Employee keeps running list of problematic quotes to bring up in exit interview: 'If you're able to crawl to your desk, you should be at work'

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    < Notes "I'm taking PTO all next week, but I'll actually secretly be here getting EOM work done." When I took my first sick day of the year in October: "Since you work from home, the expectation is that if you're able to crawl to your desk, you should be at work." "I don't think you really need a lunch break since you can just walk to your kitchen, make something, and walk back." "I'm leaving for the night so my wife can yell at
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    This note is titled "Quotes from Management to Discuss in My Inevitable Exit Interview"
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    <Notes "I'm taking PTO all next week, but I'll actually secretly be here getting EOM work done." When I took my first sick day of the year in October: "Since you work from home, the expectation is that if you're able to crawl to your desk, you should be at work." ...
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    "I don't think you really need a lunch break since you can just walk to your kitchen, make something, and walk back."
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    "I'm leaving for the night so my wife can yell at me about how all I ever do since switching to work from home is work."
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    "I understand that the 'younger generation' thinks they need breaks, but I just don't get it. Maybe they're right, and maybe I'll do sooner because of how much I work."
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    "Since you took 3 sick days when you had COD, you should consider filing for FMLA to protect your EOY assessment and raise."
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    "I know that you would have to work 20 hours a day every day to complete everything we ask you to do, and I know that's unreasonable, but these things still have to be done."
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    • dr_k_b 17 hr. ago May I ask in what field do you work?
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    kerripotter OP. 17 hr. ago I manage a team of sales reps.
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    Noob 16 hr. ago So...completely useless garbage then?
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    b bdizzle9 15 hr. ago I mean, sales reps have a purpose, I myself have been in sales for over 10 years and I don't consider myself shady and I always try to help the customer save money where possible.
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    Noob terz 15 hr. ago I've also been in sales for the last 15 years.
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    DaneCountyAlmanac 10 hr. ago 1. Isn't that lunch break legally required? And required to be devoid of work activities?
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    2. Remind your boss that sales don't go well when they can hear you sneezing. Or po king. Or both.
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    3. I'm pretty sure that forbidding people to take off for cd is illegal, but I'm not entirely sure why.
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    kerripotter OP. 8 hr. ago 1. I'm overtime exempt salary, so no breaks are required by federal law.
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    2. Most of these quotes are from the massive amount of pushback I've been giving about how insanely toxic this workplace is. They don't care.
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    3. It is not (and it wasn't forbidden, I was just told it was impacting my "brand" and that my career might suffer for it.
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    Quiet ___Lad 5 hr. ago idle Sounds like Outlook schedule send might be your friend next time. Have emails scheduled to send from your work account at 2 am.

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