Sometimes the best response to a bad write-up is refusing to sign it. What can you do when it’s your truth vs. someone else’s? Nothing, really, especially if the other person is your boss. It’s complicated when your boss makes a mistake, and instead of acknowledging and accepting that he did wrong, he tries to …
Seguir leyendo Manager forgot to schedule employee for 2 weeks, tries to write them up for his own mistake, but the employee refuses to sign: ‘What was I supposed to improve?’
Categoría:toxic-manager
Manager refuses to recommend employee for a promotion, gets accused of “holding him back” when he won’t write a reference letter: ‘I wouldn’t write a recommendation I didn’t genuinely believe’
Can you recommend someone you don’t think is ready? Being a manager can be very complicated at times. I’m not a manager, but I think I can understand the position the OP was in and why he reached out to the community in r/AITH. Apparently, he is the supervisor at a small company and the …
Seguir leyendo Manager refuses to recommend employee for a promotion, gets accused of “holding him back” when he won’t write a reference letter: ‘I wouldn’t write a recommendation I didn’t genuinely believe’
Bakery worker gets scolded for checking her phone for 30 seconds during 6-hour trial shift despite manager saying it was allowed, quits after boss belittles her: ‘We’re not children here’
A first shift is supposed to show you what a workplace is like, and sometimes that’s exactly the problem. Four and a half hours into washing dishes at her bakery trial shift, this 21-year-old finally had a quiet moment. She checked her phone for roughly 30 seconds, something the manager had explicitly said was fine. …
Seguir leyendo Bakery worker gets scolded for checking her phone for 30 seconds during 6-hour trial shift despite manager saying it was allowed, quits after boss belittles her: ‘We’re not children here’
Employee faces a 3-day suspension after eating one blueberry at work: ‘My coworkers do it constantly’
One impulsive snack turned an ordinary shift into a meeting with management. After a long day of fasting, one employee ate a single blueberry while closing the fruit station at work: just as their manager walked by. What followed was a write-up, a three-day suspension, and a meeting with management. Although the suspension was later …
Seguir leyendo Employee faces a 3-day suspension after eating one blueberry at work: ‘My coworkers do it constantly’
Employee receives ultimatum for not meeting 4-shift requirement after manager failed to schedule enough work: ‘Commit or leave’
How are you supposed to work a shift you were never scheduled for? Most employees have been blamed for something at work that wasn’t entirely their fault. Maybe a customer complained about a policy they didn’t create. Maybe a deadline got missed because someone forgot to send an email. It happens. But being told you’re …
Seguir leyendo Employee receives ultimatum for not meeting 4-shift requirement after manager failed to schedule enough work: ‘Commit or leave’
Incompetent call center manager forces employee to follow awkward script word for word, gets a lesson when customer calls to compliment it: ‘Did you just say included therein?’
Saying «included therein» to every customer is like a legally binding ritual. Working in a call center already requires a special kind of patience, but this situation took it to another level. The job itself was simple enough, helping customers with home warranty claims, but the real challenge was management. Specifically, a supervisor who believed …
Seguir leyendo Incompetent call center manager forces employee to follow awkward script word for word, gets a lesson when customer calls to compliment it: ‘Did you just say included therein?’
7-Eleven manager schedules 17-year-old employee who gets out of school at 2:50 PM for shifts starting at 3 PM, refuses to push her start time back: ‘Get here faster’
Workplaces that employ teenagers should know that for the vast majority of kids with after-school jobs, school comes first. There are kids who are willing to sacrifice their education for work because they need the money to support their families. However, even these kids shouldn’t be asked to work during school hours. Involved parents will …
Seguir leyendo 7-Eleven manager schedules 17-year-old employee who gets out of school at 2:50 PM for shifts starting at 3 PM, refuses to push her start time back: ‘Get here faster’
Lazy coworker brags about having free time at work on social media, hardworking coworker tattles to management: ‘We never have a slow MOMENT at work, let alone a slow day’
We’ve all had one of those coworkers who doesn’t do what they’re supposed to do. If you’re on the same level as someone, it’s easy to notice that one or two people are carrying the bulk of the work, while another employee is twiddling their thumbs and getting the same pay/credit for doing much less. …
Seguir leyendo Lazy coworker brags about having free time at work on social media, hardworking coworker tattles to management: ‘We never have a slow MOMENT at work, let alone a slow day’
Manager scolds employee for saying ‘sure’ instead of ‘yes’ when he asked him to do a task: ‘I told him to do something, it’s a command from his manager, not a request.’
Every boss expects a different level of formality from their employees. I know a lot of Southern people who feel disrespected if they’re not addressed as «yes sir» or «yes ma’am.» On the other side, I know Northerners who get incredibly offended if people call them «ma’am» because it makes them feel old. In general, …
Seguir leyendo Manager scolds employee for saying ‘sure’ instead of ‘yes’ when he asked him to do a task: ‘I told him to do something, it’s a command from his manager, not a request.’
23-year-old forces her coworker to constantly cover her shifts because she has a boyfriend and he’s single: ‘I figured you’d be fine with it since you don’t have a girlfriend or kids to worry about.’
There’s nothing worse than a coworker who walks all over you and a manager who lets it happen. I don’t miss the time in my life when people would beg me to cover their shift and act like I was a bad person for not being able to do so. It’s challenging to plan your …
Seguir leyendo 23-year-old forces her coworker to constantly cover her shifts because she has a boyfriend and he’s single: ‘I figured you’d be fine with it since you don’t have a girlfriend or kids to worry about.’