Bad decisions

In 250 words answer.

“If the people who make the decisions are the people who will also bear the consequences of those decisions, perhaps better decisions will result.”
John Abrams, The Company We Keep: Reinventing Small Business for People, Community and Place
 

We have all suffered the effects of poor decision-making by a boss. Often the bad decision was made in haste or without regard to the impact it would have on those who had to live with the decision.
 

What is one of the worst decisions you have had to deal with in the work environment? What was the short term impact? What was the long term impact?