It’s been a little over six months since Kamala Harris assumed office as Vice-President of the US and, already, rumours of unhappy staff are making the rounds. Former staffers and interns have come forward to describe her working style as snappy and disrespectful, with many pinning the blame on chief of staff Tina Flourney for creating a working environment that is dismissive of new ideas and suffers from delayed decision-making. Although Harris suffers the additional pitfall of being in  the constant, critical and unforgiving public eye, the dynamic of a workforce that is at odds with the boss is all too familiar in the corporate world, experts say.

The VP had hosted a staff party at her residence on July 4; critics panned it for being a cover-up for the negative press. Pic/Twitter