Worker Exposes Bad Boss’s Last-Minute Demands To Come Into Work Despite Having Already Requested Time Off

Bad managers often blame workers for not being available at the last minute, even when they failed to schedule or hire enough staff. On Reddit’s r/antiwork subreddit, a worker shared a screenshot of their boss asking them to come in for work the next morning, despite it being a holiday and late at night. The employee declined due to prior plans with family in a different state, but the boss guilt-tripped them.

Readers responded with advice for OP in the comments, including thoughts on how the manager should’ve handled the situation to begin with.


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