He’s speaking his truth, and he’s probably going to lose his job for it.

We’ve all been in environments where the people in charge simply have bad vibes. The worst is when one person have bad vibes, everyone involved knows it, but nobody is willing to acknowledge it or call them out on their bad behavior. That’s how you get a teacher running a high school band practice as if they are preparing to play at Carnegie Hall. Or a rec league basketball team where one guy is taking it way too seriously and ruining everyone else’s fun. If you’re in a situation with one strong character and a bunch of avoidant people around them, it’s likely than not that the group with disband not with a bang, but with everyone quietly leaving because they no longer want to deal with the dude with bad vibes anymore. 

It’s relatively easy to peace out of an extracurricular activity or a toxic friend group, but what if the not-so-charismatic leader is your boss? How do you approach the fact that their bad attitude is off-putting to everyone they encounter, and it makes them very difficult to work with? If you’re intent on keeping your job, you probably won’t confront them, and they’ll continue to be miserable.