'[It] was intentional': Manager calls a meeting and intentionally "no-shows" as a loyalty test

Brad Dickson • Managing Editor

May 8, 2023 9:00 AM EDT

If you thought trust falls at summer camp were stupid, wait until you hear about the "no-show loyalty test." This strategy, which is incredibly disrespectful to other people's time, feels like it's something taken right out of a book on leadership published by The Office's Michael Scott. As this manager did, you gather all of your subordinates into a room together under the false pretense of a meeting and then… just never show up! This genius fool-proof plan is guaranteed to show you which of your subordinates are loyal and which aren't.

Reddit user and worker u/geometricsun shared screenshots of an email their boss sent out afterward to the team, declaring that it had been his plan all along not to show in order to determine who his loyal vassals were. I think this guy forgot that he's managing a business, not some feudal lord.

The post sparked a lot of responses, with readers sharing their thoughts on the boss's move in the comments. The Original Poster (OP) shared some of their thoughts and expounded on their original post.

Read on to see selections from the thread. Next, check out this worker who ditched out on a shady orientation.

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This was the message the boss sent to the team after the meeting

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A response from OP

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Another response from OP

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'[It] was intentional': Manager calls a meeting and intentionally "no-shows" as a loyalty test

This was the message the boss sent to the team after the meeting

A response from OP

Another response from OP

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