'I was being punished for being faster ': Productive employee crushes quotas during business hours instead of completing mandatory overtime, boss gripes and is forced to put their money where their mouth is

We live in a society where hourly employees are punished for working faster than their counterparts, often being rewarded with more work for the same pay. So what compels hardworking employees to go above and beyond? Not much. Since workers are rewarded with more work following their productivity, perhaps that's the reason so many people slack off. There's no incentive to go above and beyond anymore, so why bother?

In this story, one employee really took this mentality to the max after their boss complained about how efficient they were being in the office. You'd think that a manager would be elated when their workforce is doing their work at an exceptional rate, while maintaining high quality productivity, but apparently all managers want to do is micromanager expectations. Scroll onward to read more about how this extremely productive employee turned the tables on their manager after they griped about how they were spending their overtime hours.

Next up, here's a tale of a manager who was actually startlingly chill, allowing an employee to go home early to avoid disappointing his mother.

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Posted by Jesse Kessenheimer

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