If the negative portrayal of managers in Horrible Bosses were an aberration, it wouldn't matter much — but examples abound. The 1980 movie 9 to 5 followed pretty much the same premise. Then there is Dilbert and The Office. It is difficult to think of a movie or television show in which the boss is a truly positive character. Searching our own memories, we had to go back the 1970s series Lou Grant for an example. While there are no doubt other examples, their scarcity tells us something about society's view of managers.