28 Times Bosses Had Requests So Ridiculous, People Just Had To Shame Them Online

This is the problem of many companies. They don't care how good you are or how much you get done. And I firmly believe that's because if they would, then they'd have to admit you actually deserve a fair share of the revenue. But they want to pretend that all the revenue comes in*despite* the employees and not because of them so they can get away with paying pennies on the dollar. That's why they're actively making work harder as necessary and invent ridiculous rules and KPIs that don't show the real contribution of a worker and often are even detrimental to productivity so they can nickel and dime their employees.

I had a temp job at a scummy recycling place in Arizona for a couple of weeks and I was fine with doing the work because we could sit down and stand up as we wanted and then one of the jackass managers decided we didn’t look uncomfortable enough and made everybody stand killed my legs absolutely killed my legs so I quit because one scumbag got a hair in his butt about what we should look like while we were working

Got an opposite of this; two weeks after my dad got his appendix removed, he decides to head back to work. When he entered the building, his boss basically said "What are you doing here?!? You had major surgery two weeks ago! Go home and rest!" Yeah, my dad was a workaholic at the time.

I was getting late to work mayb 30 to 45 minutes every day for about 10 days, then my boss stopped me and told me "You've been late the last days. Everything ok?" He might have many flaws but his empathy makes him a good boss in my eyes.

I never understood why stools get such a bad rap with companies. They're not couches that you can easily fall asleep on! You're basically half sitting so you can conserve wasted energy compared to standing

I once worked in a place that had a cold hearted nasty HR manager. One of my colleagues I found in the toilet sobbing, finally got it out of her that her dad had been rushed into the hospital and had hours left (he wasn't ill, he'd had an awful accident and they couldn't do anything so this was all out of the blue) to live. She knew HR would say no to leaving early so was going to risk not seeing her dad before he passed and remain in work. I dragged her to HR and told them not asked, that she was going to see her dad and I was driving her there as she was in no safe state to drive. I left before the stunned HR woman (don't think she had ever been spoken to like this) had chance to respond. The next day I was given a warning, but they didn't know I was moving house soon so would be leaving anyway. They could have sacked me and I would have still done it.

I am sad for OP and impressed with the high road response that s/he gave. I don't think I could have been so civil.

What a polite response to an absolute a$$hole of a boss! My response would have been much more forcefully worded.

I lost my father and then my brother unexpectedly (Father was somewhat expected) within 18 months. Six months or so later, I was raped. My Dean and department head all of a sudden thought, she's just not performing up to par, although I had been there over 20 years and never once was considered a bad employee. In fact, I was a valued member of my department and a supervisor. Once they decided I was such a horrible employee, they did everything they could to drive me out. I know, I know...lots of people say this. However, the Dean had done and had been doing this to others, the power-hungry cu*t that she was. I resigned soon after that in the best way imaginable that makes me just grin and snicker to myself every time I think about it. FU GT!!!!

I sure the manager just rolled their eyes. If they can act like that in the first place, then things like this are viewed as a waste of their time by having to listen to whiners. They are the worst kind of people.

I put something similar up at a cafe I ran years ago. It was April fools day, and my employees had the BEST time fake apologizing to me for being ungrateful just to mess with our customers. We had too much fun doing things like that.

I just threw up in my mouth a little bit. Also, if Boss has this much time for masturbatory arts and crafts, Boss needs to get a REAL job.

Every single time I see this thing, I get the urge to slap the employer who owns it with it.

Who the f**k has ever been glad to take a "pay cut?!

just once i would like my employer to say (heart emoji) "YOU ARE GETTING A 40% RAISE!","TAKE A FEW DAYS OFF, SON!", "I WISH EVERYONE IS LIKE YOU!", "I NEED TO PROMOTE YOU TO THE NEXT GM POSITION.", "GO HOME, IT'S THE WEEKEND."

Stop being nice, don't do it for minimum wage anymore. They don't deserve it

I mean it wouldn't be unreasonable to ask that a talented employee paints a mural during their paid time on the job as long as the materials are paid by the company. You're working there, they're paying you, all is fine. But wanting all the regular work on top and not paying for the full time it takes is ridiculous

Minimum wage where I am is 7.25. So if yo u work for 5 hours a day 3 days your would only be making (math math math math...)around $110 for painting a mural for 3 days. Minus taxes so really about $85. Yo u are worth more than that.

Time to just decline. Even if they agree to pay minimally, they'll be put out by it and probably be slow to pay, if at all, and it will just be an awkward work environment. But I'm sure that's all moot anyway as this happened a while ago. Wish we had an update on it.

Don't do it

This should be something more along the lines of: “When the weather is hot please ensure you remain hydrated with the water and Gatorade provided for free at your local offices. If additional breaks are needed to accommodate the working conditions please coordinate with your area supervisor. Overtime has been approved to accommodate the changes in schedule necessary to ensure the welfare of our staff. Stay cool, stay hydrated, stay well!” Haha…never… but doesn’t that sound actually reasonable??

I work at a certain "Dollar Sergeant." Last Summer, our AC went out for weeks. At one point, we recorded a temp of 110°F in the store, in sticky Southern humidity. DM's response? "If it's hotter inside than outside, just prop the door open." How about you come down here and prop the door open yourself, Derrick! Corporate response was emailing us a flyer to print out about the importance of staying hydrated. What a f***ing joke.

Last summer we had a heat wave that lasted a month. I was working in a bakery. The thermometer/hygrometer on the wall next to the kettle regularly registered 115F and 85% humidity. My boss followed OSHA guidelines to the letter. When it's that hot you are not just allowed but REQUIRED to take a 15m break every hour. I was still suffering from heat exhaustion once or twice a week.

Gonna work for USPS 24/7 just to cheat death

As a nurse, I have to let y'all know that it's impossible to do something like this. I know, I know, corp says you have control over these kinds of things, but I assure you, you do not. Im aware that my information MAY be disputed by your higher ups, but I do have a lot of information to back up what I'm saying. In fact, I have a degree and have been in the medical field for almost 20 years!

Why provide an explanation? They'll try to wheedle around it. You need no more than a simple "no".

"Just let me slip into my time machine, and persuade our mother to put off going into labor with my brother for a day."

It took me years, but I just say “No.” now. I don’t offer a reason.

When someone contacts you like that and you can’t work the shift, don’t offer an explanation as it is none of their business. Just say unfortunately you’re not available.

Uses their team as pawns for their own successes- sound familiar Liberty Mutual?

I would love to hear a story about a restaurant in USA that increased the prices of all their food by 25 or 30%, paid their staff a PROPER wage (at least equivalent to what they'd get on a good night with tips), and then put a huge sign out the front stating NO TIPS REQUIRED, plus a good social media marketing campaign. I bet they'd make a killing......