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CEO Asks Internet How To Deal With Two Employees Who Constantly Leave Work At 6 PM, Gets Shut Down
Sound advice for self-care is to leave work at the office, but this CEO begs to differ. On advice website Quora, a boss made an inquiry as to how to get his employees to dedicate their off-duty hours to work.
Studies show that psychologically a poor work/life balance doesn’t just negatively affect your home life but your workplace performance. Well, it doesn’t take science to know the signs of a horrible boss and the internet wasn’t afraid to put this one in his place. Scroll down below to see the epic these commenters gave to this ridiculous question.
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Another person explained why these things shouldn’t be expected, highlighting the generational differences
Others in the comments shared their own experiences and thoughts on this workplace mentality
What do you think ?
Cassie 7 years ago
By the way, where are you the CEO of? I just want to make sure I never work there.
Daria B 7 years ago
I fully agree with all that work-life balance thing. There's nothing to agree with it, actually, it's facts. I'd just like to add that, just because they leave office at the time stated within the contract, it doesn't mean they don't work from home. If they're devoted employees with a good sense of responsibility, when there's a lot of work and the deadlines are tight, they might take their work home. But they may need a break and a change in environments to keep being productive.
Wende Avontuur 7 years ago
I can come and go when I please! My boss expects me to take responsibility. To step up in hard times, meet goals which I set myself and If things get out of a hand for a period of time I can ease down the moment after. I'm motivated every single day because of this and that makes me go for the long run.
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Glenna Wheatley 7 years ago
Really stunned that the purported CEO doesn't get it. Where has he been living, under a rock? And this is NOT a millennial thing, it's a human being thing. I'm a baby boomer. I don't see the problem with what these employees are doing. There IS no problem except what this CEO seems to expect.
Carl de Malmanche 7 years ago
psychopathy - helps you crawl over everyone to he top - but means you still have no clue about what is decent or caring.
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ESL 7 years ago
It's laughable how executives such as this will demand "commitment" from employees by requiring them to work long hours but not show the same commitment to those same employees when it's time to make decisions to lay people off, cut job perks etc. In this day and age, when American companies no longer provide pensions, 100% covered health benefits etc, incentives for employees to remain "loyal" to their employer are few to nonexistent. This is why many of us have LinkedIn accounts just in case a better opportunity comes up. As in any relationship, bosses get the loyalty and respect that is proportional to what they show their employees.
VeryDarkMatter 7 years ago
One day, when we will have to face death and maybe think about our life, I bet nobody will say: "Oh, I wished I would have worked more and spend less time with my family".
Pavel 7 years ago
To be honest, if I would be CEO it would be worried me as well. 6 pm? They should be already gone. Staying every day so long at work, means unproductivity and unhappiness :/
Justine Roberts 4 years ago
I initially actually thought this was what the article was about 😆😆😆
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Bill Taylor 7 years ago
Want me to work more than 8 hours on a salary? Not going to happen, you want me to work extra hours then pay me. Number one, it's not my company. Number two, I probably make about 10% of what my CEO makes. Ridiculous to ask this question in the first place.
Justin Banner 7 years ago
1/10 what the CEO makes? statistically, the average CEO makes 250-300 times what the average employee at their company earns. http://fortune.com/2017/07/20/ceo-pay-ratio-2016/
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Minnie-me 7 years ago
How does this person have the title CEO when they are this ignorant and stupid?
Cassie 7 years ago
Pretty sure both ignorant and stupid are prerequisites for upper management in a lot of companies.
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Linouchka 99 7 years ago
What he should do as a CEO ? Say "Have a nice evening, see ya tomorrow !"...
Troy David Boyle 7 years ago
Dear CEO, I work 8 hours a day for an agreed-upon salary. If you want work beyond that 8 hour agreement, then we can discuss a premium wage above my normal salary. If you are not willing to do so, then I am not willing to do so either.
Cassie 7 years ago
By the way, where are you the CEO of? I just want to make sure I never work there.
Daria B 7 years ago
I fully agree with all that work-life balance thing. There's nothing to agree with it, actually, it's facts. I'd just like to add that, just because they leave office at the time stated within the contract, it doesn't mean they don't work from home. If they're devoted employees with a good sense of responsibility, when there's a lot of work and the deadlines are tight, they might take their work home. But they may need a break and a change in environments to keep being productive.
Wende Avontuur 7 years ago
I can come and go when I please! My boss expects me to take responsibility. To step up in hard times, meet goals which I set myself and If things get out of a hand for a period of time I can ease down the moment after. I'm motivated every single day because of this and that makes me go for the long run.
Load More Replies... Glenna Wheatley 7 years ago
Really stunned that the purported CEO doesn't get it. Where has he been living, under a rock? And this is NOT a millennial thing, it's a human being thing. I'm a baby boomer. I don't see the problem with what these employees are doing. There IS no problem except what this CEO seems to expect.
Carl de Malmanche 7 years ago
psychopathy - helps you crawl over everyone to he top - but means you still have no clue about what is decent or caring.
Load More Replies... ESL 7 years ago
It's laughable how executives such as this will demand "commitment" from employees by requiring them to work long hours but not show the same commitment to those same employees when it's time to make decisions to lay people off, cut job perks etc. In this day and age, when American companies no longer provide pensions, 100% covered health benefits etc, incentives for employees to remain "loyal" to their employer are few to nonexistent. This is why many of us have LinkedIn accounts just in case a better opportunity comes up. As in any relationship, bosses get the loyalty and respect that is proportional to what they show their employees.
VeryDarkMatter 7 years ago
One day, when we will have to face death and maybe think about our life, I bet nobody will say: "Oh, I wished I would have worked more and spend less time with my family".
Pavel 7 years ago
To be honest, if I would be CEO it would be worried me as well. 6 pm? They should be already gone. Staying every day so long at work, means unproductivity and unhappiness :/
Justine Roberts 4 years ago
I initially actually thought this was what the article was about 😆😆😆
Load More Replies... Bill Taylor 7 years ago
Want me to work more than 8 hours on a salary? Not going to happen, you want me to work extra hours then pay me. Number one, it's not my company. Number two, I probably make about 10% of what my CEO makes. Ridiculous to ask this question in the first place.
Justin Banner 7 years ago
1/10 what the CEO makes? statistically, the average CEO makes 250-300 times what the average employee at their company earns. http://fortune.com/2017/07/20/ceo-pay-ratio-2016/
Load More Replies... Minnie-me 7 years ago
How does this person have the title CEO when they are this ignorant and stupid?
Cassie 7 years ago
Pretty sure both ignorant and stupid are prerequisites for upper management in a lot of companies.
Load More Replies... Linouchka 99 7 years ago
What he should do as a CEO ? Say "Have a nice evening, see ya tomorrow !"...
Troy David Boyle 7 years ago
Dear CEO, I work 8 hours a day for an agreed-upon salary. If you want work beyond that 8 hour agreement, then we can discuss a premium wage above my normal salary. If you are not willing to do so, then I am not willing to do so either.
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