'I will not be staying to paint [...] Because I don't want to': Boss thought he could force employees to work OT to paint the office, they refuse
Let this story serve as a friendly reminder to never let your managers think you'll take on responsibilities outside of your job description with little to no reward. This kind of behavior often starts in small, subtle ways. Perhaps your supervisor asks you to fetch them a coffee despite not being their executive assistant, or perhaps they ask you to stay after work for a short period of time for a delivery. The key is that when this happens, you draw a line in the sand from the very beginning. Otherwise, your manager will get a false sense of permission to offload responsibilities onto you without giving you anything in return. In fact, the cynical part of me thinks that they're already testing you to see if they can get that extra work out of you with no pushback.
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Thankfully, this employee and his wife (who also worked at the company) stood up for themselves. He shared his side of the story via this thread on Reddit's r/MaliciousCompliance subreddit, and let's just say that this manager got the kind of wake-up call he needed. The boss asked OP to work overtime in order to paint the offices before the owners of the company visit. Now, it's important to note that it has never been OP's responsibility to paint the office. Even with the offer of overtime, OP had no desire to take this on. The boss kept thinking he could manipulate OP and his wife to stay behind and do his dirty work for him, but OP did not give in, forcing the boss to figure it out himself.
Keep scrolling below for the full story and for the best reactions in the comments section. For more stories like this, here is one about a Karen who got an employee unfairly written up at work.
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