One day in the not-so-distant future, we will all have been replaced by robots and AI… Then there will be a golden age of no one having to do any work at all before the robots rise up and kill us — or harvest us to use as batteries.
Some managers, however, seem to think that we're already at that point and expect their workers never to have any medical events; never need any food, breaks, or hydration; and to show up to work on a whim and to do as they're told, whenever they're told.
The point is this: The idea that you need to wait for relief in order to have a medical event is as hilarious as it is dystopian and horrifying. Imagine getting fired for having a heart attack and leaving work "without consent." Which, according to some of the comments, isn't far from the reality of what happens in some jobs.
Keep reading for this thread, which was originally posted to Reddit's r/antiwork subreddit by a since-deleted user. For more like this, check out this middle manager who tried to avoid filling vacant positions in order to get a bonus.
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