'Looks like she will be covering that shift after all!': Worker has the perfect comeback for employer who reneged on agreed-upon schedule

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JR Atkinson • Writer and Editor
Jan 30, 2024 3:00 PM EST

There's nothing more interesting than other people's drama. It's why we have celebrity tabloids. There's something delicious about the nitty-gritty gossip about people you don't know. My own drama is boring at the very best and devastating at the very worst. But having enough remove from someone really lets you sit back, relax, and read the receipts. 

This particular Reddit story ticks all the boxes for good online tea. There's relatability, a good guy and a bad guy, and all the screenshots so we can follow right along. Sometimes r/antiwork is like deuxmoi for regular working people. We all get together to dish about the latest horror show happening at someone's workplace... what their horrible boss did this time. It brings us together and gives us a common enemy. But at the end of the day, we can log off and forget about other people's pain. Get in on the juicy story right here

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    r/antiwork u/mescalinebabies - 6h Finally quit. Who wants to read my sparky "f you I quit" email
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    From antiwork community on Reddit 5:59 MX ONK O ... 100% : person, in your office, right before the weekend of September 2nd and 3rd. When I explained to you what I do and why I can't work overnights on weekends. However as you might be remembering now, I called the secondary place and found someone to cover for me for that weekend on short notice so I could come in to the instead. I apologize that these moments did not stand out to the team as something to be remembered. I try to be as accommod
    via u/mescalinebabies
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    From antiwork community on Reddit 1000/ my managers reply: As we are working in the hospitality industry, the main requirement for everyone is to be flexible and/or available for any last-minute calls as well as sick callouts, along with personal time off coverage when extra help is needed. All staff members, including management team members comply with this rule. In times when staff members are not available to cover, in a case like this one, the management team members required to step in as
    via u/mescalinebabies
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    From antiwork community on Reddit 5:59 MX ON 100% Another thing to highlight is that we were completely unaware of your second job, nor had we anticipated that a week ahead notice would not be enough for you to cover the shift. : We provided you with the schedule a whole week ahead, which should have been more than enough to keep you well-informed about any potential changes, considering that the schedule is posted on a weekly basis, and it is a subject to change depending on staff availability
    via u/mescalinebabies
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    From antiwork community on Reddit 5:59 W Hi ›MX One week notice.docx DOCX-6 KB Thank you for your reply. : ON. 100% dic : Tue : I had notified you of this secondary job multiple times - first, during my initial interview with e where I said only two things were important to me regarding my work schedule. 1. That I don't work overnights and 2. That if for some reason I do work overnights, it's not the weekend as I have commitments somewhere else on the weekends. The second time I informed you was
    via u/mescalinebabies
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    From antiwork community on Reddit 5:59 MX ONK O ... 100% : person, in your office, right before the weekend of September 2nd and 3rd. When I explained to you what I do and why I can't work overnights on weekends. However as you might be remembering now, I called the secondary place and found someone to cover for me for that weekend on short notice so I could come in to the instead. I apologize that these moments did not stand out to the team as something to be remembered. I try to be as accommod
    via u/mescalinebabies
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    (Pics are in order of emails sent, first is my email) Some context: I'm on a fixed monday-friday overnight schedule and have been without any change whatsoever for the past 6 months. This was verbally agreed when I took the role with only exception (one time in September when they needed me). And the "recent call outs" she mentions are when my flight got delayed due to extreme weather and I left them know I would be stranded at an airport.. I let them know 18 hours in advance. She suddenly chang
    via u/mescalinebabies
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    Leading_Kale_81 • 4h I absolutely love that you made it a one week notice. After all, the manager was very adamant about one week being plenty of time to make arrangements.
    via u/Leading_Kale_81
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    mescalinebabies OP 4h ● I actually let out a sigh of relief when she chose to say that in the email because just because I was already planning on quitting. She basically gave me my perfect wording.
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    nexutus 5h I never will understand why managers/companies will play these stupid games: First they agree to your limitations surrounding work schedules. Then after a few months they start to back away from that commitment and will slowly try to push back on you defending those boundaries. At the end when your schedule finally collides hard with a shift they will try to gaslight you by saying "We can not give you this freedom" and "What kind of teammate are you". And then as the cherry on top the
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    mescalinebabies OP. 5h The best part is they've flaunted their power over in a ton of ways - this is the 5th email worded this rudely in the past month. They'll nitpick anything, they've made comments about my body type (no I'm not kidding) - it got to the point where another coworker that doesn't even work near me said it was obvious they didn't like me. Full on work- place bullying. Then comes this email.. implying I'm not a necessary member of the team because I had a limitation.. so I quit.
    via u/mescalinebabies
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    nexutus 5h ● That because they think that everything they do is rightful. In a lot of companies "bullying" will only be punished if it is against the interest of the managers. If they agree that someone should be the target, they will look away or even encourage it. They think that the only one who is entitled to respect is them and they giving you a place to work is enought. Honestly: F-ck them. You are more than gracious to give them even a week. They did not even deserved a minute.
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    Salty-Employ67 . 5h "You can be shorthanded that one night, or you can be shorthanded while you look for my replacement"
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    Rasher-of-Bacon • 4h "I apologize that these moments did not stand out to the team as something to be remembered." Classic poetry, I wrote this down for future use. Good luck with everything moving forward.
    via u/Rasher--Bacon
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    Bug1031. 5h Why is it so hard for companies to have a set schedule for everyone? This weekly posted schedule nonsense is just a control tactic to limit hours and control time off.
    via u/mescalinebabies
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    QueenMAb82 • 4h This right here. For years, a friend of mine was never able to commit to any event (party, movie, dinner, whatever) that was scheduled more than 2 weeks away because that was the earliest she would know her work schedule. Someone routinely not being able to know what the work demands on their time more than 14 days in the future is absolutely maddening.
    via u/QueenMAb82
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    Bi-Bi-Bi24 4h One thing I have learned: don't give reasons. It just gives them ammunition to fight back. "I can't work on Saturday. Sorry for the inconvenience." I'm aware not all places have employment law, but where I live, they legally are not allowed to ask why. They can pressure you, but you just repeat, "I can't work on Saturday." Even if they did ask, everything is "personal reasons". "We really need you. We need coverage. You were aware you need to flexible when we hired you." "I can't w
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    Tranquil_Pure • 4h I love the one week notice. Sure you don't owe them any notice... But if they complain you can throw their words back at them: "I could not anticipate that one week notice would not be enough to cover my shifts"
    via u/Tranquil_Pure

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