Employee Refuses To Come In On His Day Off, And His Manager’s Reaction Makes Him Quit
Let's face it, virtually everyone has been in a scenario when saying "no" to your boss has been difficult. However, standing up for yourself becomes a lot simpler when your manager crosses the line.
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People expect to reach you at any time of day and demand that you drop everything and rush to work. Today, we're delving into a workplace saga that began when a boss had a full-fledged breakdown in texts to an employee who refused to work on his day off.
On the Anti Work subreddit, user OnlyFansMod posted screenshots of their exchange, exposing his entitled employer, who went to great measures to deceive him to achieve what she wanted. The manager, you see, was frantic to find someone to fill in for another employee who had phoned in sick.
She just continued going even as the user stuck to his ideals. She wrote, "This is inexcusable." "We expect a better level of performance from you."
As you may expect, the author was not pleased. The story drew a lot of interest from the Anti Work community, with the final post receiving more than 37.4k upvotes in just a few days.
The manager's treatment of the user appears to have outraged Redditors. Some even said it was disrespectful of her to refer to her employee's work as "low-level," because such work is frequently important to the company's success.
Continue reading to learn how the event played out.
One employee recently shared a text discussion with his boss, who became enraged when he refused to come in on his day off.
"CALL ME ASAP," the manager says (commands).
He even threatens OP and then fires him. However, OP isn't too concerned because he has another job lined up.
The manager becomes furious when he sees their exchange on Reddit. OP blocks him immediately.
Redditors backed OP 100%
"Low-level work"
The manager does sound like a sociopath
Unfortunately, not many managers and business owners understand that "low-level work," as they call it, is critical to success.
That was really low...
Emily Zitek, a professor at Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations says:
“Entitled individuals view themselves as unique, and they believe that they should receive rewards and benefits, such as more money, better grades, or preferential treatment, regardless of their performance or effort in comparison with others."
Ignoring work calls on days off is the best policy
Does the business owner know how his managers treat his employees?
One person doesn't make a team
Managers, listen up:
One Redditor gave a good advice:
Spying, aren't we?
Never
I don't like doing sucky jobs...
Greeting card included...
Off hours is off hours.
Tread carefully.
The manager may not understand it, but how she behaves with her employees might reveal a lot about how she views herself. Feeling the need to manipulate the author, threatening to speak with someone (likely higher management) about their actions, and insulting them when they stand firm indicates a complete lack of respect for the employee.
And a person like that doesn't deserve respect.