Boss sends coworker to go to employee's house after she didn't answer her phone on vacation: She [wanted] to talk in person about this urgent task'

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Isabella Penn
Jul 18, 2024 12:00 PM EDT

This is definitely crossing the line… and probably illegal, too. This poor employee works for a school district that was gearing up for summer break. Before they leave, all the teachers have the responsibility of submitting important paperwork before they take their annual leave. Well, when one coworker left the team high and dry, their entitled boss tried to get the Original Poster (OP) to finish the coworker's work. After refusing, saying that there simply wasn't enough time in the workday to get someone else's work done, the boss's solution was to have the OP come in during non-working hours to make sure everything was done. The OP wasn't having it, politely declined, and prepared for a vacation she had planned with her partner. It all started when the boss started calling her over and over. She declined the calls, as she was literally boarding a plane for vacation. So, the entitled boss took it a step further. 

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    r/antiwork ⚫ 6 hr. ago unexistinguniverse My manager sent a colleague to show up outside my house when I didn't answer an email. I swear this is real and I am not making this up.
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    So, I work for a private education company on a part time basis, 3 days a week. On 17th May, my manager asked me to second mark a set of exams by another teacher. I agreed, with the assumption that the papers were ready to be second marked that week.
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    The other teacher did not submit the exams in that month. They only submitted it on 8th July, the last week of the academic year. We had a bunch of trainings happening that week. I explained to my manager that I will not be able to mark these exams with such
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    little time. She said I come in on my non-working days. I said I can't as I have my own side business that I run on those days. Essentially another job. So, I didn't check my emails. Today, I
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    took my annual leave. My manager was calling me on my phone, but I didn't answer as I was getting on a plane with my partner for our holiday. Wasn't looking at my emails either obviously.
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    I get a message from my neighbour, saying there is some lady standing on our door knocking constantly. We were not expecting any deliveries and all of our friends and family know we are abroad. So, I asked my neighbour to take a picture of the person.
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    To my shock, the person in the picture was my colleague. I was really confused because I am not friends with any of my colleagues that I would share my house address with them. So, I go into my emails to contact HR about this and find an email from my manager that as I am
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    not responding to phone calls or emails, she sent a colleague over to my home to talk to me in person about this 'urgent task.' My manager is now literally stalking me in my own property. I have emailed HR about this. I would take legal action but we don't earn enough money to be able to pay legal fees.
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    slowd 8h ago You've got to escalate higher if it's a big company. Giving out personal details (address) to a coworker is out of line, and opens the company to liability.
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    . hypotheticalkazoos • 8h ago on the phone with police: "my neighbor said there was someone banging on my door and creating a disturbance. i am not expecting anyone and away from my home" would escalate the issue. but would discourage repeats.
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    AlternativeAd7151 • 8h ago HR is not your friend. Tell the police he's trespassing.
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    unearthednj • 8h ago | This happened to me as well. Had a tooth emergency, called to call out and got no answer. Sent a text to my manager and got no answer. Had the tooth extracted and while laying in bed with my mouth full of gauze I heard a knock at the door. open the door to a coworker asking me what's going on. The manager sent him to my house because I "no call, no showed"
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    This person did not know where I lived and was given my address by said manager and told to go see what was going on. It blew my mind. I was younger and just accepted it.
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    AdeptusAstartes40K . 7h ago So your manager gave one of your colleagues your home address without your permission? Doesn't that violate some privacy law or policy? I am not an expert but that sounds like a breach of confidentiality. Colleague or not the data that your employer has is not to be distributed to anyone
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    samjaco . . 8h ago Edited 5h ago It seems like this progressed beyond the point of needless escalation, but I wonder if you emailed an official decline and if not, why wasn't that your first go to? Example: "Hi manager,
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    When I accepted the task on May 17th to second mark another teacher's exams, I was led to believe they would be sent in earnest and barring that, by the end of the month. Unfortunately, receiving the tests on July 8th, the last week of the academic year and one we were fully engaged in training, did not allow me sufficient time to process. I would have informed you of this sooner, but due to the nearly two
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    month delay, they weren't even on my radar to receive and process that final week. You will need to find another staff member to process the tests. When back in town, I would welcome a discussion on our current processes. As it stands, I wasn't given enough time to complete the tests, and you didn't get the tests processed. This is a situation I wish to avoid in future."
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    Most_Victory1661 • 5h ago I once had ex employer send the police to my house for a wellness check. I had quit he hadn't noticed that I hadn't been there in days. Calls me I'm asleep w the ringer off. I wake up to the cops beating on my door.
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    Your boss is worried about you you need to call him. I quit three days ago officer I shut door went back to bed.
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    ThislsTheShway • 5h ago "I would take legal action but we don't earn enough money to be able to pay legal fees." Your lawsuit would also cover all court fees, and you'd win. This is a gross violation of your privacy, and its somewhat of a slam dunk.
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