Who is the toughest boss in business history?

Screamers, stack-rankers and editors who could freeze a room with one look. Decide whose office was the hardest place to work.

1. 1
   Steve Jobs

   Apple co-founder known for public dressing-downs, instant firings and demanding the impossible on deadline.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Jeff Bezos

   Amazon founder famous for blunt memos, the 'Day 1' mindset and a relentless warehouse pace.
   999pts
3. 3
   John D. Rockefeller

   Standard Oil founder who crushed rivals and ran his company with cold, precise control.
   862pts
4. 4
   Bill Gates

   Microsoft co-founder whose early managers heard 'that's the stupidest thing I've ever heard' in meetings.
   764pts
5. 5
   Travis Kalanick

   Uber co-founder whose aggressive culture led to his resignation as CEO in 2017.
   647pts
6. 6
   Henry Ford

   Car maker who ran factories with a strict 'Sociological Department' that checked on workers' home lives.
   647pts
7. 7
   Steve Ballmer

   Microsoft CEO remembered for chair-throwing rumours and stack-ranking reviews.
   647pts
8. 8
   Jack Welch

   General Electric CEO nicknamed Neutron Jack, who fired the bottom 10% of managers every year.
   647pts
9. 9
   Anna Wintour

   Vogue editor-in-chief whose icy standards inspired The Devil Wears Prada.
   503pts
10. 10
    Larry Ellison

    Oracle founder with a reputation for cut-throat competition inside and outside the company.
    503pts
11. 11
    Andrew Carnegie

    Steel magnate whose mills ran 12-hour shifts and whose managers broke the Homestead strike.
    503pts
12. 12
    Martha Stewart

    Lifestyle-media founder known for exacting standards with her staff.
    0pts
13. 13
    Elon Musk

    Tesla and SpaceX chief known for all-night shifts, brutal deadlines and mass layoffs at Twitter.
    0pts
14. 14
    Gordon Ramsay

    Chef and restaurateur whose kitchen tirades became television shows.
    0pts

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