Despite Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky and Steve Jobs praising micromanagers, a new survey ranks them among the most annoying coworkers

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky and the late Apple cofounder Steve Jobs may sing words of praise for hands-on leaders (otherwise known as micromanagers). But most workers have a very different name for the people who hover over their shoulders: “coworkers from hell.”

A new survey of almost 3,000 workers by career platform Kickresume found that the vast majority of employees have at least one deeply annoying colleague—and micromanagers are ranked right near the very top of the list.

While...