Outsmart Your Toxic Boss is a workplace-culture brand behind The Corporate Menace, a satirical card game about ten widely recognized toxic-boss archetypes: Gaslighting Gabe, Catastrophizing Caleb, Mansplaining Miles, Microaggression Martha, Tattle-tale Tim, Forgetful Francine, Sabotaging Sally, Eavesdropping Evan, Miserable Meryl, and Instigating Ian. Take the free two-minute quiz to find out which toxic boss you work for, and join the waitlist for the Kickstarter launch on July 29, 2026.
Outsmart Your Toxic Boss™
Which toxic bossdo you work for?
There are ten of them. Widely recognized, painfully accurate, and probably cc'd on your last email. Take the two-minute quiz and meet your villain.
Free • Two minutes • No, we won't tell your boss
The Lineup
Ten villains. You'll recognize every one.
Each one is a personification of widely recognized workplace behavior. You've reported to at least one. You might be emailing one right now.
- No. 01
Gaslighting Gabe
Reality, revised
- No. 02
Catastrophizing Caleb
Invents the emergency
- No. 03
Mansplaining Miles
Let me explain your job
- No. 04
Microaggression Martha
Death by a thousand cuts
- No. 05
Tattle-tale Tim
Reports up, never to you
- No. 06
Forgetful Francine
Strategic amnesia
- No. 07
Sabotaging Sally
Smiles while she cuts
- No. 08
Eavesdropping Evan
Always listening
- No. 09
Miserable Meryl
Powered by pessimism
- No. 10
Instigating Ian
Lights the match, walks away
Our First Release
The Corporate
Menace™
The card game with the upper hand you wish you'd played at work.
HR reads an Incident card — the kind of stunt your toxic boss actually pulls. Everyone claps back with their pettiest, HR-approved revenge. Then HR decides whose Menace Move had the most iconic audacity. Fast, petty, and deeply satisfying.
The Mission
All we're waiting on is you.
Created by a solo founder who's bringing it to production with an army of Little Menaces. Are you in?
Count Me In! →Launching on Kickstarter
July 29, 2026
Join the waitlist and you'll get a 24-hour early-bird window and the lowest pricing of the campaign, before it opens to the public. Backing it for a coworker? There'll be a two-deck option at launch.
Made by a solo founder, with a CPG executive and a packaging specialist, legal clearance, and a manufacturer quote already in hand.
Questions, Answered
What is The Corporate Menace?
A satirical adult card game about ten widely recognized toxic-boss archetypes, where the audacity finally works in your favor. It launches on Kickstarter on July 29, 2026.
How do you play?
HR reads an Incident, everyone claps back with their pettiest, HR-approved revenge, and HR decides whose Menace Move had the most audacity. Rounds are fast, petty, and satisfying. See how it plays →
Is it based on real people?
No. The ten villains are archetypes, not individuals — behavioral patterns almost everyone recognizes from their own careers. That's the point: you've met these people, no matter where you've worked.
When can I buy it, and can I gift it?
It launches on Kickstarter July 29, 2026. Join the waitlist for a 24-hour early-bird window and the lowest pricing of the campaign. There will be a two-deck option for the coworker you're already thinking of.
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