'Is it ok if I fire you?': Boss fires employee for being late, then surprises them with offer

If you're late, you're late — and your boss might not care about your excuses. 

A baffling thing that some people do is tell you that there are no excuses for your actions. Then, they still want you to explain yourself. So the conversation will start by your boss demanding to know why you're late. You then say that you were late because you had car trouble, or perhaps your nanny cancelled last minute, or any other good reason for not being on time. Even the best employees in the world won't make it to the office by 9AM if their car is a broken-down mess parked on the shoulder of the highway. 

Then, your boss tells you that there are "no excuses." You should just be on time, even when it is physically impossible to do so. That mentality just serves to drive employees crazy, because whether you have a good excuse or not, your boss won't change their mind about punishing you.

U/sc0ut3rofroy shared their story about being late to work, and the path their boss took to handle the offense. At first, it seemed like they were ready to fire the OP over a tiny offense, but the OP quickly realized what was actually happening. People in the r/MaliciousCompliance subreddit adored the story, and some added their own comments on the boss. 

After reading this workplace tale, read about these waving red flags that people noticed as they started new jobs. 

Like what you see? Follow our WhatsApp channel for more.

Author image for Remy Millisky Remy Millisky
Advertisement

Stay up to date by following us on Facebook!

Tags

getting fired boss employee fired marketing malicious compliance bosses call work malicious-compliance-reddit cars telemarketer workplace phone calls
Scroll down for the next article

Also From FAIL Blog

Trending Now

Mom refuses to control her 8 and 5-year-old children in a movie theater, ignoring other theater-goers' protests: 'They’re kids. I can’t keep them still. If you don’t like it, you can leave'

Mom refuses to control her 8 and 5-year-old children in a movie theater, ignoring other theater-goers' protests: 'They’re kids. I can’t keep them still. If you don’t like it, you can leave'

01
Father takes $9,000 of his 19-year-old daughter's money over 4 years, infuriates his GF: 'I did not do it out of greed'

Father takes $9,000 of his 19-year-old daughter's money over 4 years, infuriates his GF: 'I did not do it out of greed'

02
Person with blindness on a hike with their service dog has a startling experience with a cyclist, yells out 'I'M BLIND!' but regrets it, Internet assures her she's in the right: ‘Don’t ever feel bad!'

Person with blindness on a hike with their service dog has a startling experience with a cyclist, yells out 'I'M BLIND!' but regrets it, Internet assures her she's in the right: ‘Don’t ever feel bad!'

03
Entitled neighbor demands to put scaffolding on resident's driveway as they make house repairs for two weeks, resident refuses to cooperate: ‘You can't use my property'

Entitled neighbor demands to put scaffolding on resident's driveway as they make house repairs for two weeks, resident refuses to cooperate: ‘You can't use my property'

04
'They want me to do this at no extra cost': Homebuyers demand seller leaves lawn decor and redo landscaping before move-in, seller shuts it down legally when they threaten to back out of sale

'They want me to do this at no extra cost': Homebuyers demand seller leaves lawn decor and redo landscaping before move-in, seller shuts it down legally when they threaten to back out of sale

05
23-year-old woman living with 7 roommates refuses a 25-year-old housemate’s demand that she pay extra rent just because her parents have money: ‘He started making all these jokes about me being rich and snobby, I never lied about how I grew up’

23-year-old woman living with 7 roommates refuses a 25-year-old housemate’s demand that she pay extra rent just because her parents have money: ‘He started making all these jokes about me being rich and snobby, I never lied about how I grew up’

06
Advertisement