‘Think about your team!’: Manager demands worker choose between job or grad school; worker quits

Think about your team, the grouchy manager (who most certainly did not think of the team himself) bellowed. This was a simple manipulation tactic he liked to apply when employees got a little too 'independent'. What a generation, he must have thought while rolling his eyes. 'Dare ask for one shift a month off back in my day and you would have gotten fired.'

Of course, these are all more or less my own assumptions that I am graciously applying to this situation… I don't actually know what was going on this dear man's head, but perhaps the story below will make things a little bit clearer. Put bluntly, some managers really don't like giving their workers slack, usually if not especially when they need it. So, this is more or less a perfect example of such a situation. This manager thought it was fair to demand a worker choose between work and grad school.

Surprise, surprise, they chose grad school. Scroll down for the full story and for all the fun. Next up, another manager bites the dust as he kicks the wrong worker off grounds.

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

Author image for Eleonora Bader Eleonora Bader
Advertisement

Stay up to date by following us on Facebook!

Tags

steam university student malicious compliance workplace stories reddit bosses coworkers grad school teachers time off employees managers classic college college student
Scroll Down For The Next Article

Also From FAIL Blog

'Would you like me to wash your blankie?': 25+ Gamers who left their mics on for their entire group to overhear

'Would you like me to wash your blankie?': 25+ Gamers who left their mics on for their entire group to overhear

Trending Now

18-year-old café employee told by her new shift lead to stop talking, stops talking entirely, forcing the lead to backtrack: 'You’re not paid to talk, you’re paid to work'

18-year-old café employee told by her new shift lead to stop talking, stops talking entirely, forcing the lead to backtrack: 'You’re not paid to talk, you’re paid to work'

01
17-year-old tells mother that he doesn't like his 17-year-old stepsister or consider her to be family, parents retaliate: 'I accept her presence, but never felt close to her and never bonded with her'

17-year-old tells mother that he doesn't like his 17-year-old stepsister or consider her to be family, parents retaliate: 'I accept her presence, but never felt close to her and never bonded with her'

02
Entitled landlady treats her 6 tenants as if they’re living in her private daycare, invading privacy, eating their groceries, and prioritizing Airbnb guests, pushing everyone to escape together: ‘we deserve a standing ovation for lasting this long’

Entitled landlady treats her 6 tenants as if they’re living in her private daycare, invading privacy, eating their groceries, and prioritizing Airbnb guests, pushing everyone to escape together: ‘we deserve a standing ovation for lasting this long’

03
23-year-old small business owner gets swindled out of being paid, goes to the customer's place and removes his front door: ‘Store wide open in the middle of a busy street.’

23-year-old small business owner gets swindled out of being paid, goes to the customer's place and removes his front door: ‘Store wide open in the middle of a busy street.’

04
Update: Parents ask 30-year-old to donate $15,000 that she didn't know she had to her 22-year-old brother for his schooling: 'I’d turned down opportunities because no help was available. I just wish I’d known'

Update: Parents ask 30-year-old to donate $15,000 that she didn't know she had to her 22-year-old brother for his schooling: 'I’d turned down opportunities because no help was available. I just wish I’d known'

05
Entitled neighbor refuses to move their car from resident's driveway, resident blocks them with their own vehicle before leaving for the weekend: ‘You're lucky I didn't call a tow truck’

Entitled neighbor refuses to move their car from resident's driveway, resident blocks them with their own vehicle before leaving for the weekend: ‘You're lucky I didn't call a tow truck’

06
Advertisement