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Boss Tries To Cancel Employee’s Day Off, So She Calls In Sick For Three, And The Whole Place Falls Apart
In a post on the popular subreddit r/antiwork, Reddit user u/blargnblah shared an experience that has resonated with its members who feel similarly disillusioned with the modern workplace.
It describes her experience of being denied time off for a wedding that she had requested (and approved) months in advance. As a response to this jerk move, she called in sick for three days and still enjoyed the occasion.
However, this decision had a significant impact on the business’s performance, and the boss was not happy about it.
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This bridesmaid’s boss decided to deny her time off for a wedding
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So she chose to fight fire with fire
Image credits: Rene Asmussen (not the actual photo)
Image credits: blargnblah
We managed to get in touch with u/blargnblah and she was kind enough to reveal a few more details about the situation. “It was the worst job I’ve ever had even before the whole ordeal,” the Redditor told Bored Panda. “I hated every second of it.”
A huge part of her resentment could be attributed to the relationship she has had with her boss, which the Redditor described as “horrendously abusive and terrible.” Sadly, there are many more like her.
Image credits: Yan Krukau (not the actual photo)
People leave managers, not companies. One in two employees has left a job to get away from a manager and improve their overall life at some point in their career.
Great managers are so scarce largely because the talent required to be one is rare. Gallup’s research discovered that only about one in ten people possess the talent to manage. Though many are endowed with some of the necessary traits, few have the unique combination of skills needed to help a team achieve excellence in a way that significantly improves a company’s performance.
These 10%, when put in manager roles, naturally engage team members and customers, retain top performers, and sustain a culture of high productivity.
Bad managers, on the other hand, cost businesses billions of dollars each year, and, as this story shows, even a single one can bring down a company. If they’re incompetent and toxic enough.
As you might’ve guessed at this point, u/blargnblah said she would not have stayed at her job even if the conflict would’ve been avoided. “Screw this capitalist dystopian nightmare of a world,” the Redditor added.
Image credits: Nick Fewings (not the actual photo)
After her post went viral, the employee said in the comments that she later quit her job
People were appalled by the boss’s behavior
And, sadly, there was also an abundance of similar stories
What do you think ?
Alexandra Davis 1 year ago
Wow. Never once have I worked any job in the Uk (or known any friends working here in other jobs) have an issue with being given time off or even worse having time off they've been promised revoked. Most jobs I know here, time off is all scheduled using online systems that it would be hard to revoke and make out like it never happened. America really haters people living life and having time off from work!
Hannah 1 year ago
You got that in one. Funny how America is the "land of the free" and "the place of dreams" yet we have so little going for us
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Nightshade1972 1 year ago
I worked retail for a decade in the US. At my last job, I got concert tickets. I told my bosses, three months in advance, when the concert would be. I asked for either the Fri/Sat off, or the Sat/Sun off, since the concert was on Sat. They swear they'll take care of it. The schedule for the week of the concert goes up. My only day off is Sun (which never happens in retail), and I'm working so late on Sat that I'll miss half the concert. I look on the schedule and see that one of my coworkers has the Sat off. I ask if she's willing to take my shift. She says yes. Management tried to yell at me for "forcing" Coworker to take my shift. Coworker looked at them and said, "No, not really, I've been begging for more hours, so I don't mind." "Oh..." So that's how I got the Sat/Sun off.
M 1 year ago
Glad you got the time off but management needs a check. Not okay at all how they handled it
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Colin 1 year ago
#1 - always get confirmation in writing for everything. The ultimate CYA rule. #2 - depending on where you live a doctor's note might be required for sicknesses of 3 days or longer. So be cautious when playing this game.
Marie BellaDonna 1 year ago
OP had confirmation in writing. As did a few others in the comments. It didn't matter. Of course, if they wanted to push it, and go to the Labor Department about it, then it would definitely matter. But, unfortunately, most people don't have the time or resources to pursue a complaint like that. Especially against a big company. And so it goes on. Sadly.
Load More Replies... Alexandra Davis 1 year ago
Wow. Never once have I worked any job in the Uk (or known any friends working here in other jobs) have an issue with being given time off or even worse having time off they've been promised revoked. Most jobs I know here, time off is all scheduled using online systems that it would be hard to revoke and make out like it never happened. America really haters people living life and having time off from work!
Hannah 1 year ago
You got that in one. Funny how America is the "land of the free" and "the place of dreams" yet we have so little going for us
Load More Replies... Nightshade1972 1 year ago
I worked retail for a decade in the US. At my last job, I got concert tickets. I told my bosses, three months in advance, when the concert would be. I asked for either the Fri/Sat off, or the Sat/Sun off, since the concert was on Sat. They swear they'll take care of it. The schedule for the week of the concert goes up. My only day off is Sun (which never happens in retail), and I'm working so late on Sat that I'll miss half the concert. I look on the schedule and see that one of my coworkers has the Sat off. I ask if she's willing to take my shift. She says yes. Management tried to yell at me for "forcing" Coworker to take my shift. Coworker looked at them and said, "No, not really, I've been begging for more hours, so I don't mind." "Oh..." So that's how I got the Sat/Sun off.
M 1 year ago
Glad you got the time off but management needs a check. Not okay at all how they handled it
Load More Replies... Colin 1 year ago
#1 - always get confirmation in writing for everything. The ultimate CYA rule. #2 - depending on where you live a doctor's note might be required for sicknesses of 3 days or longer. So be cautious when playing this game.
Marie BellaDonna 1 year ago
OP had confirmation in writing. As did a few others in the comments. It didn't matter. Of course, if they wanted to push it, and go to the Labor Department about it, then it would definitely matter. But, unfortunately, most people don't have the time or resources to pursue a complaint like that. Especially against a big company. And so it goes on. Sadly.
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