Current Events > Why did Bob Parr's manlet virgin boss try to intimidate him?

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Even without knowing he was a superhero, there's no way he didn't realize that Bob is a naturally jacked Chad.

Typical manlet behavior really

Because most employees don't get violent with their boss regardless of size

Because he could. The power dynamic is clearly in his boss's favor. Yeah Bob can pick him up and crunch him into a ball with ease but that's not gonna feed his family. And Bob clearly needed to keep that job or he wouldn't have hesitated, being fired was an actual risk for him because vigilantism doesn't pay the bills in that scenario.

I think his boss is pretty reasonable too, definitely a terrible person morally speaking, but he was pretty clear about what he expected from Bob and even after he was physically thrown through a wall, he didn't press charges for assault iirc so that was pretty lenient of him. Especially since charges being pressed against Bob was basically what ended super heroism as a career.

Also I don't know for sure but I think his boss was aware of Bob's powers, he knew what Bob wanted to do, which was stop that mugger and acted like he knew Bob could do it, that's why he presented an ultimatum as that was the only way to stop him. Bob is likely registered as a former super by the government too so it's not unlikely that potential employers are made aware of this. I mean Bob can kill a man with extreme ease even if it was accidental, I think most people would want to know this beforehand. Frankly I'm surprised he gets hired at all given his track record as a failed vigilante and subsequent failure to adapt to society, it's clear that insurance gig wasn't his first job he got fired from given how he reacts to it.

BloodMoon7 posted...

Also I don't know for sure but I think his boss was aware of Bob's powers

Very much doubt it

Every civilian who knows gets their mind erased

sooo... y'all dont have real jobs or sum?

Gotta abuse that tiny bit of power.

They... don't really address what Bob and the family are gonna do for money now that he's taken out both his former boss and his supervillain boss who was bankrolling him. Yah they stopped the evil threat but what are they gonna do to earn money

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They... don't really address what Bob and the family are gonna do for money now that he's taken out both his former boss and his supervillain boss who was bankrolling him. Yah they stopped the evil threat but what are they gonna do to earn money

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They... don't really address what Bob and the family are gonna do for money now that he's taken out both his former boss and his supervillain boss who was bankrolling him. Yah they stopped the evil threat but what are they gonna do to earn money

Presumably live off the money he got the first time around prancing on the island. The pay was supposed to equal several times his annual salary, though I forgot how much exactly. Maybe 3? So they could probably live for another 3 years before they run out, and at that point supers were popular again after taking out the last robot.

GuerillaGorilla posted...

Presumably live off the money he got the first time around prancing on the island. The pay was supposed to equal several times his annual salary, though I forgot how much exactly. Maybe 3? So they could probably live for another 3 years before they run out, and at that point supers were popular again after taking out the last robot.

Yeah that could work