‘It's your dogs isn't it?’: Entitled manager tries to force employee to work longer, employee claims he has a 5 and 7-year-old at home to care for, it's his dogs

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Elna McHilderson • Managing Editor
Sep 25, 2024 10:00 AM EDT

Sometimes you have to get creative when dealing with a incompetent and entitled manager. You would think, as managers, they would take their responsibilities seriously and have more concern for their employees. Unfortunately, that is not usually the case. So what do you do? Well, in this Reddit case, it was semantics that saved the day. 

The employee working was understaffed, but still managed through his shift. He saw it was coming time for him to clock out soon and needed to find his replacement so he wouldn't have to work past his hours. So he did exactly what he was supposed to do and rang up the on-call manager. However, this lazy manager refused to come in and was trying to force him to stay longer. The employee decided to use a little trick and said he had a 5-year-old and a 7-year-old that have been all alone since 8am and needed their father immediately. And he left without further discussion. The manager, just assuming he was talking about children, called protective services on him. But when he got the call, they both had a good laugh at the trick he pulled on the manager when it was exposed that he was talking about his dogs. Sometimes you have to make sure it's human youngins if you're going to be entitled like that. 

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  • 01
    "I was still sniggering at the mess of paperwork my... admission will have created when my phone rang." "
    via Unsplash+ (and Andrej Lišakov)
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    I demand you stay at work. Many years ago I worked caring for challenging youngsters on the autistic spectrum. Staffing was an issue, it resulted in not enough staff & under qualified staff.
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    I was approaching my shift end & was aware we didn't have sufficient staff for the evening so called the "on call" manager to deal with it. Now on call manager is a job, she won't be able to find staff & will most likely have to do the shift herself.
    via Meincornwall
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    She was determined not to, so ordered me to stay, she claimed I had a legal duty. I pointed out my legal duty doesn't extend outside my contracted hours, this shift is not in my contracted hours. She decided to stand her ground so I couldn't resist ucking with her.
    via Meincornwall
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    So I told her... "I have responsibilities at home too you know. I have a five & a seven year old at home who have had no one caring for them since 8am. Do you really think it's ethical to leave them for longer?" I refused to enter further debate & told her I was leaving now.
    via Meincornwall
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    I was still sniggering at the mess of paperwork my 'child' abuse admission will have created when my phone rang. Director of child services - Hi mate Me - Hi bud
    via Meincornwall
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    Director - It's your dogs isn't it? Me Yes mate - Director - I take it she was being a Lick? Me - Very much Director Cheers then - I'd loved to have seen her face
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    Meincornwall Amusingly I used the same stunt on my emergency plumbing insurance. They said because I could feel heat in my radiator pipe I didn't qualify. It was luke warm, barely above room temp. So I told her it wasn't enough heat to keep my 5 & 7 year old warm who are sat shivering under blankets & I was taking the matter to the insurance ombudsman. She backed down.
    via Meincornwall
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    The plumber she sent took a minute to process the situation then stated "That's the youngsters there, isn't it?" Whilst pointing at my excited to meet him dogs. then literally cried with laughter. He said he didn't care, he got paid whatever species was cold.
    via Meincornwall
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    OnlyPaperListens I need to use this wording as well, I just don't know exact ages for my rescue and foster cats. Guess I should pick a guesstimate so I can stay consistent. Meincornwall Thankfully they never asked for any proof of age for my dogs. I'd be on rocky ground if they applied the 1 human year = 7 dog years law. Arnie was not in fact a minor after all.
    via OnlyPaperListens
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    Apprehensive Map_284 Tbf you never said "child" just ages. That's her own fault and must of embarrassed her Meincornwall Yup Always check the species. Sometimes it's just two racoons in a rain coat.
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    karebear66 My fur babies approved your actions. Meincornwall You mean your youngsters
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    techieguyjames Beautiful. The director already knows what is up is the chef's kiss. I hope nothing comes from the on- call manager. Meincornwall This was years ago, I met her subsequently she never mentioned it. She'd have got a "Yup, he's like that" from anyone that knew me, so probs didn't feel too singled out on it.
    via techieguyjames

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