'Guess who woke up to 17 emails from the company?': Team leader pressures employee to work on their day off, demands employee 'write a review by the end of the day'

Remy Millisky • Writer and Editor

Apr 17, 2024 5:00 PM EDT

Working in a contract role gives you a lot of protection from bad bosses. But no one told that to u/Wrong-Ad-2507's boss, who seemed clueless about how that all works.

It can be really difficult, if not impossible, to stand up to your boss. For a lot of people, the intimidation of it all is too much. It can be hard to ask for a day off, for example, without your boss demanding to know what you're doing and why you need that time off. Other people will constantly work late hours at their boss's request. But those employees are probably salaried. Contract employees have a lot of protections through their contracts, and since they're working for multiple companies, they're not as afraid to stir the pot.

This person shared that their team leader decided to assign them a project just 90 minutes before they were leaving for the day. Their next day was supposed to be a day off, but that didn't stop the team lead from bugging them to do unpaid work. Even if your boss has your cell phone number, they shouldn't be messaging you on your days off. That's your time, and you shouldn't have to spend any time thinking about work, paid or unpaid.

Next up, check out the story of the assembly line worker who claimed he could "do the job of two workers," only for his bosses to call his bluff.