Is your boss an asshole? This question is posed and an answer is attempted on Guy Kawasaki's blog entitled "How to Change the World". This entry exposed ten sure signs that your boss has an ego problem. My favorite and the one I've come up against is --
Thinks that the rules are different for him. For example, a parking space for handicapped people is really for handicapped people plus him because his time is so valuable that he can't walk fifty additional feet. Or, the carpool lane is for cars with multiple people, hybrids, and her because she's late for a meeting.