Screamers, stack-rankers and editors who could freeze a room with one look. Decide whose office was the hardest place to work.
1Steve JobsApple co-founder known for public dressing-downs, instant firings and demanding the impossible on deadline.1000pts
2Jeff BezosAmazon founder famous for blunt memos, the 'Day 1' mindset and a relentless warehouse pace.999pts
3John D. RockefellerStandard Oil founder who crushed rivals and ran his company with cold, precise control.862pts
4Bill GatesMicrosoft co-founder whose early managers heard 'that's the stupidest thing I've ever heard' in meetings.764pts
5Travis KalanickUber co-founder whose aggressive culture led to his resignation as CEO in 2017.647pts
6Henry FordCar maker who ran factories with a strict 'Sociological Department' that checked on workers' home lives.647pts
7Steve BallmerMicrosoft CEO remembered for chair-throwing rumours and stack-ranking reviews.647pts
8Jack WelchGeneral Electric CEO nicknamed Neutron Jack, who fired the bottom 10% of managers every year.647pts
9Anna WintourVogue editor-in-chief whose icy standards inspired The Devil Wears Prada.503pts
10Larry EllisonOracle founder with a reputation for cut-throat competition inside and outside the company.503pts
11Andrew CarnegieSteel magnate whose mills ran 12-hour shifts and whose managers broke the Homestead strike.503pts
12Martha StewartLifestyle-media founder known for exacting standards with her staff.0pts
13Elon MuskTesla and SpaceX chief known for all-night shifts, brutal deadlines and mass layoffs at Twitter.0pts
14Gordon RamsayChef and restaurateur whose kitchen tirades became television shows.0pts


















