Boss Does Not Think Through Her Ridiculous Tirade About People Taking Too Much Time Off, Loses Her Job

On December 6, KCTV5 published an angrily-worded letter that a manager at an Olive Garden in Overland Park, Kansas, sent out to its employees.

The Grinch was obviously fed up over staffing shortages during the busy holiday season, and her rant centered around the idea that employees have been taking way too much time off.

She even went so far as to threaten to invade employees’ personal lives, noting that if a worker uses a “family emergency” as a reason for not showing up, they must disclose details.

This Olive Garden manager got sick and tired of employees taking time off

Boss Does Not Think Through Her Ridiculous Tirade About People Taking Too Much Time Off, Loses Her Job

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So she sent out a 300-word threat letter

Boss Does Not Think Through Her Ridiculous Tirade About People Taking Too Much Time Off, Loses Her Job

Image credits: Louis Hansel (not the actual photo)

Boss Does Not Think Through Her Ridiculous Tirade About People Taking Too Much Time Off, Loses Her Job

Image credits: Christin Hume (not the actual photo)

Boss Does Not Think Through Her Ridiculous Tirade About People Taking Too Much Time Off, Loses Her Job

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Just two days later, a spokesperson for Darden Restaurants, which owns Olive Garden, confirmed to TODAY that the manager who penned the note is no longer with the company.

“We strive to provide a caring and respectful work environment for our team members,” a Darden spokesperson said in the statement. “This message is not aligned with our company’s values.”

And it probably was the right call. After all, the age-old adage “employees don’t quit their jobs, they quit their bosses” still looks to be true. According to a report published by DDI, a global leadership consulting firm that helps companies hire, promote, and develop exceptional leaders, 57 percent of workers have left a job because of their manager.

“Constant criticism, sarcasm, degrading and cruel comments … ruin morale,” executive recruiter Jack Kelly wrote in Forbes. “When a manager routinely belittles your ideas, doesn’t hear you out, talks over you, and acts in an aggressive manner, it makes your work-life miserable and, overall, intolerable.”

“Our culture puts pressure on people to work long hours and almost always be on call. When your boss pushes you to extremes, it turns into a toxic work environment.”

“Some bosses come across [as] unstable—one moment they love you, and the next, they’re yelling at you for something small and innocuous. They take credit for the positive work you’ve done, but blame you when something doesn’t work out in their favor,” Kelly added.

So by getting rid of one bad manager, Olive Garden may have actually saved themselves quite a few employees.

After the email leaked and went viral, people were very appalled by it

Boss Does Not Think Through Her Ridiculous Tirade About People Taking Too Much Time Off, Loses Her Job

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Honu 1 year ago

She's proud of coming in, handling food, and serving it to customers while sick. Likely also infecting her coworkers who would, in turn, be doing the same. I had hoped going through an actual pandemic would get people in the US thinking about this rather dangerous aspect of our work culture. I'm sadly used to basic human decency not being a motivator, but how about self preservation?

15points

liam newton-harding 1 year ago

"Look how dedicated I am to this company! I give them my all, and so should you! We are a family, we help each other, we support one another. We. Are. Loyal."..."This came in for you."..."What is it? Can't you see I'm inspiring the 'troops'!"..."It's your termination papers, they fired you over IM."

6points