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“They Never Listened”: Woman Times Maternity Leave Perfectly, Leaves Bakery To Fend For Itself
In any line of work, employees bring lots of value to their employers, for which they deserve to get fair compensation and appreciation when they go the extra mile. However, many workers go without the recognition they are worthy of, which can have a negative effect on employee satisfaction and productivity.
One of them was this woman, who had to work with an underappreciative and berating manager for more than 6 years. But just before she left for maternity leave, she was able to serve a little petty revenge moment, which got the boss demoted.
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When workers go the extra mile, they often expect compensation or at least appreciation
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However, this woman got neither, which motivated her to pull a petty revenge moment before going into maternity leave
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Image credits: Getty Images (not the actual photo)
Later, the woman came back to clear some things up
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With her third update she even shared some of the cakes she decorated
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Studies show that employees rarely receive praise for their good work
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Unfortunately, many workers end up in a similar situation to this woman. Meaning, they excel quietly and make everything run smoothly behind the scenes without the recognition they truly deserve. In fact, 67% of Americans feel appreciation at work is in short supply, with a Gallup study proving that employees rarely receive praise for their good work.
This costs organizations $350 billion per year in lost productivity and a large number of employees who quit due to feeling undervalued.
The reasons why employees’ efforts go unrecognized vary greatly. Sometimes, these employees prefer to work quietly and avoid the spotlight or don’t have the self-promotional skills that would help them get noticed. Because of this, it’s easy, especially for inexperienced managers, to overlook their achievements and needs.
Companies can also undervalue employees when they’re overly focused on meeting immediate targets or financial goals. As a result, the organization develops tunnel vision, which can lead to undervaluing members of their team.
Organizations that lack systems to accurately assess their employees can have trouble fairly evaluating their employees as well.
Taking everything into consideration, every company needs to do better when it comes to undervalued employees, as this issue is responsible for making the entire workforce very much dissatisfied with their working conditions. It was found that more than half of employees feel disengaged or lack enthusiasm for their work, which leads to lower productivity and morale that are tightly connected with the success of companies.
Feelings of unappreciation shouldn’t even be an issue in the workplace
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When an employee feels undervalued and underappreciated, ideally, they should voice their concerns to their manager. Having a meeting to discuss the performance and contribution of the worker might be the best way to go.
That said, feeling undervalued shouldn’t be an issue in the workplace in the first place. To avoid such a problem from arising, every competent manager should practice the five recognition languages: words of affirmation, quality time, acts of service, gifts, and physical touch.
You might be confused about the last one, but it’s nothing inappropriate. It’s just a way of showing appreciation through a handshake, high five, tap on the shoulder, or fist bump. According to the creators of these five recognition languages, physical gestures like these can go a long way in expressing gratitude.
That said, this shouldn’t be the primary way to express appreciation. What’s more, anyone who doesn’t want to be touched shouldn’t be touched—no exceptions.
In a nutshell, the rest of the appreciation languages ensure that employees receive tangible rewards and praise for their efforts, get help when their workload is too much, and have open communication channels with their colleagues and managers. In hindsight, this seems simple, so if every manager applied such logic with their employees, more people would feel valued and satisfied at work.
The woman also responded to some of the reactions people had
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Beth Wheeler 2 months ago
Her cakes are gorgeous. I've been the victim of backstabery. Had an evil b***h manager because they decided to put us under another dept. She didn't know us and wrote all of us up with a list of BS a mile long. She wrote me up for saying I wouldn't have another persons job because they couldn't pay me enough to do it. YES, I said it and said it after that. The lady in that job was under so much stress, she had medical problems and her husband was on the kidney transplant list. One lady left a couple of mos after me & the other 2 were gone within a year.
Crystalwitch60 2 months ago
Aren’t they just , that red rose one omg my mother fav flower ( she died when I was 8 mth old ) n I saw that one n wow she’s go5 some kinda talent hasn’t she x
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TheReader19 2 months ago
Why is it this ladies job to keep reminding management she's going on leave? Surely this is why there is a H.R. department. America's employment laws are crazy on to many levels to comprehend; Jill comes in and creates more chaos than Thanos himself, then gets promoted. Make it make sense.
Beak Hookage 2 months ago
Well didn't that just take the cake! And why is it always the most useless incompetent sack of potatoes who gets promoted to manager?? My last manager was so dreadful at her supposed job that *I* could have done a better job of it, and I'm autistic and hate going to meetings because of it.
KatSaidWhat 2 months ago
Sometimes the edits really p**s me off because you can tell the amount of absolute room temperature IQs who were mean because they didn't understand the article and need short lines with pictures.
Seadog 2 months ago
I love stories where companies learn the hard way they've lost a major asset. I like it even better on the rare occasion such as this one where corporate takes notice and actually does something about the real problem. I've been there before, sadly, corporate would rather suffer a 40% loss in sales than open their eyes and see the real issue. The competitor I landed with didn't mind it one bit though since that 40% moved with me.
Cassandra Helen Harding 2 months ago
I really wish that the USA would sort out award wages etc ... ( make wages a living standard ) as well as workers rights and conditions .. maternity leave etc .. penalty rates .... I thank every day I was born in Australia and we live under British Soverienty .. I cannot fathom your working wages and conditions and job uncertainty .. literally work till you drop ..... .... here in Aust .... there are award wages ... Bakers assistant / decorator hourly rate is anywhere between $24.00 to $35.00 per hour Annual leave ( whole of Australia ( mandatory amount ) is 4 weeks annual leave and can accrue and or be saved up and taken later ) has a 17.5 % loading on top of annual leave pay, mandatory ( whole of Aust ) 2 days paid sick leave every 3 months which again can be saved up and paid out out if you choose to leave or made redundant .. long service leave is 10 weeks also paid .. carers leave ( paid ) Maternity leave and paternity leave think this is like 6 weeks paid as well .
Crystalwitch60 2 months ago
Looking at those cakes ,op would be stupid not to turn it in to a business from home , working her rules her hours ! Around her ikkle bubba n anymore that may come alin* , she’s bloody amazing that red roses one is STUNNING , I don’t eat cakes ,but dam that n the bunny well all of em scream talent ,that very few have , n clearly the reason Jill didn’t like decorating lmao is cos she’s f king useless at it 😂no idea why op stayed there so long , I would not have ,in fact when I was working in hospitality,in my teens n up, if someone did me wrong ,I’d be like right you what f k u, n quit , n be in another job the same day !!! got no time for that c**p, however as someone else said , being promoted to mum well you can’t get a better job ligit can’t , ok it’s not paid lol but who needs money for a job that’s THE BEST IN THE WORLD ❤️. I don’t use social media ,but I would really love an update from op in the future showing off her very own business,no Jill,s n the like to boss her around ,
Crystalwitch60 2 months ago
Every town here in uk , has alt east ten or more small businesses from home with the most awesome bakers n decoraters going , n given USA is bigger ,op would make a fortune ON HER TERMS cos her cakes are freaking amazing ❤️
Load More Replies... Beth Wheeler 2 months ago
Her cakes are gorgeous. I've been the victim of backstabery. Had an evil b***h manager because they decided to put us under another dept. She didn't know us and wrote all of us up with a list of BS a mile long. She wrote me up for saying I wouldn't have another persons job because they couldn't pay me enough to do it. YES, I said it and said it after that. The lady in that job was under so much stress, she had medical problems and her husband was on the kidney transplant list. One lady left a couple of mos after me & the other 2 were gone within a year.
Crystalwitch60 2 months ago
Aren’t they just , that red rose one omg my mother fav flower ( she died when I was 8 mth old ) n I saw that one n wow she’s go5 some kinda talent hasn’t she x
Load More Replies... TheReader19 2 months ago
Why is it this ladies job to keep reminding management she's going on leave? Surely this is why there is a H.R. department. America's employment laws are crazy on to many levels to comprehend; Jill comes in and creates more chaos than Thanos himself, then gets promoted. Make it make sense.
Beak Hookage 2 months ago
Well didn't that just take the cake! And why is it always the most useless incompetent sack of potatoes who gets promoted to manager?? My last manager was so dreadful at her supposed job that *I* could have done a better job of it, and I'm autistic and hate going to meetings because of it.
KatSaidWhat 2 months ago
Sometimes the edits really p**s me off because you can tell the amount of absolute room temperature IQs who were mean because they didn't understand the article and need short lines with pictures.
Seadog 2 months ago
I love stories where companies learn the hard way they've lost a major asset. I like it even better on the rare occasion such as this one where corporate takes notice and actually does something about the real problem. I've been there before, sadly, corporate would rather suffer a 40% loss in sales than open their eyes and see the real issue. The competitor I landed with didn't mind it one bit though since that 40% moved with me.
Cassandra Helen Harding 2 months ago
I really wish that the USA would sort out award wages etc ... ( make wages a living standard ) as well as workers rights and conditions .. maternity leave etc .. penalty rates .... I thank every day I was born in Australia and we live under British Soverienty .. I cannot fathom your working wages and conditions and job uncertainty .. literally work till you drop ..... .... here in Aust .... there are award wages ... Bakers assistant / decorator hourly rate is anywhere between $24.00 to $35.00 per hour Annual leave ( whole of Australia ( mandatory amount ) is 4 weeks annual leave and can accrue and or be saved up and taken later ) has a 17.5 % loading on top of annual leave pay, mandatory ( whole of Aust ) 2 days paid sick leave every 3 months which again can be saved up and paid out out if you choose to leave or made redundant .. long service leave is 10 weeks also paid .. carers leave ( paid ) Maternity leave and paternity leave think this is like 6 weeks paid as well .
Crystalwitch60 2 months ago
Looking at those cakes ,op would be stupid not to turn it in to a business from home , working her rules her hours ! Around her ikkle bubba n anymore that may come alin* , she’s bloody amazing that red roses one is STUNNING , I don’t eat cakes ,but dam that n the bunny well all of em scream talent ,that very few have , n clearly the reason Jill didn’t like decorating lmao is cos she’s f king useless at it 😂no idea why op stayed there so long , I would not have ,in fact when I was working in hospitality,in my teens n up, if someone did me wrong ,I’d be like right you what f k u, n quit , n be in another job the same day !!! got no time for that c**p, however as someone else said , being promoted to mum well you can’t get a better job ligit can’t , ok it’s not paid lol but who needs money for a job that’s THE BEST IN THE WORLD ❤️. I don’t use social media ,but I would really love an update from op in the future showing off her very own business,no Jill,s n the like to boss her around ,
Crystalwitch60 2 months ago
Every town here in uk , has alt east ten or more small businesses from home with the most awesome bakers n decoraters going , n given USA is bigger ,op would make a fortune ON HER TERMS cos her cakes are freaking amazing ❤️
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