35 Times Bosses Wrote Such Delusional Notes, These Employees Just Had To Shame Them Online (New Pics)
I’m sure being a great boss isn’t easy. Managing a whole team of employees while attempting to keep morale high and turnover rates low could be stressful for even the coolest of cucumbers. But keeping your team from hating you shouldn't require winning any awards for being the World's Best Boss. Just refrain from posting passive-aggressive signs in the workplace, and you should be okay...
Below, we’ve gathered photos of some of the most infuriating and insulting messages bosses have posted for their employees that have later ended up on Reddit. We’ll warn you right now, pandas, that scrolling through this list might make your blood boil, so be sure to upvote the messages you find most egregious. Keep reading to also find a conversation we were lucky enough to have with career coach Sarah Archer, and if you ever find yourself in charge of employees, remember these examples of what not to do!
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The Place My Girlfriend Works At Just Posted This Sign In Their Break Room. The Company Had Record Profits Last Year
You Could Say There Are Perks
Is This Even Legal? Stopped At A Restaurant For Lunch And Saw This Sign In The Employee Area
Job Called Me In. First Day And I Found This. The Wall Of Fame Had Nothing On It. There Were Many Other Notes Basically S***ting On Everyone. Left 30 Minutes Into The Shift… No Regret
When My Grandfather Passed Away, My Boss Asked For A Funeral Note. Wtf Is A Funeral Note?
Death Certificate...which has always been an embarassing thing to ask for.
So This Is The Sign Posted On The Bathroom Door At Work Today
This establishment must have no female employees or if they do, have no concept of the extra steps they need to get the job done. Untuck this, tuck that, tights, bodysuits, monthly cycles, etc. Hell, it can take longer than that to locate the seam on the TP, and if they have the cheap stuff that's not strong enough to not tear from the weight of it, women don't stand a chance.
This Sign Posted At Our Shop... Dont They Know I Need At Least 3 Days Off A Month For My Mental Health
Gross. “Do Not Sit Unless You Have Doc Note”
Is This Even Legal? Servers Make $3 An Hour In This Area And You Can Take Their Tips?
An Old Sign Posted At My Customer Service Job. Thought Police Are In The Back Office
Can't stop..... Am having negative thought...... Giving me negative feelings.... Gving me negative energy.... So I don't do negative actions I must QUIT.
Teacher Appreciation Week Part 2. Our Superintendent Left A Very Heartfelt “Thank You” Note For Staff Members In The Lounge
Employees Need A Doctor's Note To Eat At Work
This Was Several Years Back, But My Gm Used To Post Notes Like This All Over The Place
Yes, employees got written up for having water bottles under the registers. He ended up getting fired for stealing money from the store, apparently.
This Sign At My Local L&l Hawaiian BBQ Spot
Sorry boss, I can't come in, if I'm late, I lose my tips, and I can't afford that!
Simultaneously Threatening And Hysterical Sign From My First Job (Donut Shop)
A Note And Bonus Math Lesson From My Manager. My Addition To The Sign Was Not Appreciated
I'm So Done With This Petty, Asinine Bulls**t
Peasants are not allowed food, it is only for the lords! Also, beatings will continue until morale improves!
Little Old But This Note Was Put Up Last Summer During Record Breaking Heat Here In Utah. It Was Like 112f If I Remember Correctly. Rip Those Of Us Working Outside
A Thank You Note From My Job To My Husband For My Mandatory Overtime
UM.. WHAT? YOUR SPOUSE IS NOT A TOY YOU SHARE ON THE PLAYGROUND WITH THE OTHER KINDERGARDENS. The workplace should thank the wife not the husband.
My Boss Likes To Hide Behind Notes Instead Of Talking To Us. Today We Found This
This Sign At A Hotel I Stayed This Weekend
I Got Back To Work After Being Very Sick And Found My Wall Calendar Hidden In My Desk With This Note. I Am Pissed
Oh? turn up to work every day with a bright rainbow calendar with unicorns and glow in the dark writing so it glows when they turn the lights off that says ' f homophobes ', that'll be more work-appropriate
What A Day To Know How To Read
If you cant afford to pay workers a proper wage then dont open a restaurant
New Manager In Training Is Trying To Make A Name For Himself And He Thinks This Is The Way To Do It
This Sign At My Work. They Will Charge Staff For Anything As Minimal As A Broken Ice Cream Cone
Work Wants To Charge Us 0.50 Cents Per Shift For Our Tips Or Have Us Wait 2 Weeks. Wtf!
This Childish Sign
This sounds harsh in the way they yell it, but it's also basic work etiquette for a busy restaurant. I've worked places with people who have no interest in working where they sit around and ignore customers and the work piles up. Most of these are awful, but this is basic "have you ever had a job before?" c**p.
Hmmm..... I Don't Think I Will Be Signing This
Why Do The Lowest Paid Jobs Enforce The Most Draconian Rules? No Sitting For Cashiers At A Quick Mart
I worked at a large grocery store chain in the cash office. The cash office is out of view of customers and has no windows. My entire job was counting up money, checks, etc. and balancing the books. There was no chair and I was not allowed to sit all day - just stand in front of a computer. I never could understand why.
Found This On Facebook. Post Said The Sign Posted Behind The Counter Of A Fast Food Restaurant, In Full View Of The Customers…
Sooooo. I can talk 10:01am to 10:59am, 2:01pm-4:59pm, and 8:01pm to 6:59am. I must assume a monastic vow of silence all other times. How do I serve customer the rest of the time? Gonna need a notebook and pen.
Came In To This Today
Does Anyone Else Have A Sign Like This? It Just Feels Off
This one is not so bad. Just says have a snack & save some for everyone else.
Am I Losing It Or Is This Insane?
Wait, so even if it's an "excused" absence, you get in trouble? What the eff?!
My Boyfriend's Manager (Who Has Been Making All His Employees Clock Out Early) Left This Note For Him
This Sign For Employees In The Kitchen At The Cafe I Work In
My Head Boss At Sonic Left Us A Friendly Note
My Company Was Recently Bought Out And Laid Off 18 Of 31 Full Time Employees. They Just Put This Note On Our Time Clock. Companies Don't Care About Us, Only Profits. It's Time For Us To Take Back Our Rights As Workers And As Humans
Ummmm.... Isn't that a National Holiday? Whose standards, someone in a foreign country.
My Job Requires Us To Sign This. Is This Legal
Only points legal are the ones that pertain to substance abuse and theft. Everything else is completely delusional.
So Basically Even If I Have A Doctor's Note, I Am Still Required To Find My Replacement? Is This Legal?
My Boss At My New Job Was “Up Til 2am Typing This For Me” And Was So Tired Today
Some dude horked down a buncha blow and just started rambling. I want to know where they work and why this exists. So many questions...
A Note From Management When I Used To Work Here
Coworker Got Promoted To Assistant Manager And Has Been Going On A Power Trip With Notes. Found This Today:
Ownership Telling You You’re An Unsung Hero Via An A4 Note Addressed To The General Employee Base
Found 2 Of These Signs In The Tim Hortons I Work At Today, Figure Even Though They Pay Me S**t Wages, I’ll At Least Offer My 2 Cents
I Work In A Kitchen. Employees Are Allowed Just One Free Drink Each Shift-Pay Regular Price For Food. My Manager Went To A Meeting Today, This Was One Of The Notes They Gave Him. We Cannot Even Get A Free Drink Anymore
“English Only” Sign Spotted Today At Georgia Nail Salon
I can see this. If you are working on a customer, you should be engaged with them and having an extensive conversation with someone else seems rude. Especially in a foreign language. It's a bit intimate getting.your nails or hair done, that person is working on your body. For many, it is also a social thing and so being excluded from conversation would just suck the fun right out.
Are Any Of These Illegal? Rules Posted At My Step Sons Part-Time Job
This Note Left By My Boss (And The Correction Left A Few Hours Later) At A Privately Owned Dmv In Minnesota
I have stapled things in the upper left my whole life. What kind of witchery is this?
This Was Posted The Other Day When It Was -15
Came In The Morning Before Thanksgiving At A Grocery Store To This Note From Our Gm. They Were Short Staffed From Cut Hours The Night Before. We Were Short Staffed Again Today. Thanksgiving Is The Busiest Day Of The Year For Grocery Stores. Next Time Just Say Thank You
How Do You Go From Requesting That We Be Soul-Less Worker Ants, To An Inspirational Speech? I Hate Ppl
I actually don't see anything wrong with this. Cleanliness is important, proper accounting is important, and you shouldn't be on Facebook, watching videos, or using ear buds if you perform customer service.
Post It Note
Boss hands you this with no context. Whats your take? This is the second time this has happened. I'm in California. Medical and dental were the reason I switched to this job full time.
They cover 100% of it for me. We are a staff of 5 people. One of two full time, the other being the owners kid.
After speaking to them, its their way of showing the monetary value they put into me hourly ontop of my wage.
Forced To Use Pto For "Company Holidays"
Lovely Notes My Sister’s Boss Leaves.i’ve Been Telling Her To Quit For 2 Yrs
Somehow I feel that most of these are USA notes. Where I live most of this would be illegal and/or impossible. For example, our doctors do not give out notes for employers. If you're home sick you might be checked by the company doctor.
Free clue. Most of these are illegal in the US too.
Load More Replies...I worked in a nursing home and they stopped accepting doctors notes. You HAD to come in to see a nurse and the nurse (who would have to actually help the NAs if we were short and therefore had an incentive to say you were ok to work) got to decide if you were ok to work. A girl passed out one day after being to told by a nurse she was ok to work (9 hr shift, no sitting down allowed) and they still kept doing it.
If they treat the staff like that, how do they treat the residents?
Load More Replies...I honestly had to stop after just a few of these because it triggered flashbacks to horrifying anxiety and even full-on panic attacks caused by overwhelmingly toxic work environments. So many jobs where I wish I'd rage quit by putting an M60 into the electrical box and lit it before calmly walking to my car and driving away forever. (Note: I have not nor would I ever actually do so, but it's nice to fantasize.)
Somehow I feel that most of these are USA notes. Where I live most of this would be illegal and/or impossible. For example, our doctors do not give out notes for employers. If you're home sick you might be checked by the company doctor.
Free clue. Most of these are illegal in the US too.
Load More Replies...I worked in a nursing home and they stopped accepting doctors notes. You HAD to come in to see a nurse and the nurse (who would have to actually help the NAs if we were short and therefore had an incentive to say you were ok to work) got to decide if you were ok to work. A girl passed out one day after being to told by a nurse she was ok to work (9 hr shift, no sitting down allowed) and they still kept doing it.
If they treat the staff like that, how do they treat the residents?
Load More Replies...I honestly had to stop after just a few of these because it triggered flashbacks to horrifying anxiety and even full-on panic attacks caused by overwhelmingly toxic work environments. So many jobs where I wish I'd rage quit by putting an M60 into the electrical box and lit it before calmly walking to my car and driving away forever. (Note: I have not nor would I ever actually do so, but it's nice to fantasize.)
