“Let Me Bury My Child First And I’ll Get Back To You”: 30 Of The Worst Times Shameless Bosses Refused Day-Off Requests

I like him

I don't condone violence but why can't employers think that this may happen? That there is going to be an overwhelming number of people who are going to get tired of being bullied by managers and break? I think there is a history of bullied people that snap and fight back...

I'd get proof of the 'snap his neck' comment and report him to the police for animal abuse. Freaking pos psycho.

One of my closest friends got home from work one day to find her dog (less than 5 yo) had died suddenly during her shift. She tried to call out for her shift the following day, as she was having a complete emotional breakdown, and was refused. What really made me mad was her own mother treating her like a lazy idiot for daring to ask at all. The manager (who just didn't want to have to bother finding someone to cover the shift) and her mother both showed a total lack of compassion and decency.

If you, for example, happen to show up at their place with some fetilizer and spell c**t in large letters across their front lawn it takes a while to get rid of something like that. Just saying.

This is so terrible.

As if nurses don't take enough abuse from some patients! The hospitals have to have their staff's backs or else everyone's health care will suffer.

Good for her and I hope justice was served to the murderer.

F**k these bosses!!

That person who did that to your boss has an honored place on r/iamatotalpieceofshit

This is so sad and shitty. I really hope someone there felt at least a little remorse after that heartlessness.

So f*****g disgusting, that lady needs weeks if not months off, her employer would do well to treat her with the respect she deserves.

welp, that place is shitty.

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Do you really want to work for such heartless people

The DA could have also prosecuted the employer for obstruction of justice.

It’s a shame any workplace - esp healthcare - would treat an employee like this!

Seriously, did this woman actually tell the DA she couldn't testify at her own trial because she couldn't get the day off work?? F*ck that. I'd have told work I wouldn't be there, COULDN'T be there, before I would have allowed the person who assaulted me to go free. That is absolute nonsense.

And they should have then maybe they'd think next time

And her boss probably didn't see a problem in how she treated you.

I had a similar situation. My mom died unexpectedly. My boss came to the funeral home during visitation and stood by my moms coffin and wanted to know when’s could expect me to be back to work to finish a report she needed. To make matters worse I got 3 days for her death and took 1 extra day to help my elderly father with insurance policies. I was written up and threatened to be fired

some people get crappy when they get power

In the U.K.it’s inconsistent. Most employers give compassionate leave but it’s not statutory and you might be asked to provide a sick note. My husband & I worked for different departments in the same local authority. His dad died, I got a week’s compassionate leave; he got 3 days.🤷🏼‍♀️ We changed jobs; I was in a diff team but same department, he was working for a national charity. My mam died, he got 3 days leave; I got 2 days, a complaint that I hadn’t spoken directly to my line manager (she wasn’t in) and instructions to put in a sick note if I wanted more leave. My GP gave me a 3 week sick note for stress and anxiety; they couldn’t do anything but grumbled that the caretaker had only a week off when his wife died. He pointed out to me that since she’d been terminally ill for over a year, everything was planned, there was little to do and he needed to get out of the house whereas my mam lived 200 miles away and I had to arrange the funeral, finances etc.

The problem with American bosses is that they just don't get knifed enough.

This is SO counter-productive on work's part. Someone plans that far ahead - they're a responsible and conscientious employee. And then you lose them because you're an idiot. Rehiring and training costs ALONE would be enough reason to avoid this scenario.

Conversely, I was hired in an executive position. Before accepting, I told my new boss I had a three week trip to England planned for two weeks after my hire date. She said to have a good time and refreshed for the new job. I love that woman. So good.

I did exactly the same thing with one of my jobs. I wanted to go to England for a month. They said no. I said that's too bad because I'm going, so I guess I'll have to quit. They let me without a whimper, and it was years later I discovered that the woman they hired to replace me did the job so badly that the government came down on them like a ton of bricks. (government statistics were a small part of my job). When will these companies learn?

Dumb, just dumb. I told my manager about nine months priorI was taking a month off to visit France and Italy. He acknowledged it and that was it. Soon as the PTO calendar came up, I put it in and he approved it. About a month prior I was in a meeting and someone from another department was discussing a project and they wanted me to lead it. Told them they would have to get someone else on the team or wait until I got back from Europe for a month. He looked at my manager and said, "You allowed this to happen?" jokingly. And he jokingly replied, "he didn't ask me, he just told he was going to Europe, had no choice but to approve it. " . They postponed the project until I got back.

"Yes, you might die but I'm willing to take that risk."

Wow. I’m a breast cancer survivor. I would have lost my s**t if that happened to me. Honestly, that’s just downright despicable. Hope you are doing well!!! If it’s one thing I learned from my cancer journey, never again will I put up with a miserable workplace. Life is too short!!!

What a terrible attitude, would rather have an operation to fight a life threatening illness than work 9-5. People are slacking, we need to prioritise making sure the rich get richer over our health.

That’s evil. What a bastard.

Hope your boss gets cancer and then gets denied time off. See how he likes it.