No one wants to feel like they’re living in an episode of The Office. While the fluorescent lighting and boring jobs may have been grim, it was the questionable management of the incompetent and inappropriate David Brent that must have made working there downright miserable.

Unfortunately, there are plenty of David Brents around these days, because bad managers are on the rise in the UK. A new study, conducted by Chartered Management Institute (CMI) with the help of YouGov, found that ‘accidental managers’ – managers who are promoted without adequate training and experience – are increasingly common. In turn, employees are often struggling with toxicity in the workplace.

The rise of the accidental manager: why UK workplaces are suddenly filled with bad managers