Boss Yells At Employee For Being Late Without Even Asking For A Reason, Ends Up Losing A Loyal Employee Due To His Poor Leadership
Loyal employees are crazy valuable to companies. These people are usually focused on the success of the company and are willing to go the extra mile to help it get places. They sacrifice their own time and interests to put more energy into the corporation, and it’s common to see these dedicated employees carrying out such selfless acts on a daily basis. They want the company to grow and prosper beyond setbacks and competitors, and are one of the cornerstones of strong enterprises. And one boss just lost such a trooper thanks to their own narrow-minded decision.
Image credits: Shaneé Moret
Shaneé Moret recently turned to LinkedIn to share a story about the time her friend’s superior humiliated him in front of the entire office for being a few minutes late. The boss ticked all the boxes they shouldn’t have in such a situation and has gone viral for all the wrong reasons. This example is the perfect reminder of why companies need leaders who can value their staff and, hopefully, it’ll get the attention it needs.
And it wasn’t like the boss was constantly being a jerk or anything. The employee completely lost his faith in the company after this one incident, proving how important it really is for leaders to constantly bring their A-game when it comes to managing their teams.
“My friend’s opinion of his boss was good until that point,” Moret, the CEO of MedSnake Media, told Bored Panda.
She also offered her own take on the situation, highlighting how the boss could’ve handled it. “They should have asked why he was late before threatening him. We are all human and as leaders, we need to be empathetic to our team. You never know what someone may be going through,” Moret explained.
Luckily, Moret said her friend is doing well as he has already found a new job.
Here’s what people said after reading Moret’s story
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I never work (unpaid) overtime or take work home. Companies aren't loyal to their employees, why should I be to them? You're always just a number. If they can get the work done with one less number, you're out, no matter how hard you've worked and how much you did extra. Do your job, do it well and efficiently, but never do more then what you're paid for.
I can't get over how in the US it's expected that people will work overtime freely. We have a new colleague who moved from the States to Europe and she was telling us how in almost every job she worked people were expected to arrive early, stay late, take work home, etc, to show they took their job seriously. Expecting people to give up their precious free time to prove "loyalty" that they will not be shown back is just crazy.
Americans aren't as "free" as Europeans. Fixed it for you.
As a person living in the states, I've never arrived early and did work off the clock. I've arrived early but only because I usually live a distance away from my that if I don't arrive early I'd be late. Most of the jobs I've been at won't allow you to log in early or take c**p home because they don't want to get fined.
Lazy? I'd say were not as batshit crazy as some 'Muricans... WTF is going on out there? Racist police brutality followed by riots and looting, over 100.000 deaths related to COVID-19 and your president is throwing a tantrum because Twitter finally had the balls to put a warning on his lying propaganda. Get your s**t together, seriously!
@Toest I guess it must depend on the nature of work one does.
My employer has proven to me time and again that they ARE loyal to me. It's rare, but they've stood by me through physical and mental illness, allowing me to take all the time I need on long-term disability, encouraging me to take sick time when my anxiety is high, and allowing me to work weird hours and fewer. They are rare and special and for that reason I do work hard for them. I still don't work extra hours for no pay, because my mental health is important to me, but I will juggle my schedule to stay late when things are going wrong and just generally do whatever I can. Employers: listen to your employees and have their back, and they will do so much more for you.
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What an exaggeration. I've seen companies being loyal. A company is just that: a bunch of people. If the individual people in a company are loyal, then the company is too. If such a company can get the job done with one less number, then that doesn't mean you get sacked: your work can be used to expand the business. Heck, haven't you ever gotten extra vacations as a bonus for working hard?
I couldn't disagree more. I've worked many jobs in my life. (I'm 60). I've had a couple of really good bosses, but for the most part, not. I've worked at the same job for the last 12 years. I refuse to work overtime, except for the monthly board meeting that we have held in the evening. I have to take the minutes. But knew that when I started. I was also told I would be given time and half no matter what, for that meeting. If I took a day off during that week, my boss paid me overtime, then changed his mind. "The law says...." What utter b******t. You make a deal with someone, then go back on it you don't get loyalty. I've also worked at large companies where the boss was loyal, but the corporation was not. And no, I've never gotten anything extra for working hard. And when I had cancer, I was given no slack for being sick.
See my comment about s**t rolling downhill. It all depends on the upper management and the office culture they’ve created through their own a*****e behavior.
In the profession I was in, there was a huge turn around of staff (30%+) every year due to issues unresolved by management that made doing the job untenable... I left teaching in 2009: it was the best decision I made for my mental health and well-being. I work at something completely different now- it pays 10%-20% less but also gives me 90% less stress and has improved my quality of life immensely. I also feel appreciated more by the customers I help out of a fix...
Sometimes it’s a matter of s**t rolling downhill. Your boss is probably an a*****e because their boss and all the bosses up the line are a******s too. A******s generally hire a******s, though they sometimes f**k up and hire someone really wonderful—-who generally increases productivity, then gets promoted for it and replaced with another a*****e, dammit!
I never work (unpaid) overtime or take work home. Companies aren't loyal to their employees, why should I be to them? You're always just a number. If they can get the work done with one less number, you're out, no matter how hard you've worked and how much you did extra. Do your job, do it well and efficiently, but never do more then what you're paid for.
I can't get over how in the US it's expected that people will work overtime freely. We have a new colleague who moved from the States to Europe and she was telling us how in almost every job she worked people were expected to arrive early, stay late, take work home, etc, to show they took their job seriously. Expecting people to give up their precious free time to prove "loyalty" that they will not be shown back is just crazy.
Americans aren't as "free" as Europeans. Fixed it for you.
As a person living in the states, I've never arrived early and did work off the clock. I've arrived early but only because I usually live a distance away from my that if I don't arrive early I'd be late. Most of the jobs I've been at won't allow you to log in early or take c**p home because they don't want to get fined.
Lazy? I'd say were not as batshit crazy as some 'Muricans... WTF is going on out there? Racist police brutality followed by riots and looting, over 100.000 deaths related to COVID-19 and your president is throwing a tantrum because Twitter finally had the balls to put a warning on his lying propaganda. Get your s**t together, seriously!
@Toest I guess it must depend on the nature of work one does.
My employer has proven to me time and again that they ARE loyal to me. It's rare, but they've stood by me through physical and mental illness, allowing me to take all the time I need on long-term disability, encouraging me to take sick time when my anxiety is high, and allowing me to work weird hours and fewer. They are rare and special and for that reason I do work hard for them. I still don't work extra hours for no pay, because my mental health is important to me, but I will juggle my schedule to stay late when things are going wrong and just generally do whatever I can. Employers: listen to your employees and have their back, and they will do so much more for you.
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What an exaggeration. I've seen companies being loyal. A company is just that: a bunch of people. If the individual people in a company are loyal, then the company is too. If such a company can get the job done with one less number, then that doesn't mean you get sacked: your work can be used to expand the business. Heck, haven't you ever gotten extra vacations as a bonus for working hard?
I couldn't disagree more. I've worked many jobs in my life. (I'm 60). I've had a couple of really good bosses, but for the most part, not. I've worked at the same job for the last 12 years. I refuse to work overtime, except for the monthly board meeting that we have held in the evening. I have to take the minutes. But knew that when I started. I was also told I would be given time and half no matter what, for that meeting. If I took a day off during that week, my boss paid me overtime, then changed his mind. "The law says...." What utter b******t. You make a deal with someone, then go back on it you don't get loyalty. I've also worked at large companies where the boss was loyal, but the corporation was not. And no, I've never gotten anything extra for working hard. And when I had cancer, I was given no slack for being sick.
See my comment about s**t rolling downhill. It all depends on the upper management and the office culture they’ve created through their own a*****e behavior.
In the profession I was in, there was a huge turn around of staff (30%+) every year due to issues unresolved by management that made doing the job untenable... I left teaching in 2009: it was the best decision I made for my mental health and well-being. I work at something completely different now- it pays 10%-20% less but also gives me 90% less stress and has improved my quality of life immensely. I also feel appreciated more by the customers I help out of a fix...
Sometimes it’s a matter of s**t rolling downhill. Your boss is probably an a*****e because their boss and all the bosses up the line are a******s too. A******s generally hire a******s, though they sometimes f**k up and hire someone really wonderful—-who generally increases productivity, then gets promoted for it and replaced with another a*****e, dammit!