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Bartender Enacts Revenge On Perpetually Late Boss Who Hates Tardiness

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    Font - r/antiwork Join u/Waddiwasiiiii • 6h S 14 1 2 11 e 13 1 1 1 I've been making my boss think interviewees were leaving because of her tardiness. Bartender here. So my boss seems to think punctuality is a requirement of everyone but herself. Whenever we have interviews lined up she tells me to make note of anyone who shows up late. (I don't because I literally don't care) Usually she is in the back office or hasn't even arrived yet and she just calls to tell me what times the interviews are
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    Because of this, they decided to teach her a lesson.

    Font - So I decided to turn the tables. Because so many restaurants are hiring right now, it isn't uncommon for applicants to no-show for interviews just because they already accepted a job elsewhere. So, every time she has run late for a scheduled interview and it coincides with a no-show, I lie. I tell her they were here, on time, but then left when she didn't show at the scheduled time. (I know she doesn't have the backbone to actually follow up with any of them, so I'm not worried about gett
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    Font - I got ballsier though. I had one woman waiting for about 10 mins before I told her "look, boss is on her way but I don't blame you if you want to leave, why respect her time if she doesn't respect yours". She laughed and was like "Okay, why don't I head to my car, if she gets here before I've left the area she can call me and maybe l'll come back". This would have been the sixth time an interview "left". So when my boss arrived 5 mins later I told her she could still call and try to catch

    Realizing that many places industry were hiring, and that many applicants would get a job before the scheduled interview, they started to use the no-shows to their advantage. Informing the manager they had turned up and it was her lateness that caused them to leave, she finally began to get the message when an interviewee actually arrived and was left waiting — so they told her she may as well leave.

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    Fellow Redditors applauded the ingenious move.

    Font - gods_loop_hole 5h 1 Award How To Train Your Boss G Reply 1 7.3k 3 Waddiwasiiii OP • 5h It's okay, you can call her a dragon, cuz she is. * 3.2k 3 Ilovegirlsbottoms 4h So you mean she lays around not doing anything, thinks she is better than everyone else, and hoards a large amount of money?
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    Font - wfhomealone 5h Train her her to pay you more. G Reply 1 2.4k 3 Waddiwasiiii OP · 5h Lmao. I make more off tips than she would ever pay me if she had to. I did negotiate her meeting me halfway on health insurance though so there's that. *This also is not true of all tipped workers, many of whom don't make a living wage. I admit I am a possible outlier.
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    Font - critiqu3 4h The most infuriating thing about all of this is that it's CLEAR that treating new potential hires with respect and kindness gets the best results in the long run. Why is this such a difficult concept for employers to understand? Great job, OP. You not only taught your boss an important lesson, but you make your workplace a nicer environment for your new coworkers.
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    Font - InquisitiveNerd 4h O 1 Award Good day- share a cookie Bad day- no cookie If asked why no cookie, say you stress ate it.
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    Font - FD HanYang182 4h "Now I'm brainstorming other ways to train my boss." Not all heroes wear capes. G Reply 1 616 3 Kamikaze_Ninja_ 1h I'm in a position where they can't afford to lose me. I have taken this opportunity to train my lead supervisor how to treat people. He will start talking to me about work without saying hello sometimes so when he's done talking at me I say "hello X how are you doing today?" And not address anything he had just said. He's not a bad guy, just not a great lead.
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    Font - Zeno_the_Friend 5h This needs to be pinned to the top of the sub as a masterpiece lol. Also, based on how you've trained your owner... do you have cats? 6 Reply 仓 522 Waddiwasiiii OP • 5h Haha, thanks for the award kind stranger. And yes, I absolutely have cats Imao
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    Font - Nocap84 5h Absolutely genius. This deserves an actual award, or just her job, but I'm sure you don't want it lol 6 Reply 仓136 Waddiwasiiii OP • 5h LOL Admittedly I'd be 100x better at it, but they would never pay me a salary equivalent to what I average hourly off tips, and salary = slave to the business in this industry. I'll keep slinging drinks with zero responsibilities thanks lol

    The unpleasant taste of her own medicine couldn't have been sweeter for many people, who were appreciative of u/Waddiwasiiiii's simple, but effective strategizing. While nobody is perfect at their job, supervisors in particular have a responsibility to respect employees in order to receive respect in return. It's a shame not all of them get this kind of training to appreciate that.

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