Enjoy Playing Whack Your Boss in 17 Ways
It feels oddly satisfying to dive into “Whack Your Boss in 17 Ways” whenever you’re in the mood for a bit of cathartic click-and-kill chaos. You’re basically stuck in an office with the world’s most irritating boss, and your only outlet is this delightfully gruesome point-and-click setup. Every time you move your cursor over a new object—be it a stapler, a printer, or even a paperweight—you never quite know how the boss is going to meet his cartoonishly brutal end.
What keeps you coming back is the sheer inventiveness of each method. Seventeen distinct ways to get back at Mr. Micromanager, each more absurd than the last. One moment you’re setting traps with a 3D printer, the next you’re launching office supplies like a makeshift siege engine. It’s all presented in bright, simple animation that somehow manages to be both gory and goofy at once. There’s a real pleasure in hunting down every possible scenario, especially when you think you’ve seen them all and a new click reveals something even more outlandish.
Despite the over-the-top violence, there’s a sneaky bit of charm here. It never takes itself too seriously, and it taps into that universal fantasy of giving your boss a taste of his own medicine—just without any of the real-world consequences. Sure, it’s not the sort of game you’d recommend to the HR department, but for anybody who’s ever been stuck in a cubicle and dreamed of comedic vengeance, this little Flash relic is pure, stress-relief gold.