‘This Is Your New Job’: Boss Demands Employee Babysit Her Child During Work Shifts for Free

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Eleonora Bader
Jul 5, 2023 11:00 AM EDT

Management tends to have some pretty bold, audacious requests, or should we say rather 'demands'. In this case, OP was working as a receptionist at a chiropractic clinic. Her boss went on personal leave for a few months, saying she had family issues that she needed to take care of. After said issues were taken care of, OP's boss came back… with a newborn baby. OP's boss wanted to work full time per usual, and instead of plopping her child off at a babysitter's, she plopped her child off in her receptionist's arms. OP expressed that she was not comfortable with handling a child and that it wasn't listed previously in her job description, which OP's boss did not take kindly.

Her entitlement became even more obvious after she readjusted the training manual to fit her new demands. OP was at a loss for what to do, so she turned to Reddit. Scroll down to read what exactly went down. For more like this, you can check out these hilariously sassy classical art memes.

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    Font - Posted by u/thathallandoatesgirl 9 hours ago Boss is mad that we won't babysit her kid for free 2
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    Font - I work at a chiropractic clinic with another girl. Our boss had a secret baby (as in she went on "personal leave" for a few months saying "she was having family issues" and then came back to work with a 3 month old baby). She now is wanting to come back to work full time, but expects me and my coworker to watch her baby
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    Font - while we're working. We're both receptionists, so this is pretty much impossible. We expressed this to her, and her response was "so decide which of you wants to sit in the back with her for the shift and which of you wants to be at the front". We then flat out told her that we weren't comfortable with that because it
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    Font - wasn't part of our job requirements when we were hired. Her response was to then edit our training manual and write (and I'm quoting) “The staff purpose is to do whatever needs to be done to free the doctor to see as many people as possible and educate the patient so that they may tell others" (I wish I was kidding). She then screenshot a picture of it and
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    Font - sent it in our group chat saying "this is from our training manual". My coworker and I both agree that the only reason she's doing this much is because she has no attachment to the child (the minute she walks in the door she passes the baby off to someone and then pretty much ignores her for the rest of the shift).
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    Plant - Today, she got very upset with us because we weren't absolutely thrilled to play Nannies. And she wonders why everyone takes turns calling out.
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    Font - Zinglons Revenge - 10 hr. ago I'll say it before someone else does: Do the babysitting and don't worry about keeping up with your other work. 114 Reply Share
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    Font - thathallandoatesgirl OP 10 hr. ago The only thing I hate about that option is that the baby cries the minute my boss puts her down. We'll have a good 2-3 minutes, then the baby starts screaming and doesn't stop til the end of the day ( 8 hours later when we close and my boss has no choice but to get her and take her home). She does occasionally stop crying when she's exhausted herself and falls asleep, but this only lasts 10-15 minutes as well.
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    Font - I should also add that she doesn't just cry, but SCREAMS at the top of her lungs to the point where patients have been concerned about her well being Reply Share 91
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    Font - Which Youth_706 - 9 hr. ago cant you contact the labor board Reply Share 54 thathallandoatesgirl OP - 9 hr. ago My coworker and I talked about it but aren't sure what we would file with them since we technically haven't found any laws our boss has broken? I guess if anything we could
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    Font - consult someone on the labor board and see if what she's doing is legal / if we have to / if she'd be able to retaliate if we don't watch her kid 4 40 Reply Share
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    Font - SarahTheGreat9. 8 hr. ago Holy cr p. That poor baby. Reply Share Wa 773 Alan Smithee_ . 6 hr. ago Mom's a Chiropractor... 256 Reply Share
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    Font - k-ari 8 hr. ago start looking for a new job. start recording you guys baby sitting. negotiate a new contract get paid more on days you do. if she declines blast her on social media and play the victim. just delete this post before you do. it works well Reply Share 285
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    Font - matico3 4 hr. ago best advice, these fucks will not stop being dicks until you apply some pressure 34 Reply Share NoThing2048. 3 hr. ago Yep, most people don't quit their job, they quit their boss!! 24 Reply Share
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    Font - palaric8 7 hr. ago Apart from all the red flags. You are not qualified to take care of somebody else 3 month old baby. If something happens you will be on so much trouble. 129 Reply Share
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    Font - wwwenby 5 hr. ago Where "trouble" means "at risk for being liable is anything goes awry" Reply Share 4 35
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    Font - ShallowVain 9 hr. ago Literally been there, done that. RUN It won't stop, AND it will lead to your further completely unprofessional involvement in her messiness. I stood in my boss's home and watched his wife force one of their children to eat off the floor while she cried, saying she was not a dog. RUN! 283 Reply Share
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    Font - misssarahbee. 8 hr. ago I'd quit immediately and contact the labor board as well as child protective services. This woman is not fit to be a mother or a boss of anything. You can't hire someone as a receptionist and then expect them to watch an infant. Wtf is wrong with people?! 202 Reply Share
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    Font - thathallandoatesgirl OP 10 hr. ago I need to add that we'd be more alright with having to watch her child if we were paid more on the days we had to watch her, and when we asked if we could be paid 2-3 hours more on the days we watch the kid, our boss's response was "no why would I do that? I already pay you?" 104 Reply Share
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    Font - Jaded_Ad_1674 - 8 hr. ago Call child protective services in her, as well as osha because you aren't professionally licensed for childcare. Reply Share 38 eddododo 4 hr. ago I would contact their business insurance 43 ↓ Reply Share
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    Font - YdexKtesi 8 hr. ago edited 6 hr. ago I know this is not what you're asking, but it sounds like the baby has acid reflux. My daughter used to shriek like a banshee until we figured that out. 77 Reply Share
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    Font - ifreakinglovedinos - 6 hr. ago Imma be honest, I'd call CPS and make an anonymous report. It's not only that she IMMEDIATLY leaves her child with two essentially strangers who never agreed to take care of her child- it's the whole endangering and neglect. This isn't your job. At all. You're not qualified to do this. What if there's an emergency with the child? Who's liable?
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    Font - She's crying 8 hours a day in a way that even patients think something isn't right and are worried about her? That's your excuse if she comes in and is flustered that someone called CPS and who would do that- "oh well, must've been a patient hearing her cry all day." Please call CPS. And the labor board. 20 Reply Share
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    Font - matico3 4 hr. ago best advice, these f ks will not stop being di ks until you apply some pressure 34 Reply Share NoThing2048 3 hr. ago Yep, most people don't quit their job, they quit their boss!! 24 Reply Share
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