'You do nothing for anyone except yourself': Manager loses it after employee refuses to cover his shift in unhinged text messages

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Ben Weiss • Writer and Editor
Aug 3, 2024 8:00 AM EDT

This manager is going to regret putting all of that in writing. He may have been on the precipice of leaving his current job, but once you send an unhinged text message to an employee, that employee will always have those words, and according to the Redditor, those messages may very well come back to haunt that manager.

As we know all too well at this point, so much of management involves the trials and tribulations of scheduling. People switch shifts and cover for one another all the time. Availability changes from week to week. That's the job. The job is problem-solving when these changes occur. The job is certainly not chastising employees when things become ever so slightly less easy for you as a manager. So what happened when this employee refused to cover someone else's shift because of a known conflict? Well, ket's just say the manager lost his cool.

Keep scrolling below for the full text he sent along with the fallout. For more stories like this, check out this post about a worker who discovered a Karen customer's social media rant about him.

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    "You've been given [...] 10 chances to keep your job when you should've been fired"
    via Joshua Hoehne
  • 02
    GM put in his two weeks & asked my friend to cover part of a shift. She asked to think about it. GM didn't like that.
    via [deleted]
  • 03
    My friend has been working full time at a bar for awhile now and has been (mostly) enjoying it; we work together some weekends.
    via [deleted]
  • 04
    The GM has been there awhile and has been a pretty agreeable guy, though ultimately lazy. He put in his two weeks yesterday morning, then in the evening asked my friend if she'd cover part of a weekday shift. She asked to think about it, and then this morning received the following text:
    via [deleted]
  • 05
    "How much time do you need to think about covering two hours? Nevermind. Wow you're so oblivious that you do nothing for anyone except yourself. You've given no appreciation to all the shifts you've had covered for you, while never once offering to cover anyone else's.
    via [deleted]
  • 06
    SYou've been given at least 10 chances to keep your job when you should've been fired. You're selfish and clearly unfit. I'm going to advise [owner] to ask someone else to run the bar."
    via [deleted]
  • 07
    I'm f floored and encouraging her to forward the message to the bar owner so he's aware of the situation. I'm also
    via [deleted]
  • 08
    EXTREMELY tempted to figure out his new employer so I can show them how he communicates with employees.
    via [deleted]
  • 09
    BlackPhoenix1981. 22 hr. ago What a spoiled Throws a tantrum and then says I'm going to go tell Mom on you? What kind of grown child does that?
    via [deleted]
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    foolsmonologue OP. 22 hr. ago What makes that even better, IMO, is that she has no desire to be bar manager and run the place - so it's a fully empty petty threat. He recommended her to take over not 24 hours prior, too!
    via [deleted]
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    BlackPhoenix1981. 22 hr. ago Yeah definitely get a hold of the owner and let them know what the situation is. you could even do it anonymously if you fear repercussion.
    via [deleted]
  • 12
    Missthenorthwoods. 20 hr. ago Take a in the corner while maintaining eye contact establish dominance.
    via [deleted]
  • 13
    ajpinton 17 hr. ago Seems like GM cares a lot for someone who is working out a notice.
    via [deleted]
  • 14
    Irondaddy_29. 1 yr. ago This is what happens when entitled children grow up with karen mommies who always excuse their faults. They become narcissistic GMs who run to their work mommies (owner) when they don't get their way
    via [deleted]

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