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30 Times Bosses Were Completely Out-Of-Touch And Simply Horrible To Their Employees, As Shared By These Employees
Every year, US companies spend $15 billion on managerial and leadership development. But how much of that money actually goes to good use? According to a study by Life Meets Work, 56% of American workers claim their boss is mildly or highly toxic. Another study by the American Psychological Association found that 75% of Americans say their "boss is the most stressful part of their workday."
And there's a Twitter thread that illustrates these numbers beautifully. After Jordan Gibbons, a pop star and fashion designer from Manchester, UK, shared a particularly dreadful talk he had with his manager, other people responded with similar experiences, and the whole thing has turned into a painfully funny thread that we simply must show you. Enjoy!
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Samantha Lomb 4 years ago
At least he passed them on round two. I've had some journal editors who were both monstrously stupid on a topic ( one of them even tried to get me to use the wrong name of an institution he could have googled in 3 seconds, because he thought what I had wasn't right) and suuuper nit picky. I have contemplated ending at least one. But my advisor gave me the best advice ever. Don't fly to commit murder, it leaves too much of a paper trail and its too hard to get to the UK from Russia any other way, so I ground it out and did get published. Love Bill so much but that editor can fry
WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago
For less than $5000 you can hire someone in the UK to do the job for you. No paper trail, no links to you, easy and untraceable payment in Bitcoin.
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Caryle 3 years ago
my Much needed day off was yesterday my boss texted me two times to ask for some thing that I had sent weeks ago and she lost. There is nothing that I do at this job that requires any sort of urgency that would excuse texting me on my vacation day.Went from a pretty good morning to me super pissed all day.
Riley Quinn 4 years ago
The second I heard, "We're family" or someone questioning my "passion" for my min. wage job, I knew it was time to move on. Eventually, I moved right on over to owning my businesses.
Lily Mae Kitty 4 years ago
I had a boss who liked to say I sent him the wrong reports b/c I was the only woman in the dept. I'd forward the same email to my supervisor and he'd forward the report back to the boss and then he'd say, "That's more like it, she always sends last week's/months/whatever."
Brady Raphael 4 years ago
Yeah, you are a clueless prick. The point was for you to double check your work and always be striving to put out 110%. Instead you were lazy and probably deserve to be fired so someone who WANTS to do good can have the job.
Timothy Leung 4 years ago
My ex-boss once told me to setup an online account for him. Since he was not that computer-literate I used a memorable password for him. He came back to say this is too simple. So I used the first letter of each word in the sentence "my Boss is 1 Fxxking idiot" as his password - he loved it...
Kim Steffen 4 years ago
YES! When my manager didn't like my test results, and came up with a ridiculous way of remedying the situation, I would wait until the next day and she would pass them. Worked every time.
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WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago
Bosses often have unreasonably high expectations. Some of them even are flabbergasted when the courts tell them that they aren't allowed to pay half the wages just because they think that their employees didn't perform 100%.
heather daugherty 4 years ago
worse yet, i had bosses who took advantage of my enjoyment of my work to justify grossly underpaying me & denying promotions. they pointed to other workers who grumbled as more worthy of raises because they 'had' to be there. mutherf#ckers.
Nikki Sevven 4 years ago
Do they think you're spending 40+ hours per week out of the goodness of your heart?! WTF is wrong with people today?
Riley Quinn 4 years ago
Way too many owners, bosses, managers, confuse a job with a career or a vocation. Still can't figure out why they continue being so obstinately dumb on this topic.
Janelle Collard 4 years ago
How these clueless people can run a company without bankrupting it is a mystery.
Emmydearest 4 years ago
You work and keep it to yourself, doing your job well but you don't like to stay over time or do things that you shouldn't be doing: " you need to be more into it, you need to show interest into your job, if you don't do one step further it means it's not the job for you. You also need to be more indipendent, you should have learned everything by now" You put all your time and effort, making suggestions, trying to improve things: "you stay on your lane, that is none of your concern, before doing that you have to ask me." 🙁
4 years ago
'So you love your job, but would you be here if the company cuts your salary in halves?'
Jordan still works at the same restaurant and said he's a little worried about getting fired over that tweet, but reassured us that the business itself isn't bad at all, "it's just capitalism that's the problem."
"My manager is actually a nice guy and he tries to make others happy as well," he told Bored Panda. "Recently, I was told I couldn't get gay pride off because too many people had already booked it off, but he pulled some strings and told me he knew how important it was and I ended up being able to go.
"As his tweet went viral, Jordan was really psyched to see that it struck a chord with so many people. "I think it just highlights a huge problem in today's society," he said. "People on minimum wage are the backbone of this society and I think it's disgusting that people are paid so little. I literally do not stop running around for hours on end and I am paid peanuts. Something needs to change."
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Michael Fuhry 4 years ago
This. This is capitalism and the "businessman" mindset summed up rather nicely.
Gregg Bender 4 years ago
Well, Wal-Mart was taking out life insurance on their own employees until they got caught.
Load More Replies... Riley Quinn 4 years ago
Managers requiring loyalty and they don't even understand the concept. It goes both ways or none at all.
Brady Raphael 4 years ago
That must suck. My boss knew I needed a car so he sold me his late mom's car for less than half what he had it listed for, then after I made about $1,500 worth of payments pulled me aside and said he appreciates my hard work, and just wants me to have a decent car and to stop making payments. Sometimes they do have your best interest at heart.
AMaureen Dance 4 years ago
Your boss will come to your funeral,crying harder than your spouse and children combined, because he's now understaffed.without warning.
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Luther von Wolfen 4 years ago
I used to co-own a restaurant. We started everyone at $10/hr. We expected better than minimum so we paid better. I left, but the restaurant is still thriving.
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WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago
My father: Any businessman wil tell you that you're stupid if you give someone $200 worth of food for $100. But they expect you to give them $200 worth of your labor for $100.
Deborah B 4 years ago
Bare minimum pay gets you bare minimum effort. Why is this a surprise to so many bosses?
Tina H 4 years ago
I'm not here to defend the bad bosses but isn't it the way to get promoted? You give more than required and you get more? Or is it old fashioned thinking? That's what I've been taught and did and it worked
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Riley Quinn 4 years ago
Managers looking longingly at the working conditions at the turn of the century. No, the one before!
AngelWingsYT 4 years ago
Exactly. Pay ppl minimum wage get minimum effort. Pay them their worth theyll put in the effort Ask yourself this: why would someone do $12+ worth of work for $7-$8?
Melvin Dragvelk 4 years ago
I ran a business for over 25 years, and guess who received raises and promotions? Yup, the ones who treated that minimum wage job as a serious thing and showed they were willing to work hard and do a great job.
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Aisling Raye 4 years ago
When I was in my early 20s my manager wouldn't let people leave 15min early to get to class in time. **Blah blah long explanation as to why that boils down to commute time to the university** 8 of us decided to leave en masse when the manager of the medical group decided that the individual doc offices couldn't independently decide to allow us to leave early as long as our work was finished. Cue me interviewing for a position on a lunch break, accepting that job, and never coming back (the docs I worked under were part of the plan so I didn't screw them over) After my successful rage quit the 7 others left in a similar fashion. It was so satisfying for all of us. Even more so when that manager was replaced shortly thereafter
Aisling Raye 4 years ago
Should add that the new job paid $4/hr more, had better benefits, did tuition assistance AND didn't care if I left a bit early to make it to class all while being incredibly supportive/encouraging of my pursuit of a medical degree. We're still in touch nearly 20 years later <3
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Patti Coolidge 4 years ago
I told my manager that management didn't care about anyone whether they were there 5 minutes or 5 years and he said then why do you stay. I stood up and said I don't and I walked out. Best day of my life! I will never get taken advantage like that again.
Brady Raphael 4 years ago
It's because managers get used to legit lazy/unpopular people where this never would have happened. It really bites them in the ass when they decide to treat a GOOD employee a lesson because 9 times out of 10 at least 1 other good employee follows.
Peeps HR says there are four main types of a bad manager and they all are somewhat different. The first is a dysfunctional manager who is simply poor at their job and/or managing their team. They are actually pretty harmless for the most part; they are just downright incompetent at what they do.
This may mean they are weak, indecisive, lacking leadership traits/training/qualities, or lazy. Incompetence, according to Peeps HR, comes in many forms but if they are liked, their team may tolerate them.
The second type, and arguably the most dangerous one, is the bully. This person usually uses anger or fear to manage other people and as a result, employees will dread coming to work. This manager has the most corrosive impact on both individuals and teams.
#6
Patricia Healton 4 years ago
"act like an ower" means not show up to work and just collect money?
v 4 years ago
It's been proven time and again that, if an owner treats their employees with respect and pays them a decent wage, a business can and will flourish. It continues to amaze me that this simple aspect is continually ignored from Business 101 up to graduation and, more importantly, actual business management. All the silver tongued lying dicktards (upper middle management up to the head of the chain) would have all their underlings believe that they, the dicktards, know what they're doing and it's best for all involved. It's really simple. Treat your employees well and your business will prosper. Treat your employees badly and your business will flounder or outright fail.
Riley Quinn 4 years ago
Team. Family. Pretenses thrust upon poorly paid employees. So, until you finally get around to paying me a living wage (i.e. showing respect and understanding) be thankful I'm not robbing you blind.
Michael Fuhry 4 years ago
Yeah, I'm a feckin' worker. The ol' "team member/associate" bullflop is just so much capitalistic MarketingPRopaganda.
Debbie Burton 4 years ago
Owners don't always have a high bank balance.... when I owned a business with my ex we always paid the company bills and employees' first. We were actually broke a lot of the time
Suzanne Clark 4 years ago
Yeah, I worked for one of those...she never did catch on that people left the division because of her.
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JLH 4 years ago
I spent my last year in college working 4 part time jobs. Still graduated deep in debt. The system isn't broken, it works exactly like it's supposed to. Unfortunately it's supposed to be predatory.
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WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago
That's why you always keep your job searches hidden from your current employer. Unless you want to be fired so you can start earlier in your better paying new job.
Riley Quinn 4 years ago
What an incredibly moronic attitude, especially given how many folx have to work two or more jobs just to break even.
Apachebathmat 4 years ago
Instead, why not offer this poor kid more hours and a little pay rise to make him stay, he clearly is a not afraid to work for his money and education
#8
Michael Fuhry 4 years ago
Actually, it sounds like a case for criminal prosecution. Fraud, amongst other charges.
Load More Replies... John Dilligaf 4 years ago
and yet some people continue to claim that universal healthcare is, somehow, inferior to the "system" we have now
lara 4 years ago
Depending on how and when he incorporated his business, his wife could be held for embezzlement. If he is the sole owner and there are no stock holders and his wife is a partner i.e. this is a community property state, they are both responsible for the loss from the business. Get a lawyer.
TheAnimalLady 4 years ago
Lucky you...It's a certain time frame when you are allowed to choose/change medical & dental coverage/providers.
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WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago
Would have been more satisfying to find a new job and not even bother to quit. Let her schedule you now and find out that you really didn't need the job.
RoseAnne Hutchence 4 years ago
Just because the manager behaved like an ass doesn't mean the employees have to follow suit.
Load More Replies... Franc Esca 4 years ago
Being a manager by role doesn't make you a manager lol. What an idiotic thing to say
Ashley Oleson 4 years ago
I had similar incident when I worked at a nursing home. I got told that since I didn't have kids at the time that why I had to work 3 days of 16 hour shifts in a row and then 3 days of 12 hour shifts. Only 1 day off a week.
Random Panda 4 years ago (edited)
In a lot of places there is this expectation that people who are single and/or without kids have to work during holidays like Christmas, so the rest can be with their families. As if they don't deserve to have a nice holiday or have families they might want to see. I really hate that.
Load More Replies... Celtic Pirate Queen 4 years ago
I was incredibly underpaid as a bookkeeper when I worked part-time for a small IT company. Since my hubs & I only had one car, the agreement was that I would work in the office from 10-2:30 on Mondays and the rest of the week from home. I don't know HOW many times I had to explain that if I didn't leave by 2:30 I would miss my bus to this jackass, but he would invariably ask me some detailed/involved question at 2:05. I finally got fed up with missing my bus because he was an idiot and told him straight up - I am leaving now. If this was so important, you should have brought it to my attention much earlier in the day. As it is, you can email me & I'll see what I can do from home tomorrow - AFTER 10am.
Riley Quinn 4 years ago
Are managers this obtuse? Hiring and training new employees to continuously replace the disgruntled one sick of the abuse costs the company far more than decency would.
Brady Raphael 4 years ago
I got told I had to stay late to cover for 3 people who showed up late and I laughed and walked straight to my car. The thing with minimum wage is it's not that hard to come up with it without a shitty job.
The climber is Peeps HR's third type and they are characterized by excessive self-orientation. Rather than caring for the company, they simply try to look good to those above, paying very little attention to those below. They can be intensely political and see peers as competitors, not as team members.
Finally, there's the micromanager and this type is quite frankly exhausting, as they overwork their team members, holding very little trust in their skills and abilities. They retain control over everything and therefore don't allow people to make mistakes and grow.
We've all heard the saying, "People don't leave companies, they leave managers." Nobody wants to work for a boss who doesn't support them or behaves in a way that puts their career and promotional opportunities at risk. Screw those guys!
#10
WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago
Yes I'm asleep, but I'm having this terrible nightmare where an @sshole shyte boss is texting me at 11:26 PM.
Nikki Sevven 4 years ago
I wouldn't have even seen these messages until the next morning. I have my phone programmed to "do not disturb" between 2100 and 0800. Only my family members are exempted, and can contact me during those hours.
AngelWingsYT 4 years ago
My last job: knew i had school all day. Decided to call me DURING my last class. To ask if i could be in in an hour to cover someone....my class still had 5 mins left...its a 30 min drive home. Its take 10-20 mins to get dressed for work and another 30 to GET there.....they should know this by now my schedules been the same for over 1 yr....🤦♀️
AngelWingsYT 4 years ago
They ALSO tried to call me in last min when i was on vaca OUT OF STATE! They had the record of me saying id be put of town from X-Z they approved of it. Yet they STILL called me on vaca to see if i could be there in 30-45 mins to cover 🤦♀️ Like yall KNOW im not in the state
Load More Replies... Random Panda 4 years ago
I had a boss who emailed and then texted me for something very insignificant on Christmas Eve. I didn't see it until noon the next day and he'd already found what he needed, but the sheer audacity.
Random Panda 4 years ago
Another one called me during my vacation and had the nerve to admonish me for not picking up my phone while I was at the beach. Never mind that my work didn't require that kind of availability and I had left detailed written instructions which contained the information she was calling me for.
Load More Replies... Brady Raphael 4 years ago
My work has grown to accept the fact that once I walk out that door I'm putting the group chat on "ignore"
Emmydearest 4 years ago
My boss once sent me a text at 11 pm telling me (not even asking) to come at 8 am the next morning instead of 9 am. I was tempted to pretend I didn't read it but she knew I'm a night owl and there was no way I hadn't read it... But it also happened she called some employee the very same morning asking if they could come to work as soon as possible... Soooo....
Celtic Pirate Queen 4 years ago
Seriously? I had to make it clear to more than one employer that I was not paid well enough to be "on call" 24/7 - AND YES, that means when I'm on my HONEYMOON you f**k*ng jerk. I have never worked in ANY industry where curing cancer or saving lives was my function. Piss off.
Riley Quinn 4 years ago
It is time to begin plotting revenge. Also, use the interrupted sleep as a valid excuse for underperforming.
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WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago
The same boss wouldn't be annoyed if one of the men broke his leg in multiple places playing rugby.
Vic 4 years ago
As Indian man (small sized compared to Brits) I have more chances of getting pregnant than playing rugby.. :-D it looks brutal..
Load More Replies... Amanda Hunter 4 years ago
I worked in a large office and it was the culture to call the women 'girls' so I started to refer to the men as 'boys'.
Lisa Delgado 1 year ago
I worked for someone who had no maternity leave provisions. He was surprised (and pissed) when he got sued by a pregnant employee. He changed the provisions and offered two weeks pay after that. I got pregnant and took my two weeks maternity pay before I went on maternity leave. He was so angry when he found out when I returned. He told me a few weeks after returning that he didn't feel I was right for the position any longer. Misogynistic azzhole.
Riley Quinn 4 years ago
The fact that he refers to fully matured females as girls leads me to think this guy's a real ^sshole.
Gabriel Sbárbaro 4 years ago
In the post above this (at least now), there's a story about a boss who told his employees they weren't receiving any more health coverage because his wife lost all the money gambling and everyone is bashing on the boss (which is totally fine)... but what if it wasn't gambling? What if boss's wife just had a child, and they needed the money to buy things for the baby? It would be fine in that situation? No, right? Because boss's personal decisions shouldn't interfere with his obligation with his employees, right? Then why the hell it is OK that a business owner has to pay months of leave to a female employee who decides to get pregnant? Isn't that a personal decision that shouldn't interfere with her work??? Laws about pregnancy leaves comes from a time when human reproduction was encouraged, a time when the general thinking was that we had to "populate the land", but that times are long gone, we're too many now, and we have to star thinking differently...
Alexei Arntzen 4 years ago
This post is about bosses who are horrible because they don't care about their employees as people. The main point isn't about money. It's that the boss only sees pregnancy as a liability, because he only sees his employees as a vehicle to build wealth. It makes for a toxic work environment.
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WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago
Donald Trump and his entire family. It's quite sure that each and everyone of them took a really good bite out of the US tax money cake.
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AngelWingsYT 4 years ago
"Can you not have a medical issue at work please. Your upsetting the customers you need to be serving"
Nothanks L. Walk 4 years ago
Isn't staff collapsing some sort of health code violation?! But "work on your time management" does sound VERY american.
Celtic Pirate Queen 4 years ago
I had a similar reaction from a boss when I had a kidney infection and was in excruciating pain. I was at the point of telling him to go f*ck himself when I started passing blood - oh, well that's fine then. I would have loved to see the look on his face when he got the email from my Doctor telling him I couldn't come back to work for 7 days. No - he didn't dare threaten to fire me - as the HR Manager/Bookkeeper I was well aware of Labor & Industry laws in WA State.
Riley Quinn 4 years ago
Planning in advance for accidents and emergencies is a sign of maturity, son. Looks like you got a lot of growing up to do.
Apachebathmat 4 years ago
If I was your manager I would have taken you to the hospital myself and stayed to make sure you are ok, companies should be fined for this kind of nonsense
Brady Raphael 4 years ago
This is my favorite one. "Schedule DR appointments outside of your work schedule. You know, your 7am to whenever the job is done work schedule"
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ggus44 4 years ago (edited)
More context needed here. Why was he fired? I mean, a company shouldn't keep someone in their staff just because they have sick relatives, or 10 children to feed at home, or whatever. Everyone has issues off work. Maybe the fired person wasn't doing a good job... It's sad indeed, and probably a bad timing for firing them, but again, more context needed.
WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago
Some people might argue that it's no wonder if someone isn't performing at their best when they worry about their spouse undergoing major surgery and it would be inhumane to fire them when they are going through a rough time. But I guess jerks will be inconsiderate and not bothered to kick a man when he's already down and even find excuses to justify being a jerk.
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John Dilligaf 4 years ago
you know what fixes this issue? National Universal healthcare insurance that is not tied to your job. That's what fixes this issue.
Ivana 4 years ago
Good point. I don't know many people who enjoy firing someone when they know they possibly really hurt them over insurance and medical needs. Also know a lot of people who don't leave bad jobs because they need healthcare coverage. The system doesn't work for anyone.
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Chancey 4 years ago
My husband got let go while lying in a hospital bed after having a hip surgery where the surgeon broke his back. Was diagnosed with terminal kidney cancer two weeks later. :(
Ivana 4 years ago
I had to let someone go who really needed the medical coverage. I felt terrible but the job I hired her for was complete and I had been working with her for 5 months trying to train her on anything else that she could possibly do and at the end of it, she just couldn't adjust and couldn't do the new tasks. The entire time I was making it clear to her that I need her to get this because we were almost complete with the temp work she was hired for. She just couldn't get it. And I let her go when she and her husband both needed surgery. I cried for weeks over it. At the end of the day, I didn't have much of a choice because my boss made it clear to me that if I couldn't find her something to do then we can't keep people to do odds and ends for a few hours out of the day. Still felt horrible over it cause she was a very nice woman and had done so well with her original tasks.
Michael Fuhry 4 years ago
The American healthcare and insurance system is surely one of the most cruel and barbaric enterprises on the planet. Making profit off of pregnancy, pain and illness is a sickness. Our country is sick, sick, sick.
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Anna Tribe 3 years ago
If this is in the USA and the health insurance is included with the job it's quite possible that someone at head office asked him to be fired because his wife's health issues were costing an absolute fortune
Riley Quinn 4 years ago
OMG! I would gather as many co-workers as possible and brain-storm a Revenge Party!
Nothanks L. Walk 4 years ago
This sounds unbelievably entitled, and the name hipsters really doesn't help that.
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MysteriousLegBruise 4 years ago
The thing is Bob. It's not that I'm lazy. I just don't care!
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Daphne Williams 4 years ago
Maybe he was gently trying to tell you that you were really s**t at building decks.
Keerthi Vardhan 4 years ago
Maybe the boss heard rumor about employees mimic him behind his back, and he tried to get back at the one who he thought was the leader. Happens when there are insecure managers.
Brady Raphael 4 years ago
That's..... Weirdly wholesome. Like "I know you're destined for something better, so you're fired. Go chase your dreams, bud"
Riley Quinn 4 years ago
This is so bizarre and insulting. Again, why do bosses think we're here to work on our careers and not a job to pay rent?
Random Anon 4 years ago
Bullet dodged there. Working with illogical (and often irrational) people is not fun. I find from experience, these people have no idea how the world actually work and will make absolutely asinine decisions when their imaginary stars align a certain way.
Indy 4 years ago
Some people do see auras. Not that white aura but complex, intricate ones. Just because you can't doesn't make it not true. That thinking is middle ages
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Andrew Bridge 4 years ago
"if you had been on my mind, it wouldn't be two weeks"
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Ellie Rosser 4 years ago
I had a boss once who just said "I refuse to accept your resignation" and ended the conversation. (Eventually she came back and marched me off the premises, paid me out my 1 month notice and then lied to clients who asked for me specifically telling them I had moved interstate. Total psycho and a grade A bitch!)
Laura Mende (Human) 4 years ago
My mom (62yrs) had a bicycle accident, hurt her wrist in a bad way. Bleed A LOT. Couldn't move her hand properly. So I took her to the hospital, nothing so serious, only sprained, but the pain was intense. My turn to call her boss, a bloody fu****g old hag. She said: "And it's REALLY not possible that your mom come in?? This does not go well with my plans..." IS THIS SO BI***????
Riley Quinn 4 years ago
I only gave a 2-weeks notice if a. I already had a job lined up and b. if I had been treated with respect. I treat people as they treat me.
Nothanks L. Walk 4 years ago
Reply in a cool tone without skipping a beat "nono, I did, the kerosine is still in my truck"
FABULOUS1 4 years ago
A girl at my job put her two weeks in and got a promotion. Good for her, but not the rest of us. She has FMLA which has allowed her to call out and leave early everyday for the past year and a half, but got promoted so she would stay. Apparently her health issues where resolved due to the promotion because she hasnt called out since.
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Random Anon 4 years ago (edited)
I worked with someone in a similar situation in the past. The guy used to be a in-house IT guy for some financial firm. I guess he wasn't paid much so he went freelance and joined my team of freelancers for a project. The client was his former company. We are charging the client around 25% of what he makes in a month there, on a daily basis while on project. The kicker was he had a plan to revamp the same convoluted and antiquated tech we were replacing while he was still employed and would've cost way less, but management never took it seriously.
karin s. 4 years ago
i have been in some of such a situation and always liked their surprise when i said that was fine with me. once in a job interview i was told my qualification was to low and the license that if have was bad because they would like someone licensed by the other of the two institutions giving out the licenses. so i suprised them and walked out. later i checked their homepage and saw that they hired someone without license. as to be licensed takes a lot effort, time and money and therefor not a lot people are.
Seabeast 4 years ago
Oh, I had that experience. Boss ran out of work, dithered for three weeks about filling out the EI papers before laying me off. Then of course it took another 6 weeks to get payments. A few months later I got a better job and one day old boss called me up and told me I had to get back to work because he had a job. When I pointed out that I was working somewhere else, he insisted I come back on weekends and evenings. Sure. Sure I will.
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TheAnimalLady 4 years ago
Seriously people, it's his WIFE & unborn BABY at risk. And Kay Blue is probably right.
Riley Quinn 4 years ago
Holding family/personal issues as ransom is not the way to get staff loyalty.
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WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago (edited)
US problem. In my country nobody expects or even wants you to do work during your vacation because vacation is supposed to be the time to unwind and not think about work at all.
Riley Quinn 4 years ago
Are you serious? You didn't work for free on your vacation for your ungrateful boss. Shame.
Signe Manat Hansen 4 years ago
In my country your company wouldn't allow you to do that. Vacation time is for vacation.
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Tamara Kroonen 4 years ago
This is what I tell such bosses: How can all the employees go to the toilet at the same time? When do you eat? Waiting in line? And breaks are for eating and drinking. You need the energy from the food to work the next block. So going to the toilet is between breaks. Nobody is ever telling me when I can and cannot go. I'm not a robot but a biological entity with biological needs. When I have to, I go. If I am really not allowed, I poop on the workplace. hahahah :D
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Riley Quinn 4 years ago
Chances are, your idiot manager eats so much bulk that it's a once a week issue for him. Perhaps you should suggest he review his diet.
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lenka 4 years ago
Companies dont want you discussing wages because they dont want the people they are exploiting and underpaying to be aware of it - particularly women.
Nirity 4 years ago
Yes, Melvin - it's so lame everytime when the word woman is mentioned a butthurted asshole will be offended. Sorry that we exist and that we are tired of being treated like s**t.
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Chucky Cheezburger 4 years ago
In the U.S. it's against federal law to prevent non-managment workers from discussing pay amongst themselves.
WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago (edited)
EDIT: Didn't read correctly what Chucky Cheezburger wrote. My Apologies. The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) protects private sector employees’ right to engage in “concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or protection.” The National Labor Relations Board has made it clear that this includes the right to discuss wages. https://www.classaction.org/blog/can-i-be-fired-for-discussing-wages-at-work
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Lunar Bicycle 4 years ago
A lot of American companies don’t want you to know that you absolutely have the right to discuss your wages with other employees. It’s how they rip you off.
Timothy Leung 4 years ago
In a past job an HR underling told me not to reveal my salary to my colleague, I told her I'd be too ashamed to.
BaconBenchPress616 4 years ago
Almost got fired for this once. Told a co-worker my rate of pay when I had just started the job after she asked me. She apparently wasn't making as much, so she complained to her friend who was a manager in another department. Then 2 managers confronted me about "bragging about my pay." That company was trash.
Scott Baysinger 4 years ago
As has long been observed: in Europe it is completely acceptable to publically discuss one's pay but NOT one's physical ailments. In the USA it is the opposite. This pleases US bosses.
Panda Parade 3 years ago
I once worked 40 hours a week, and my friend worked 50-60 at the same place. I found out that she had always earned less than I did on every paycheck, even though we earned the same dollar amount per hour. When I asked about it, the owner told me that, as a man, I should have been content knowing that I wasn't being affected, and I shouldn't be a traitor to my gender. Real piece of work.
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lenka 4 years ago
I would have to see the pace of the work to judge this. I worked with a girl once who dawdled really really badly. Everthing she did was in slow motion. She was lovely and thorough but had no sense of urgency and moved at the same slow pace no matter how busy we were. She was told to pick up her pace several times and got really upset because she said she was going as fast as she could and asked the manager "unless you want to me to literally run through the restaurant". The manager replied 'yes, if that's what it takes for you to move faster then yes!". She eventually got fired because she was just too slow.
Erin Mitchell 3 years ago
I was so happy when a certain coworker quit bc he was the slowest! I worked at a grocery store and hated when he was my bagger bc when I would ask him to go run a product he would just stroll through the store meanwhile my customer is standing there waiting for him. A customer once brought up a package of meat without a price on it. I told my coworker to go to the meat counter and get it priced. He comes strolling back and hands me the same package of meat and says none of them have price tags on it. I admit I lost my cool and shouted at him to take it to the meat counter and have someone put a price on it. He rolled his eyes and started strolling away. I snatched it out of his hands and sped over to the meat counter to get it corrected. Holding up my line bc he wanted to be lazy. gd that guy stressed me out so much. And we were being aid $15/hr with full benefits back before everyone around me was paying $15.
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J&B FitzTubeKidz 4 years ago
I’m going to be dead honest, doing hard work, running around, doing stuff fast, all part of any sort of food job. I’m not sure that the manager should be called a horrible manager, that’s just a manager who wants his employees to work.
NsG 4 years ago
Running isn't necessarily the safest way to get around a food preparation area. Speed walking, maybe. Running, actual *running*, not just as an expression, has generally been frowned upon everywhere anyone in my family who has worked in the industry has worked.
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WhatEvenIsLife 4 years ago
It seems like literally running through the restaurant would be some sort of liability issue. Increased chance of tripping & falling, running into someone else, etc.
Riley Quinn 4 years ago
This is a back-handed question. See? I'm trying to be thoughtful and understanding, but in reality I want cyborgs so I don't have to pay them.
Kayla DeAnn 4 years ago
I had a "manager" (she only became a manager after I quit, she was just a regular carhop when I was there) when I worked at Sonic threaten to go to the franchise owner to fire me while I was pregnant because my doctor had told me not to run. She did eventually, and the franchise owner laughed in her face because it's not corporate policy for carhops to run, and especially not while my health was not its best.
Trish Smith 4 years ago
Not being an ass, but that was your job. I've worked with waitresses where I had to RUN their orders out, as well as mine, because they didn't care if their customers were getting their food WHILE it was hot and fresh. I agree with the boss here!
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WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago
Never really understood this "unpaid" thingy. Never took part in it. If you want me to do something for you, you pay me. Don't care if it's working or training.
PixxelDust 4 years ago
I am not getting paid for a week of cafe service, but i'm a student at the school this cafe is based in, and it's a free cert 1 in hospitality + leftover food so I would consider that payment lol
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Damo Lee Park 4 years ago
I had a boss try that on me when I was 17. Saturday morning, I walked in, and went to clock on. "You can't do that" the manager yelled. "Well, I've got a text here telling me I HAVE to come in to work today, so I am clocking on, getting paid time and a half for the first 2 hours, and double time after that." "NO YOU'RE NOT" he replies. So I left. When the store owner called and asked why I wasn't training, I explained it all to him. He hooked me up $150 cash in hand to keep quiet about it, and a case of Big Jims. Worth it
Erin Mitchell 3 years ago (edited)
We had a manager that told his to clock in under training when we did training (so at least we were paid) BUT that option is for newbies during their probationary weeks and is paid about $2 less. Not for regular staff training. Came back to bite her in the ass after I got my training certification bc the system assumes Im training someone and adds $1 to my pay rate so she had to explain why myself and 1 other person were being paid more than everyone else for the same shift.
Janelle Collard 4 years ago
Had a temp job that told me to show up 15 min. early for "training." I put the extra 15 min. on my time card + they didn't want to pay me. I told the Temp Agency "I won't work there any more" if they don't pay this overtime. They paid the overtime.
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Riley Quinn 4 years ago
Teenagers have lots and lots of passion. Just not the kinds that earn a paycheck.
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ThePracticalSarcastic 4 years ago
And you all thought this only happened in the USA LOLOLOL!!!!!!!
Riley Quinn 4 years ago
I think it's time for a time lesson. Your bosses evidently don't understand the concept of time.
Cactus McCoy 4 years ago
I would not get off my couch for that kind of money. Actually, I would not even THINK about getting off my couch.
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WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago
Who in his right mind would let a chance of being employed in the fast paced glamorous world of junkfood slip? /S
Triv 4 years ago
I remember a time when we didn't need "/s" to denote sarcasm. 😔
Load More Replies... LH25 4 years ago
Had a fast food manager ask an co-worker point-blank what was more important, her job or school, when she said she couldn't stay late to cover someone else's shift because she had to study. She looked at him, said school (we were in high school at the time), punched out and never came back.
Erin Mitchell 3 years ago
I joined this volunteer organization (that I later realized was more like a cult and left) that wanted me to give up my extracurriculars and take the minimum amount of classes so I could do more work for them. One guy there told me he was in the middle of a degree when they convinced him to drop out and work for them full time...unpaid. They would constantly tell us trips, activities, events, etc would take a certain time and then do hours past that time saying we needed to debrief and discuss the day's events. Bro dont tell me the meeting is 8 to 12 and then keep me until 4 to "discuss". Or I would tell them Im available most of the day I just have to be back on campus at 4pm and they wouldnt even start winding down the meeting and packing up until 4. They also wanted me to use my loan money to pay for their expenses and give them the food money my mom sent me every month.
Jane Moore 4 years ago
You so need to go to school to learn how to talk properly - what a dork your manager was
Riley Quinn 4 years ago
If the chipotle manager can work himself up the ladder without an education, so can't you.
Kiss Army 4 years ago
When I was in high school my best friend and I worked at Sonic. She got promoted to manager and the boss told me that if he would have promoted me too but that I was still in school and that I refused to make Sonic my first priority. (My best friend quit school and, sure, she was made manager but that dead end job is where she stayed. Now at almost 50, I graduated college through night school, have a career that I have had several promotions throughout and will be retirement eligible with full benefits in less than 2.5 years.)
Fran Morasco 4 years ago
Working as an assistant while taking classes to get my nursing degree. The floor manager Pointed out how short staffed our floor was and suggested I reevaluate my choice not to put my classes on hold so I could pickup the empty slots in the schedule and be a better team member
AMaureen Dance 4 years ago
A friend working in groceries was told he didn't need college, because he had such a great future with the company. He didn't go to college. Next thing he knew, his hours were cut.
#27
WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago
4 hours is an awfully long time to wait, though. 15 minutes max and than you start calling to ask if they've forgotten about the meeting.
Brady Raphael 4 years ago
Depends on if it's 4 hours paid or not. I'd wait a whole 8 hour shift
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Riley Quinn 4 years ago
I never wait for anyone or anything longer than 15-minutes. I would submit a "time card" for the 4-hours, including prep and travel time.
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Stijn Kraft 4 years ago
I worked at an institution for mentally disabled people (all adults, but mental levels of about 3-10). Once got told "You are more work for us than our clients". I said "well, if it's like that...", got up, and walked out.
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Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago (edited)
No. No I’m not. But if YOU are, Boss, then YOU go right ahead.
Karen Kelly 4 years ago
Sorry, but how can I look up a waiter when I am looking at the menu, so I can actually MAKE my order? You may have the menu memorised, but your customers don't.
Riley Quinn 4 years ago
Restaurant camaraderie can make the job better, but not THAT much better.
#30
Paul Freija 4 years ago
Some people actually just care about people welfare
Load More Replies... Andrea Briski 4 years ago
I once worked with a an older female partner at my law firm who told me I looked terrible and unprofessional every time I wore my hair in a bun or didn't wear makeup. She also told me I needed to lose 10 lbs. and my chest looked terrible in my blazer. Oh, and that I probably had gum disease (I guess my breath wasn't great because I'd just eaten lunch and she was a close talker). She did this to many others as well. Her excuse--she was from New York and that's how she is. She was eventually fired.
Jake Bertz 1 year ago
You wear makeup all the time, then one day don't, you really set yourself up for that.
Leesa DeAndrea 4 years ago
I worked in a back office & never dealt with customers but got in trouble one day when the owner happened to step into that office (it was the first time I ever saw him in there in the 6 months I'd been working there) and he saw I had my hair in braids & was wearing a headband. I was later told not to wear my hair like that, it was "too casual" for the office. It was a car dealership. Our nasty little back office upstairs room was crammed with 4 desks and a 4" gap along the inside wall let the noise & fumes from the service area come upstairs into our office area. Too casual? What a jerk.
Riley Quinn 4 years ago
And, now I'll be heading to HR to report you because it's HR's job to protect the company that I will be suing for sexual harassment.
Tracy Jones 4 years ago
yea worked at mcdonalds and dressed up for halloween, colored my hair black(its usually really blonde) a manager told me it made me 'look smart' uh what?
Apachebathmat 4 years ago
Nothing a punch to the trachea wouldn’t sort, what a horrible thing to say
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WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago
I'd stay just to haunt her. Showing up at random and following her around.
#32
M O'Connell 4 years ago
Maybe like Ishka? I bet that'll go over well with the boss.
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#33
Corey Smith 4 years ago
If you miss a final exam, you fail the class. That would be flushing your tuition, books, and time down the drain.
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Hugh Cookson 4 years ago
Tell them to f**k off - or punch them in the face when you're out of sight of any witnesses ..... then quit and find a better job !!
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Glirpy 4 years ago (edited)
Balloon ceremony? I wouldn’t let you go either. Why didn’t you just say you have to attend a funeral?
Joe Reaves 4 years ago
I agree. Also, please people, stop releasing balloons and floating lanterns for things. They don't just float away into the aether and vanish. What goes up must come down.
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#37
Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago
The customer is NOT always right. Sometimes they’re assholes making a power play, or con artists trying to get something for free. Once in a great while a customer complaint will be entirely justified. Only once in a great while, though.
AngelWingsYT 4 years ago
This! Thankfully my new current job doesnt stand for "customer's always right" or treat the crew badly. But thanks to my prior job im not used to it. Last job worked me all day on my bday and when they needed to send someone home went with someone whod only been there 1 hr (i had been there nearly 6[no break]). 10 hr shift no break no food got home at almost 1am so cluldnt celebrate at all... my current job? Managers were shocked i was working my bday. One bought me my fav candy n hr later i was told to get home n celebrate my bday n party hard. Legit almost made me cry with that kindness.
#38
BaconBenchPress616 4 years ago
Worked at a bakery. Had a boss throw smashed loves of bread at me because "I told you not to put these in the cart like this, and this cart from yesterday is full of ruined stuff." My response? "I didn't work yesterday."
#39
WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago
Oh yes, the practice of keeping people just below the legal limit of working hours so they don't qualify for health care insurance. US society is really dystopian. Strange how parts of the US are striving to go back in time while they all are living in a future dystopian society.
Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago
That’s what the ACA can cover. People don’t seem to realize this.
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Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago
So, they wrote you up for taking care of your future and your health.
Aileen Grist 4 years ago
Different offices of the same company. 1. My manager wanted to know why I was taking a full day off when I had all my teeth out (I was 26). 2. I got a written warning on a Monday for talking too much and another on Friday of the same week for not talking when the manager was in the office.
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Troux 4 years ago
This isn't a bad manager...this is just an unfulfilling job that everyone has at some stage.
Triv 4 years ago
I've never worked retail, but janitorial and food service can be just as bad. Just when you think you have time to sit down, there's something else to do. Not really good for my arthritis. Damn, I feel old. 😔
Load More Replies... WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago
Oh, the curse of unions who forced the government to write labor laws where employees legally can't stand for more than 1 hour before they have to switch to a sitting job. And the chair has to conform to rules of ergonomy and safety. Just a simple $5 Ikea hocker won't do.
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Something Different 4 years ago
some don't have this luxury. especially people who have a hard time getting hired due to many things.
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WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago
The day after my father died, I had a job interview. During the interview I got a bit emotional. My future boss ended the interview and just said "Make the coming days all about you and your loss. Let me know if I can do anything for you, see you in two weeks and by the way you're hired effective now. We'll sign the contract later."
Hugh Cookson 4 years ago
That's a good employer, I hope you took the job and still happily work for that company.
Load More Replies... Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago
What did the area manager have to say to that? I need the conclusion to this conversation. Though I know @GEAR4GEEKS most likely quit, I just want the area manager’s reaction and reply.
Lynn Morello 4 years ago
I was at work when I received news that my mum was in hospital on the other side of the country and wasn't expected to live. I was told I was only entitled to ONE DAY Bereavement Leave. I took 2 weeks personal leave, effective immediately.
#45
Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago
This spying on employees’ internet activity when they’re not at work strikes me as nothing but stalking, and should be prosecutable.
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#48
WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago
Next time bring your bottle of Gucci by Gucci and return the favor.
Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago (edited)
Nah, spray the boss with Giorgio. I have only met one woman whose body chemistry made Giorgio smell like flowers and not bug spray. I swear they should sell it in flit guns instead of bottles. (In case you don’t know what a flit gun is, here’s a link to a picture of one: https://images.app.goo.gl/WpR1Bm98GnNzMvwQ7 )
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WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago
It's not in their interest if you know that the guy doing the same job as you earns twice as much as your manager because he knows some things that he shouldn't have known.
#50
Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago (edited)
I had the same thing, and was asked which was more important, college or the job. The job was a job for the present, what I was studying in college was going to be my career and my future. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs will give you a clue as to which I chose.
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#52
Robert Bailey 4 years ago
That Drill weekend makes a huge difference. There are laws protecting National Guard and Reserves members from this kinda thing.
Troux 4 years ago
I think the manager has some good points. Definitely two sides to this story...
KittyMommy 4 years ago
If the employee is in the reserves though it's illegal for the company not to give them the time off. If the manager wants to argue it, the DOD is very happy to explain it to them along with the penalties for violations
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AngelWingsYT 4 years ago
Thanks cpt. Obvious whats next? "You seem like youd like to have breaks to eat" "you seem like school is more important"
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Seanette Blaylock 4 years ago
Please tell me she responded with a middle finger as she cleared the door.
cybermerlin2000 4 years ago
Looks like he realized she could clean him out with an unfair dismissal lawsuit
Shine Caramia 4 years ago
And she wouldn't have any damages if she tried to take it to court because he rehired her
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Sam Yobado 4 years ago
I was reprimanded because the health and safety manager audited my workspace and I let them know my chair was broken, which it was. My boss called me into a meeting and lost his s**t screaming, 'cause I had no right, it's his departments equipment. I went to HR and detailed the whole interaction before quitting. My boss then threatened to sue me because I damaged his career potential. It was terrifying to walk away with no safety net, but it was the best decision I ever made.
Lovin' Life 4 years ago
I got fired because my grandmother who I lived with died. That's the only time I've ever been fired. It was at a mental hospital and was the most toxic place ever to work. I got wrote up once for crying when one of my patients died due to unsafe rules handed down. I had argued against said rule for months and told them something like this would happen eventually. Needless to say, after the death, the rule was gone.
Caroline Nagel 4 years ago
I once had an officer manager who refused one of my colleagues time off to be with her sick 5 yo. Then she (the office manager) went off crying to the boss because her daughter just got her first period and she really had to go home to be with her. Never met anybody as dishonest en selfish as that B****. She expected people to kiss her ass, if not you were not a good worker. Managers are the moste overrated people in any work environment ever. I hate her and her kind with every fibre in my body.
Kari Panda 4 years ago (edited)
Was that in Germany if I may ask? (Your name sounds German.) Because if so, your colleague had a legal right to stay home with their child (unless they already had taken more than the legal amount of sick child days).
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Kevin Linkous 4 years ago
Half the team is paid on monthly commission. The owner missed the payroll deadline so he told us we would get paid next month instead. Told us not to worry because the check would be double our usual.
Craig Reynolds 4 years ago
Worked a job where once a week I had to be on call. One day when I'm not the scheduled on-call person, dispatch calls me at 2 am by mistake. When I tell them I'm not the on-call person today and inform them who is, they tell I have to go since I answered my phone. I said a resounding NO and hung up. My phone kept ringing for like 20 minutes until I finally unplugged it. The next day I get called into the office and told I'm being suspended for a month for refusing on-call duty even though I was NOT scheduled. I filed a complaint with the NLRB, they lost and had to pay for my entire month of suspension. After that and the fact I had informed every other employee subject to on-call days, No one ever answered their phone or pagers after the end of shift when they were not scheduled for on-call. The company was pissed but couldn't do anything about it.
Shine Caramia 4 years ago
You helped your coworkers. And it's amazing that this "not taking a work phone call while not working" is a huge deal.
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Sara Anderson 4 years ago
I made the mistake of telling my boss one time that I hated sitting in 5 pm traffic. She took that as my agreeing to work until 6 or later every night. On a salaried job with no overtime where I was already working 8 plus hours a day anyway. Meanwhile my family is at home waiting for me and dinner. She had no family, no pets, nothing but her work. I think there's something wrong with people like that, especially when they expect everyone else to live for their jobs. Glad I don't work there anymore.
John Dough 4 years ago
There is nothing wrong with people who don't have families or pets. There is something wrong with people who live for their jobs. You should do a better job separating the two.
Load More Replies... V Martinez 4 years ago
I was once a contractor for the gov't on a military base. Great job, decent pay, decent co-workers, a mix of GS civil service and contractors. One GS guy always downloaded porn on his work pc. He'd get caught and our IT guy had to always remove it. He kept his job, regardless of zero tolerance policy. I went through a divorce, and had some issues with credit. I paid, but was always behind and struggled. It happens. I was fired bcuz I could not be trusted and I was a liar, according to them- just because I struggled to pay my bills. I had access and dealt with gov't credit cards from many units and never did anything illegal. I was a veteran and was lucky to walk into that job when I got out. Was told I'd be a GS after 6-12 mos. never happened. My replacement, also a get, got hired as a GS. Jerk stuff right there
Steve Strublic 4 years ago
As a teen, I worked at a fast food restaurant and was cleaning the fryers where you recycle the grease and hose out the fryers with it. (You don't really want to know how old that grease is, folks.) The handle on the grease hose broke and I got 400-degree grease all down my arm. Second degree burns, it turned out... My then-boss asks, "Do you think you need to go home?" Duh, dude, I'm not going home, I'm going to the ER. And, yeah.
Thecoolbonnie 4 years ago (edited)
Years ago, I was a waitress, and we were asked (told) to sign a waiver, to do away with our breaks... (And yes when u are a 'tipped employee' working in 'MA' this is legal.) When I asked my manager, what happens if we don't sign, she pointed behind me, and said, "there's the door"
Sam Yobado 4 years ago
I was reprimanded because the health and safety manager audited my workspace and I let them know my chair was broken, which it was. My boss called me into a meeting and lost his s**t screaming, 'cause I had no right, it's his departments equipment. I went to HR and detailed the whole interaction before quitting. My boss then threatened to sue me because I damaged his career potential. It was terrifying to walk away with no safety net, but it was the best decision I ever made.
Lovin' Life 4 years ago
I got fired because my grandmother who I lived with died. That's the only time I've ever been fired. It was at a mental hospital and was the most toxic place ever to work. I got wrote up once for crying when one of my patients died due to unsafe rules handed down. I had argued against said rule for months and told them something like this would happen eventually. Needless to say, after the death, the rule was gone.
Caroline Nagel 4 years ago
I once had an officer manager who refused one of my colleagues time off to be with her sick 5 yo. Then she (the office manager) went off crying to the boss because her daughter just got her first period and she really had to go home to be with her. Never met anybody as dishonest en selfish as that B****. She expected people to kiss her ass, if not you were not a good worker. Managers are the moste overrated people in any work environment ever. I hate her and her kind with every fibre in my body.
Kari Panda 4 years ago (edited)
Was that in Germany if I may ask? (Your name sounds German.) Because if so, your colleague had a legal right to stay home with their child (unless they already had taken more than the legal amount of sick child days).
Load More Replies... Kevin Linkous 4 years ago
Half the team is paid on monthly commission. The owner missed the payroll deadline so he told us we would get paid next month instead. Told us not to worry because the check would be double our usual.
Craig Reynolds 4 years ago
Worked a job where once a week I had to be on call. One day when I'm not the scheduled on-call person, dispatch calls me at 2 am by mistake. When I tell them I'm not the on-call person today and inform them who is, they tell I have to go since I answered my phone. I said a resounding NO and hung up. My phone kept ringing for like 20 minutes until I finally unplugged it. The next day I get called into the office and told I'm being suspended for a month for refusing on-call duty even though I was NOT scheduled. I filed a complaint with the NLRB, they lost and had to pay for my entire month of suspension. After that and the fact I had informed every other employee subject to on-call days, No one ever answered their phone or pagers after the end of shift when they were not scheduled for on-call. The company was pissed but couldn't do anything about it.
Shine Caramia 4 years ago
You helped your coworkers. And it's amazing that this "not taking a work phone call while not working" is a huge deal.
Load More Replies... Sara Anderson 4 years ago
I made the mistake of telling my boss one time that I hated sitting in 5 pm traffic. She took that as my agreeing to work until 6 or later every night. On a salaried job with no overtime where I was already working 8 plus hours a day anyway. Meanwhile my family is at home waiting for me and dinner. She had no family, no pets, nothing but her work. I think there's something wrong with people like that, especially when they expect everyone else to live for their jobs. Glad I don't work there anymore.
John Dough 4 years ago
There is nothing wrong with people who don't have families or pets. There is something wrong with people who live for their jobs. You should do a better job separating the two.
Load More Replies... V Martinez 4 years ago
I was once a contractor for the gov't on a military base. Great job, decent pay, decent co-workers, a mix of GS civil service and contractors. One GS guy always downloaded porn on his work pc. He'd get caught and our IT guy had to always remove it. He kept his job, regardless of zero tolerance policy. I went through a divorce, and had some issues with credit. I paid, but was always behind and struggled. It happens. I was fired bcuz I could not be trusted and I was a liar, according to them- just because I struggled to pay my bills. I had access and dealt with gov't credit cards from many units and never did anything illegal. I was a veteran and was lucky to walk into that job when I got out. Was told I'd be a GS after 6-12 mos. never happened. My replacement, also a get, got hired as a GS. Jerk stuff right there
Steve Strublic 4 years ago
As a teen, I worked at a fast food restaurant and was cleaning the fryers where you recycle the grease and hose out the fryers with it. (You don't really want to know how old that grease is, folks.) The handle on the grease hose broke and I got 400-degree grease all down my arm. Second degree burns, it turned out... My then-boss asks, "Do you think you need to go home?" Duh, dude, I'm not going home, I'm going to the ER. And, yeah.
Thecoolbonnie 4 years ago (edited)
Years ago, I was a waitress, and we were asked (told) to sign a waiver, to do away with our breaks... (And yes when u are a 'tipped employee' working in 'MA' this is legal.) When I asked my manager, what happens if we don't sign, she pointed behind me, and said, "there's the door"
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