they pulled me into the office and informed me I was being fired, I was given a box to pack up my things while the rats scuttled around my cubicle picking at their butts and feeding the poop to one another. And when I stepped outside at 6pm — 3 hours earlier than my regularly scheduled shift — I just about did a Celtic jig to my car. And then I came home and drank bourbon. That’s precisely where the idea for these cookie bites came from! Bourbon + bad day + incessant need for cookies can conjure up some pretty brilliant ideas 🙂
These cookie bites are loaded with chocolate and bourbon, then topped with a boozy chocolate covered cherry, more chocolate, and chopped chocolate cherry pieces. It’s the ultimate bite for the chocolate-cherry lover, and it’s a festive, adult-y treat for your Christmas party!!
Make them, and then talk about how much you hate your boss. You’ll be happy you did because your boss is obvi not as cool as you and is obvi not eating awesome boozy cookies.
- ¾ cup butter, room temperature
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup white sugar
- ¼ cup cocoa powder
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ¼ cup bourbon
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp baking soda
- Pinch salt
- 2 & ¼ cups all purpose flour
- 24 chocolate covered amaretto cherries
- 1 pkg Wilton Chocolate Cherry Candy Melts
- 1 pkg Andes Chocolate Cherry Jubilee Candies, roughly chopped
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Liberally grease a 24" cavity mini muffin tin with cooking spray; set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat together the butter and sugars until creamy. Stir in the cocoa powder. Add the vanilla, bourbon and egg and beat to combine. Gradually add the baking soda, salt and flour to incorporate until a soft but somewhat sticky dough forms.
- Portion one heaping Tablespoonful of dough into each mini muffin cavity. Bake for approx. 8-10 minutes or until tops appear set and rounded. Cool for about 5 minutes in the pan, then immediately press a chocolate covered amaretto cherry into the center of each cookie cup. Allow the cups to cool.
- Remove the cups and place on a wire rack with a sheet of wax paper underneath. Melt the Wilton chips according to package directions until smooth. Drizzle the chocolate on top of the cookie bites and immediately sprinkle with the chopped candy pieces. Let set for about 10 minutes, then serve!
Have a fantastical day!!
xo, Hayley
liz says
Sometimes, being fired is a good thing. Now you have an opportunity to find a better fit. In the mean time, keep on baking.
Barb says
Omg did you work at vzw? If not you described my workplace perfectly! Worst place ever! Haven’t tried these cookies yet but would have been the perfect cookie to have after a night there!
Dee says
Wow, sounds like you worked for a horrible place. Bet your happy you are free!
tanya says
Cheers to liberation!!! Good things always happen when bourbon is on the scene. These are fantastic, with all that cherry spilling out. Mmmm. Getting fired was a good thing, frees you up for something better!
Patricia says
I think your bosses cousin works at my husbands job! LOL….Feel bad for the minions left behind……great recipe, what’s not to love?? Now if I could just make them low carb! LOL….I guess I could make them for hubby………thanks for all the great recipes. I always get a chuckle out of your posts! Merry Christmas to you…….
Sophia @ NY Foodgasm says
WOW, just WOW, I am obsessed with Bourbon so I am definitely pinning this one for later! LOVE it!
Kayle (The Cooking Actress) says
girl. friiiiiend. I’m so glad you’re out of that awful place. You deserved all the bourbon and ice cream in the world!
Trisha says
Good news that you don’t have to go back there! Here’s to hoping you find something more suitable soon. Oh and the first time I was laid off (no money to pay employees any more!), I stopped at DQ and got a gigantic peanut buster parfait and went home and ate the whole thing.
Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust says
I am so glad you’re out of there Hayley! It was NOT a good place for you. You rock girl, lets go drink soon!
Julianne @ Beyond Frosting says
I am sorry you had to endure that hell! BUT if that what it took to make these cookie bites…then ok!
Elizabeth @ Confessions of a Baking Queen says
WOO HOOOO! Freeeeedom at last!! Now that you’re free come down to so cal and lets go on a fooooooooodie adventure!! And I don’t even like cherries but these look hot diggy dog goooooooooood!!
Holly Waterfall says
I am so glad you’re OUT! I cannot wait for the day that I can write a similar post where all my pent-up frustrations are aired for the world to read haha!
Now, on to bigger and better things, right?!
Ashley Bee @ Quarter Life Crisis Cuisine says
Sorry it was so hellish for you! I can’t even imagine what that would be like! Glad you’re free and making delicious boozy sweets 🙂
Jaan L says
Well I hate to say this, but I am so glad you got fired as you have come up with a wonderful cookie. Hope your creativeness continues.
Jennifer @ Not Your Momma's Cookie says
Wow – I’m sorry that you were fired, but it sounds like it was the best thing anyway! What a horrible place to work 🙁 I’m sure these took the sting out of it though!
Wendy | Around My Family Table says
Things happen for a reason and something much better will come along. Say good riddance and now you can list your fast bathroom times on your new resume!
Linda says
Where do you find the chocolate covered amaretto cherries? This sounds awesome. Glad u r out of that place. Everything happens for a reason.
Averie @ Averie Cooks says
A post of mine for next week is chocolate, cherries, and brownies. I swear to god I’m sitting here typing the post with a drink or two in hand, and BAM I see these. Great minds 🙂 They look awesome! I only wish I had one in front of me!
Kelly @ hidden fruits and veggies says
It sounds like you had absolutely the worst boss in the world. Mine gives us unlimited, untimed bathroom breaks and his wife makes us cookies almost weekly. Hope you find a job half as cool as mine, but eat like a billion of these cookies first.