Remote Worker Tries To Take Bathroom Break, Gets Angry Texts From Boss Telling Him To Use His PTO

Have you ever heard of a boss so strict that they expect an employee to use a sick day just to use the bathroom? This might sound like a plot from a dystopian novel, but it’s a real-life scenario shared on Reddit, causing quite a stir among the r/antiwork community.

In an almost unbelievable turn of events, a remote worker was put in a position where their boss expected them to use a sick day as the only acceptable excuse for a short bathroom break. This Reddit tale not only highlights the extreme cases of workplace micromanagement but also sparks a conversation about the boundaries (or the lack thereof) in modern work environments.


1.

2.

3.

4.

5. Commentators on the thread quickly joined the conversation with their thoughts and opinions.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

Nate

Nate Armbruster

When he's not doomscrolling Twitter or writing for Pleated-Jeans, Nate Armbruster writes jokes—and then tells them on stage as a stand-up comedian, where he can watch audiences (hopefully) laugh in real-time.