Takeover is no longer the number one concern on the management list of hostile business threats. This week, BRS car-parts manager Mike Bacon was taken hostage for two days by 40 of his employees. An English manager working in Devecey, France, Bacon was taken captive by his workers after plans to relocate the factory in Slovakia were leaked to his staff.

Remember the old saying, “sticks and stones can break my bones but words can never hurt me?” This may work at the schoolyard, but not for conversations with your boss. Now, we’ve all thought about snapping back at our managers… sometimes we mutter obscenities under our breath, or blow off steam at the pub trying out our best drunken bossy impressions. Occasionally the brave and/or brash among us have the audacity to lash out verbally directly at our bosses in their presence. But if you happen to work in India, be warned: calling your boss names is now legitimate grounds for becoming an ex-employee.