'Don't you dare slander me online'. OK one, it's not slander, it's libel; two, truth is an absolute defence against a libel case and they've got the actual messages; three, if you think people are going to stop using your company because someone showed how you treat your employees, maybe try treating your staff better you a*****e.

Low-level work? Wow, that manager has an inflated sense of their own importance. Also, you can't slander someone when you are simply displaying the words they have said. Slander is making false claims about someone verbally. Libel is the same but in writing. This person screwed themselves all by themselves.

Things like this even happen to salaried managers. I work in IT, responsible for system that operates 24/7. Even though I had a very qualified, responsible group that rotated on call responsibilities. My VP would expect me to come in if there was a production problem off hours. One Saturday night during my mother's 70th birthday party, they called me asking if I was coming in to support the group. I had taken that Friday off because my mother lives 350 miles from me and flew in for it. I wasn't in the office that Friday, which they were aware of. After trying to guilt me for several minutes, I asked if they were going to buy me an airline ticket to fly back early, they shut up quick. I reminded them, I wasn't in the office Friday, had already spoke to the person on call about the strategy to take, with agreement they could call me at anytime if there was an issue related to the solution. VP shut up pretty quick. The group said it was the best thing I did, none of them liked the VP.

I manage and I prefer to do the sweeping, trash, and dirty work so that the people I work with don't have to so that it is a more pleasant place to work.

Im so lucky my boss is the best. Even though she got promoted to VP, her replacement straight up quit last Friday and a team member was let go for moving to another country but not telling anyone and she took on all of their work herself. Whenever anything major happens, she doesn't dump it on us. She will then ask if I and the other senior person could help, which of course we always do because she's the best. But otherwise she gets down in the trenches with us even though she's way above us.

It would be one thing if they were actually understaffed and asked nicely, but it's literally the managers job to cover for employees when they call out. Also why would they try all their social media before their phone?

This manager is the type of person whom, assuming she has friends, uses favors against them. "I did that thing for you, so I'm calling you on it because I need this thing done for me." She deserves to be out in the cold on a regular basis until she takes a long look in the mirror and realizes "Damn, I'm a bítch." Even if this does happen here in the US, she could STILL be sued for actual abuse especially after dropping the C word. Evidence doesn't lie and emotional duress is still a thing here.

Did everyone miss the part where she outright called him a c*nt!?! B***h should get fired over that!

Had a boss like this who always expected me to come in last-minute. Like "I need you here in 5" last-minute. In the same way, cancelled/changed my shifts when things were slow. This happened sometimes several times a week. I was expected to always be on call, for no additional pay. Paid barely above minimum wage, too. Worked for them for 2 years, and I got a 20¢ raise. Hooray 😐 Finally I got furloughed b/c of covid restrictions. Then when I went to file unemployment, he asked me not to b/c the company'd have to pay a portion. Like ???? I need money to live, though?? Found a new job paying 50% more an hour within a couple weeks. Never going back to a situation like that again.

Did this entitled Emily Zitek actually throw out a "these people are less likely to comply with the health guidelines of the pandemic.? Ya, that's where I realized who your base is." " Zitek argues in one of her papers “that just giving in also isn’t a good solution because it could lead to more entitlement later.” <- -((this is the important part of what was said))

My father use to say "A good manager manages to get the job done even if they have to do it themselves !!! And "Never ask an employee to do anything you arent willing to jump in and do it yourself. "

His first mistake was responding. If it's my day off and I get a message like this, I ignore it. What are they going to do? If you're not available, don't respond. They have no leverage that way.

You lost me at, "are less likely to comply with the health guidelines of the pandemic". Your article about this situation hit most points. But why the hell did you feel the need to bring in the damn pandemic? There are countless other comparisons you could have used. Do better.

Sometimes, I wish they'd show the company name so I can know who not to pay anything towards until they get their s**t together. This type of thing pisses me off. I like to say we can all be killed by a bullet, yet this jackass makes it sound like they're a god. It's not slander. And they better think twice before trying to sue.

Did this entitled Emily Zitek actually throw out a "these people are less likely to comply with the health guidelines of the pandemic.? Ya, that's where I realized who your base is." " Zitek argues in one of her papers “that just giving in also isn’t a good solution because it could lead to more entitlement later.” (this is the important part of what was said)

His first and only response should have been, sorry, I am not available today. If he is contacted again and asked why, say it's personal and don't try to justify it. The second you say what you are doing they can make a judgement as to which is more important-and guess which they will pick. Stay professional and it looks bad if the boss becomes unprofessional.

Whomever this young man is number one do not blend your social media with your employment. These people are your employer not your friends. Number two when you have time off never answer phone calls from your employers. Do your job collect your check and go home, do not have other life involvement with management from work.

Am I the only one confused by the only fans thing? But eff this manager, that was crazy. Get off your ass and go help your staff.

"'____' put me on to cover your job all night and I absolutely hate doing it." Presumably, the "manager" was told by someone with higher authority to do the author's job since that person knew it was his day off. If I were the author, I would have been tempted to have called her bluff and told her, "You want to go in tomorrow and talk to the uppity-up? Okay, let's do that. What time? I'll meet you there and I'll tell them just how inappropriate it was for you to hunt me down like a fugitive on my day off on my social media, which is just short of cyber-stalking, by the way. Then harangue me like some fishwife for refusing to come in to do the job that you were told to do, but really hate and "just don't want to." I'm wondering how the big bosses will look at doing you any favors after they hear about how unprofessional you spoke to an employee." Then, if she actually met you and saw the boss together, tell him what happened,then drop the bomb that you quit.

I recall a company that ran a chain of convenience stores. The district manager was unscrupulous, and employee treatment suffered. One employee would get his schedule switched when a new employee complained about an assignment. When someone called in sick on a holiday, he got called. One time, a manager called and said she would have gone in, but she had been drinking. She slipped the employee extra cash out of pocket, since the company did not give overtime for unscheduled work. But one night got sick on the job, and his manager came in, herself, instead of calling another employee. Most of the managers there made up for high management's callousness I had a manager at one job, in a company print shop, where I began as a temp. The manager soon delegated a critical task to me, because I had skills. On one occasion, with a deadline looming, they needed more hands. I left my office to help, but the manager said, "You're handling something big. I can do this grunt work." That's a leader

In Sweden, this would be illegal. An employer wouldn't dare talk to an employee this way. Off course, you could love your job so that way it's better if the employer said these things because you would get 1-2 years of pay if you got union involved.

That's disgusting. I thought some of the managers I'd dealt with were bad but this one beats all of them.

I also think it's of note that she was the one who used profanity first. That is so seriously unprofessional, especially for someone in charge. She has no place in management and wherever that place is, they will have a continual turn over of employees because of her. If her employers did see this, she needs to be fired immediately.

If it's "low level work" then it must not be all that important to the overall functioning of the organization. To expect an employee to give up their day off in order to cover somebody else's shift is not just unreasonable, it's the mark of a really poor manager, somebody who probably shouldn't be in management in the first place.

So stupid. This guy and all the commenters are so entitled. You should be lucky you have a job at all unlike many. You can't just ask for double pay out of nowhere. I've come in on days off when I have no plans for more hours which is more pay and to help everybody out. And whoever said "ignore it" is stupid. You always answer and at least tell them you have plans and they'll be understanding. I know from personal experience, but you don't ignore it. They need more people. The business is important and needs to stay running. You can't just blow stuff off because you want to. I disagree so much with all of this and it upsets me how lazy other employees are sometimes.

Both people are wining babies. F**ing complainers don't need the boot, the need the 🪓.

She, the manager, sounds like she's never done any real work. I worked my way up to Assistant manager, doing the cleaning, sorting, front counter, filling in for others. I still do all of that. If I need another person to fill in I ask if they are available, if not I'll try someone else. And as long as it's safe for those of us to work on a lower staff rate, then I'll pitch in more, even if it means my work has to wait. Shite happens and sometimes you need to knuckle down and get the job done. I wouldn't want to work with someone like that. It is not the way to behave nor how to treat your employees.

The sad part is she claimed it was his shift she was covering in part of that... it's like 1 my day off, 2 freedom of speech... 3 I would have let them sue and counter sued for unlawful termination.. talk about having A psycho for a manager..

My spouse and I adopted a baby. On the day she was born, I got a surprise call saying "we have a baby for you and she's being born right now!" We knew nothing about her until the day she was born and we were so excited! My boss knew we were trying to adopt for a year before my daughter was born. I took a 6 week maternity leave and my boss pressured me from day 1 to come back. She said she didn't understand why I needed so much time since I didn't physically give birth. I refused. Turns out, during the time I was off she had no clients and blamed the birth of my child for lack of income. She told other employees that she couldn't pay them and they could thank my daughter for that. When I did return, she forced me to get a letter from the birth mom's attorney verifying that we knew nothing about our baby before she was born. My boss thought I was lying and just decided to keep it from her. Needless to say, I didn't stay at that job long after that.

So, you're making excuses for a**hole employers who Demand you work on your day off? 🤔 fool.

Would love to see them try that in Ontario.... https://www.blogto.com/tech/2021/12/right-to-disconnect-ontario/#:~:text=Ontario%20just%20passed%20a%20law,was%20first%20proposed%20in%20October.

The manager is not manager material this may be the reason why the other person cause off it also seeks to amaze me why people use social media and or their cell phones to reach people that can be copied or re posted to prove was said and done. Everyone should remember also cell phones are not your friend and it's a dangerous equipment

She’s not only an ahole she’s a dumb a hole ..the worst kind . Slander is only if the information is false …& false written information is actually liable not slander. Slander is verbal . So she’s a schmuck all around !