Workplace Villain Test · Free Boss-Type Diagnosis
Workplace Villain Test
Check the symptoms you're experiencing and we'll composite-match your boss against 60 villain types — with psychology, counter-strategies, and legal risk. Takes about a minute.
Control
Self-Centered
Evasive
Aggressive
Incompetent
Old-Guard
Digital
Politics & Toxic
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How this test works
This is a behavior-symptom diagnostic, not a personality quiz. Each of the 58 symptoms is linked to specific villain types with a severity weight — 'throws objects or physically threatens' carries weight 2.0 toward aggressive types, while 'too many meetings' carries 0.9. Your checked symptoms are summed across all 60 types, and the top 3 are shown as percentages.
Results come as a composite (e.g. Micromanager 52% + Gaslighter 28% + Dictator 20%) because real bosses rarely fit one clean type — control tendencies mix with emotional manipulation, incompetence overlaps with avoidance. The ratio itself is your boss's profile.
For accurate results, check only what actually happened in the last 3 months. Fewer than 3 checks gives low discriminative power — treat such results as rough reference.
The 8 villain categories
The 60 types group into 8 categories: Controlling (micromanagement, report obsession), Self-Centered (credit theft, gaslighting), Evasive (decision dodging, neglect), Aggressive (verbal abuse, public shaming), Incompetent (no practical skills, flip-flopping), Old-Guard (privacy intrusion, outdated norms), Digital (after-hours messages, online surveillance), and Other Toxic (office politics, harassment, unethical pressure).
Categories matter because the counter-strategy differs: proactive reporting and written agreements work on Controlling types, while Aggressive types call for the gray-rock method and evidence collection first. Each type's detail page lists its psychology and three counter-strategies.
What the legal-risk label means
Each type carries a legal-risk grade (low/medium/high). 'High' means the pattern likely qualifies as workplace harassment under Korea's Labor Standards Act Article 76-2 — abuse of superior position, beyond appropriate work scope, causing physical or mental distress. Verbal abuse, public humiliation, sexual harassment, physical threats, and retaliatory exclusion fall here.
If you got a high grade, start documenting before reacting: dates, places, statements, witnesses, plus messenger and email evidence. Our free resignation-letter and demand-letter generator helps you formally request an internal investigation. This test is a self-assessment reference, not legal advice — consult a certified labor attorney for real disputes.
FAQ
- My results change slightly each time — is that normal?
- Yes. Different checked symptoms shift the weighted sums. If you consistently check based on the last 3 months, the type composition stays similar across retakes.
- Can I use this for coworkers, not just bosses?
- Most symptoms (gossip, credit theft, information exclusion) apply to peer relationships too. Only the legal-risk interpretation, which assumes positional superiority, may differ.
- Can I submit this result as evidence to HR or the labor office?
- No. This is a self-assessment tool with no legal force. Real reports need concrete factual records (when, where, what, witnesses) and objective evidence.
- Are my answers stored on a server?
- No. Matching runs entirely in your browser and nothing is transmitted or stored. The share link contains only your top-3 types and percentages.
This test is a self-assessment reference, not legal advice or a psychological diagnosis. Matching runs entirely in your browser and is never stored on a server. Browse all 60 villain types →