Taking time away from work to go on a vacation is crucial to one’s mental health. Clocking out to relax and unwind with friends and family prevents employees from getting burnt out and allows them to rest and recharge. Denying employees this benefit — or expecting them to work while on vacation — is just downright inhumane.
Unfortunately, this woman has been forced to contend with a horrible manager who assigned her a project after she’d left for vacation. When she didn’t complete it — no, duh, she didn’t even know she’d gotten the assignment because why would she? — she was reprimanded.
Her husband took to the r/jobs Reddit thread to share the full story.