The working relationship is built on respect, and that respect should go both ways. Unfortunately, this isn't always the case, with some owners, executives, and managers seeing themselves as destined for greatness and, therefore, better than the rabble they employ. It's surprising and disappointing how prevalent this attitude and behavior is today—probably because it's still being encouraged by the executive-level relics from the 80s and their sycophants who worship their every move.
But, contrary to popular belief, if you're not getting respect, you don't have to give respect back; as an employee, you have the privilege of taking your skills and services elsewhere. This can sometimes be hard to do due to the financial hardship and insecurity it presents, but sometimes your employer is so terrible that you have no choice but to walk away.
That's what this worker did after their new employer made an issue about the fact that they were missing work for the birth of their child. Really, this was just the icing on a really terrible cake, and the employer had displayed every red flag in the book during the initial period of employment.
Keep reading for this story, as Redditor u/dabiggman shared it with Reddit's r/antiwork subreddit community. See some selected screenshots and reactions below; visit the attribution links to see the original Reddit post; for more, check out this tyrannical boss who fired an employee for protesting working conditions.
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