'I am fully aware I'm not liked here': Employee quits in petty email exchange after their weekend schedule is repeatedly disregarded

Ben Weiss • Writer and Editor

Jan 28, 2024 8:00 AM EST

Reading a petty back-and-forth between an employer and an employee is like watching a taboo tennis match. With each message, we fully gasped as the ball was hit into the other person's court and then smashed back. Like tennis, it takes skill and confidence to talk back to your employer with carefully crafted messages full of facts and receipts.

This employee knew what they were doing and had nothing to lose as it seemed clear they were prepared to leave. They shared this post via this thread on Reddit, which includes a series of emails in which OP's manager tried to pressure them to come in on the weekend despite OP's clear unavailability due to a second job. Of course, the manager played it all innocent and claimed they did not know about OP's other commitments, to which OP fired back with the truth and nothing but the truth. Well, that's not exactly the case. They also fired back with a resignation letter.

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