To dream that you are afraid of your boss represents your apprehension and anxiety regarding those in power. You are not in control of your own destiny and you feel unable to change the course of your life. Perhaps this dream is mirroring the association that you have with your boss. This may suggest certain conflicts or matters that must be addressed in your place of employment. [1]
(2) On the other hand - particularly if the boss is a man - he could be an authority figure symbolizing vour own super-ego (for super-ego).
(3) If vou are the boss in the dream, the one w ho is behaving in a masterful, bossy way, taking charge of things and giving orders, either the dream mav be show ing you what you are like in real life, and urging vou to relate differently to people, to be more gentle and receptive, more ready to cooperate (rather than command) or even to submit to another’s teaching or guidance, or it mav be asking you to be more
assertive than you are in real life. Provided you are honest with yourself, it should not be difficult to decide which of these alternatives applies to you. [2]
It is a symbol of a feeling of oppression and inferiority. The presence of the boss can be interpreted as an internal guide that neutralizes your instinctive impulses and makes you act more prudently.
The first books on dream interpretation were written by upper-class people. So, they said that this dream as a sign of incompetence. But if the dreamer was the boss himself, it augured a rapid rise of social prestige. [3]
To dream that you are afraid of your boss, means you feel like someone else is running your life or ordering you around.
If you were the boss, your dream reflects your self-confidence and ability to take charge of matters in your life. [4]
2. Internal accountability and responsibility, often regarding work and business affairs.
3. Difficulties with authority or authority figures.
4. A need or desire to be more independent, self-sufficient. [5]
A boss may symbolize a parent, teacher, guardian, or supervisor [9]
asking you to work late, the: added chores wil be forced upon you.
being a friend: another’s condescending attitude is degrading your ambition.
president, the: want your boss to lead from intel igence, not the popularity pol s.
your parent: are manipulating your boss to act like your parent.
being the boss: independence is possible now, make it probable.
and overworked: are the critic of your influences; your guidance is from within.
harboring animosity towards you: difficult period requires the calm of a storm’s eye.
hovering over you: the prevailing major driving force is your ambition.
of your: feeling mental y insecure towards authority. [12]