Is there any job in which an employee has more power than their boss?

plenty. here few examples:-

government ministers "ministers (servants) of crown" notionally boss. queen ministers (particularly "prime minister") tell do.

ordinary members of parliament servants of people. notionally responsible constituents of them obey party whips, follow orders prime minister. "the people" can exercise power on these "employees" every 5 years, when have opportunity sack them bad performance (general elections).

senior soldiers, sailors , airmen owe allegiance queen. in respect "boss". in reality take orders government.

taxpayers employ government (to run country) , military (to defend it) "boss". in reality have power because "the people" have delegated them.

judge employed lord chancellor on behalf of state. in real sense lord chancellor boss of high court judge , can post him around country if wants to. judge can sentence lord chancellor prison (if necessary) lord chancellor cannot same judge. in fact cannot sack high court judge without permission both houses of parliament , signature of queen. puts more real power hands of employee rather "boss".


trade union leaders not more powerful employees. can seem if union has strong , charismatic leader (eg. arthur scargill), no means common in tu movement. union leaders focus of power of body of members , cannot force issue without permission - or can deselected or sued.
in fact there no such thing "trade union leader". term invented press , implies "fuhrer-like" power not exist in functioning union. these people general secretaries, or similar title, , job carry out wishes of membership. different legal relationship of state citizens; relationship true handing on of power people government (acting custodian of state).

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