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'My employers want everything without having to pay for it': Karen coworker shames employee for quiet quitting, employee claps back

There's always that coworker who throws shade at everyone else for having boundaries at work. Let's be real: they are often from coworkers who are jealous of your ability to separate work and life. Perhaps they are envious of your generation or your ability to get work done without letting it consume you. Regardless of what the reason is, these terrible coworkers have absolutely no right to talk smack about you and to shame you for your approach to the workplace.

 

That's what happened to this Redditor when their Karen coworker, who was in her sixties but who wasn't their boss or manager in any capacity, decided to come for them. First, she shamed them for going to the bathroom too frequently; little did she know, OP has a condition that requires lots of hydration (and therefore, frequent bathroom trips) and HR is already fully aware. Secondly, Karen shamed OP for taking breaks in the morning and afternoon; these are breaks that are explicitly allowed to be taken in OP's contract. It is not OP's fault that Karen chooses to work through those breaks. Finally, there was the comment about OP never goes "above and beyond." Give me a break! Unless OP is getting paid to go above and beyond, they are by no means required to do so.

 

Keep scrolling below to see what OP said in response and to see the reactions from folks in the comments section. When you're finished, check out this story about a guy who got himself kicked out of a mass group interview.

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Posted by BenWeiss
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