Bobby Pellitt

"No fucking shit I don't care about this company! What? You...you....this is just an ATM to me!"

- Bobby Pellett

Bobby Pellett is the tertiary antagonist in the 2011 film Horrible Bosses. He is portrayed by Colin Farrell.

Bobby's father Jack is the manager of Pellett Chemicals, where Kurt, one of the protagonists, works.

In the film
Jack is a fair and kind boss, but his son is a hedonistic slacker. After Jack dies suddenly, Bobby takes over the company and deliberately drives it into the ground for personal gain. He exploits the company for money and intends to fire employees for unlawful reasons (such as being overweight or handicapped). Bobby begins by ending his company's proper disposal of chemicals in regard to the environment and resorting to allowing the Bolivian government to dispose waste on citizens (putting thousands of local residents at risk of radiation) just because the price is much lower. Bobby forces Kurt to fire Hank or Margie (allowing him to choose which one) threatening to fire Kurt and Margie as well if he didn't, and so Kurt reluctantly fired Hank. Kurt then became the scapegoat for Hank losing his job.

While Kurt and his two friends Dale and Nick case Bobby's house in preparation to murder him and the rest of their bosses, they discover that he has a large stash of cocaine and decide to come back and spike it with rat poison. They also steal Bobby's cell phone and accidentally leave it in David Harken's house. Harken finds the phone and suspects Bobby of having an affair with his wife and as Nick sits outside Bobby's house preparing to murder him, Harken shows up and fatally shoots Bobby. He is later arrested for the killing. Therefore, Kurt was freed from his tyranny and hired Hank back.

Trivia

 * Bobby had a habit of whispering back and forth when he talked. This appears to be a side effect of cocaine which impaired his cognitive process of speech.