Boss begins demanding the tasks and videos employee had been contributing to go above and beyond their role, they stop doing it: 'A please and thank you would go a long way for my motivation'

Going above and beyond should earn you praise and commendation. Unfortunately, it's more likely that all it will do is increase the expectations for your work... Showing your superiors what is "possible" and setting a new baseline of work for yourself. You'd think employers would learn not to look a gift horse in the mouth and just be happy that someone cares enough to contribute to the business's success outside of the duties they're employed to perform.

This worker, who appears to have been hired in some kind of sales role, thought they had found the perfect way to use their talents in their workplace. They were really a photographer by trade, and so they began going above and beyond their current role, creating and sharing video content to bring in business. These videos were even encountered by other staff out in the wild, who congratulated them on their work.

Trouble started to brew when the business was nominated for an award, and the company needed a photographer; guess who they thought would be perfect for the task? The general manager asked them to take the pictures—keeping in mind this wasn't something they were being paid to do, despite the fact that they would have likely charged for the freelance work normally. They didn't decline, although they would wish they had later, and that request soon turned to demands. The worker knew this was the end of their extra contributions.

Sure enough, their boss started demanding the videos be completed, too. They decided to instead mess with their boss and look for other work… Read on below to see their account of events and the discussion it stirred in this online community.

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