When a movie becomes a hit, you can be sure that the people responsible for making it will give serious consideration to a sequel, whether or not that was part of the original plan. The dark comedy 'Horrible Bosses' far exceeded people's expectations at the box office, and so a sequel was ordered, even though there was no obvious story left to tell. Despite that, Jason Bateman signed on the dotted line to reprise his role. He wished he hadn't.
It's almost never the case that a sequel is better than the original, but they're also not usually as far off the mark as 'Horrible Bosses 2.' Bateman confirmed that the movie was 'garbage' at the box office, and he couldn't say for certain that it was down to the timing of the release, or just the fact that it was nowhere near as well-written as the first film.