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New Manager Realizes He Messed Up After Star Worker’s Resignation Costs Store 125% In Profit
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New Manager Realizes He Messed Up After Star Worker’s Resignation Costs Store 125% In Profit

New Manager Realizes He Messed Up After Star Worker’s Resignation Costs Store 125% In ProfitNew Boss Disregards Yearlong Deal With Star Employee, Sees Store Ratings CrumbleNew Manager’s Ego Sees Store Ratings Plummeting 125% After He Forces Star Worker Into QuittingStore Left In Financial Freefall After New Manager Messes With Star EmployeeManager Cutting Best-Performing Employee’s Hours Makes Him Quit, Which Leads To Profits Dropping“Dumb Boss Cut My Hours And Lost His Job”: Productive Worker Gets Revenge On Insufferable Boss“Dumb Boss Cut My Hours And Lost His Job”: Employee Quits, Ruins New Manager“So, I Quit”: Employee Gets Revenge On Jerk Manager After He Cuts His Work HoursRestaurant Employee Quits Because Of Jerk Boss And Sets Off Store’s Profits Going Down The Drain
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Not all employees are the same, even if they work the same job. Everyone’s circumstances are different, so some workers might have certain arrangements with their boss, just as this fast-food restaurant employee did. He wasn’t against working 24-hour shifts in exchange for a week off once a month and a chance to see his ailing grandfather.

However, everything changed when a new manager came into the picture. He wasn’t willing to compromise, so the employee decided it was not worth the drama and quit. That’s when it went downhill for the restaurant. The employee shared his story of petty revenge with people online to show how essential workers like him really are.

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    But this productive employee had a jerk of a manager whose downfall was his inability to compromise

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    According to employees, a good boss listens, is approachable, and isn’t afraid to admit to mistakes

    Having a good manager can be a blessing. A survey by the Australian College of Applied Professions found that 27% of people ‘dislike’ their managers. Workers claim that their managers lack emotional intelligence, micromanage them, or lack empathy about their employees’ lives outside of work.

    The first boss in this story seems to be a good one. He allowed the author of this story to adjust his work schedule to his personal life and made compromises without making a fuss. The new manager, however, was described as inflexible and willing to throw others under the bus to save face.

    As Organization Development Consultant Louise Carnachan told Bored Panda before, those who rise to leadership positions often lack the skills to be good managers. “Most people are thrown into leadership positions because they’ve been there a while and were very good at their job—not because they’ve demonstrated competence in leading others, which is a totally different job.”

    “Unless you’ve had a role model to follow, you’re probably at sea about what to do,” Carnachan spoke from the point of view of a new manager. “The leaders most people say were their best boss ever tend to have similar characteristics although the personalities may be completely different.”

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    Most employees want their managers to listen, be open to questions, and have them know at least a fact or two about their employees’ lives. “They tell people what they are doing well and what they appreciate, are clear about goals and direction, have high expectations of themselves and their team members, don’t shy away from difficult conversations, and aren’t afraid to admit when they make a mistake,” Carnachan listed other qualities of a good boss.

    “These are people who are not only respected, [but] they often are the role models for future leaders,” Carnachan pointed out. “Not surprisingly, former staff members stay in touch with them after they leave because they have been mentors, not just bosses.”

    Image credits: Nick Fewings / Unsplash (not the actual photo)

    The notion that employees leave a job because they’re unhappy with their boss is only partly true

    One commenter pointed out how horrible bosses are often the reason why people quit their jobs. It’s a popular phrase in the HR world: “People quit their managers, not their jobs.” Research shows that 57% of employees leave a job because of poor management.

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    Some might argue that it’s just one of the many reasons why workers quit. Facebook employees, for example, revealed in a survey that the reasons they left were because they didn’t like the work, didn’t feel like they were growing, or felt underused in their current position. While they don’t specifically mention disagreements with management, the managers are responsible either way.

    Managers decide whether an employee’s job is more enjoyable, if they have more opportunities to grow, and how well they are utilized. “Most companies design jobs and then slot people into them,” Facebook’s representatives wrote. “Our best managers sometimes do the opposite: When they find talented people, they’re open to creating jobs around them.” They claim that the path to more satisfied employees is to improve their experience.

    Culture Amps claims that it’s not about the managers per se. The top leadership is what makes an organization bad or great, and it’s what makes employees leave or stay. If employees have good opportunities at their current job, they’re less likely to quit, even if they don’t like their manager. “In companies with below-average opportunities, the difference in commitment between people with good managers and those with bad is… zero,” the company points out.

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    The worker clarified why he wasn’t promoted and why his shifts were so long

    “People don’t quit jobs, they quit managers,” one commenter poignantly wrote

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    Kornelija Viečaitė

    Kornelija Viečaitė

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    Hi there, fellow pandas! As a person (over)educated both in social sciences and literature, I'm most interested in how we connect and behave online (and sometimes in real life too.) The human experience is weird, so I try my best to put its peculiarities in writing. As a person who grew up chronically online, I now try to marry two sides of myself: the one who knows too much about MySpace, and the one who can't settle and needs to see every corner of the world.

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    Kornelija Viečaitė

    Kornelija Viečaitė

    Writer, BoredPanda staff

    Hi there, fellow pandas! As a person (over)educated both in social sciences and literature, I'm most interested in how we connect and behave online (and sometimes in real life too.) The human experience is weird, so I try my best to put its peculiarities in writing. As a person who grew up chronically online, I now try to marry two sides of myself: the one who knows too much about MySpace, and the one who can't settle and needs to see every corner of the world.

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    Rugilė Žemaitytė

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    As a Visual Editor at Bored Panda, my favorite part of the job involves browsing the web for the cutest cat pics, the funniest memes and eye-catching illustrations to brighten up your day!

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    Rugilė Žemaitytė

    Rugilė Žemaitytė

    Author, BoredPanda staff

    As a Visual Editor at Bored Panda, my favorite part of the job involves browsing the web for the cutest cat pics, the funniest memes and eye-catching illustrations to brighten up your day!

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    MR
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    6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Please, for the love all, get rid of those obnoxious Hulu ads. They take up the entire screen and are so bugged you can't close them.

    Christi Foss
    Community Member
    5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some of y'all don't get it. OP admits that he knew he was getting taken advantage of. It's a rock and a hard place to be in a situation where an employer is clearly taking advantage of you, but the little that you are getting out of it is still in one way or another better to your advantage than what you would get elsewhere, that even if it is a deal with a devil form of better, you are just desperate enough to be grateful for it. May you never be in that desperate of a place that you have to understand that on such a fundamental level.

    Andrew W.
    Community Member
    6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Stockholm syndrome. OP was totally being taken advantage of and his old manager got him to think it was a good thing.

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    MR
    Community Member
    6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Please, for the love all, get rid of those obnoxious Hulu ads. They take up the entire screen and are so bugged you can't close them.

    Christi Foss
    Community Member
    5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some of y'all don't get it. OP admits that he knew he was getting taken advantage of. It's a rock and a hard place to be in a situation where an employer is clearly taking advantage of you, but the little that you are getting out of it is still in one way or another better to your advantage than what you would get elsewhere, that even if it is a deal with a devil form of better, you are just desperate enough to be grateful for it. May you never be in that desperate of a place that you have to understand that on such a fundamental level.

    Andrew W.
    Community Member
    6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Stockholm syndrome. OP was totally being taken advantage of and his old manager got him to think it was a good thing.

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