A bad boss can make your life hell and even hurt your health. Here’s how to deal with your toxic manager

• Bad bosses can affect employees’ mental and physical health negatively.
• Confronting a bad manager is difficult because they often control an employee’s career prospects.
• Tessa West, author of “Jerks at Work,” told Insider how workers can deal with each type of bad boss.

It’s hard to know what to do with a bad boss at work.

Going over their heads can have consequences, and confronting them directly can be awkward.

Bad bosses are more than a simple annoyance; they can have serious effects on an employee’s mental and physical health.