Ask HN: Have you ever worked under an abusive boss?

By abusive I mean somebody who intentionally sets impossible deadlines, denigrates you or possibly insults you personally. Also choleric temperament types count and when a lot of employee behavior is fear driven.

Regardless of the answer, I'd also be interested in how prevalent you think the issue is in tech compared to other industries.

I know its hard to gauge and unscientific, but I think you can make tentative statements sometimes. For example, I would say head chefs are generally more abusive than head engineers.

I'd be interested in your experiences.