Michael Parker lost his temper with Mark Reene and committed five separate assaults, on one occasion attacking him with a chainsaw.
In another incident, the 51-year-old gouged at Mr Reene's eyes and punched him in the face while calling him "thick" and threatening to kill him.
The court heard that the 44-year-old put up with the abuse for six months because Parker threatened to hurt Mr Reene's family if he told anyone about the attacks.
But the final straw came when Parker punched out two of Mr Reene's front teeth and skewered his left buttock with a pitchfork.
He called police and officers arrested Parker, from Godalming, Surrey, in April. He admitted a charge of putting a person in fear of violence and was last night beginning an eight-month prison sentence.
Guildford Crown Court heard that Parker claimed he became violent when staff did not live up to his "very high expectations".
Prosecutor Gordon Ross said that Parker was cutting wood with a chainsaw when he first attacked Mr Reene.
Parker, who was managing director of gardening firm The Larger Plant in Chertsey, Surrey, lost his temper with Mr Reene because he had failed to hold a log straight while he was sawing it.
He lashed out at Mr Reene, punching him several times in the face, before hitting him in the groin with the chainsaw.
Mr Reene needed hospital treatment and a week off work to recover from the beating.
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