on my back

[piggypiggot]

Hi everybody,
I stumbled on the sentence "I'd better get back to work or I'll have the boss on my back" and I'd like to know if "I'll have the boss on my back" means "or the boss will kill me" (in a metaphorical way!), please?
Thank you

 

[Miss Julie]

Yes, it does.

 

[piggypiggot]

Thank you, Miss Julie

 

[suzi br]

It definitely means the boss will be pushing you/ critical of your lazy ways.