Boss Wants Employee To Work According To Her Laid Out Time, Employee Maliciously Complies And Manager Gets Demoted

When you are dealing with an incompetent boss, simply doing your job can be a powerful tool

Maryjane

• Published in Interesting
• April 17, 2023

Ineffective managers can create confusion, annoyance, and low morale at work. Have you ever had a manager who lacked competence?

You know the type—the person who generally creates mayhem at work, acts like they have no idea what they're doing, and makes poor choices. It might be quite aggravating and give you the impression that there is nothing you can do to improve the situation.

But what if I told you there was a method to stop that inept boss in his tracks? What if I told you that by merely putting in your regular hours, you might scuttle their plans and pressure them to get their act together or leave?

Even if it seems too good to be true, simply carrying out your duties can be a very effective strategy when dealing with an inept employer. This is exactly what this Redditor did.

The OP works an 8.5-hour shift as a supervisor in a factory. Soon after he started working there, he learned that the second shift supervisor frequently left early, so OP began filling in for him.

He would finish both his shift and the other supervisor's hours. OP had two superiors. When the OP left work early after the new boss started working there, she sent him an email about his timing.

There wasn't much the OP could do, and it wasn't that much of a big deal

The second shift supervisor leaves an hour or two early from his shift 2-3 times a week

The OP come in at around 8 pm to cover the last 3 hours of his shift and his full shift

Sarah is a nightmare and she wants the OP to work long hours

She sent him another email the following day, spoke with him on the phone, and gave him a formal warning. When they went to HR, the manager told HR that she wanted him to finish his shift, so the OP started complying with her requests.

His boss had no idea that he frequently arrived at work early. Well, she later regretted it.

Sarah was upset with OP since he arrived two hours early and left at 7:15

Sarah is arriving early to chat to OP, according to a new email that she sent. She arrived and officially warned him about his early leaving

Sarah explained the expectations to HR at their meeting, and OP saw to it that he complied with them

When Sarah questioned OP about why he didn't arrive earlier, OP responded that he was finishing his 8.5-hour shift

At $125 per hour, the company was forced to hire a contractor. Additionally, they had to pay $85k for a fourth supervisor, and Sarah was demoted

OP was a capable worker who continued to put in extra hours and cover for other workers, but he was never given credit for his efforts.

The Reddit post got more than 600 comments and here are some of them below

People blow my mind with the thought process of work expectations

Wage theft is one of the most common crimes

There was no love for unions in this Redditor's house

It's odd that her employer saw him leave early but didn't realize he had been working extra hours and filling in for others. As a result, the business had to recruit a second contractor and a supervisor to fill in for the other supervisor's absences because OP succumbed to what his boss suggested and began working only 8.5 hours.

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Maryjane