Employee quits after getting written up for being 2 minutes late after covering 3 people's jobs for 6 months: 'I got a formal write-up'

The sliding scale of taking on more work only goes in one direction. Once you've proven that doing that extra work is "possible," there's no going back. After all, doing less work and being less "efficient" than you've proven you're capable of being simply is never acceptable. Even if that level of work is being achieved through unsustainable means, through high stress and late nights, seldom, though, if ever, will an employer consider proper compensation for that increased production, either, turning a blind eye to the fact that that magical reduction in the bottom line since the vacant positions is just the worker saving them the money by carrying all of that weight. And when burnout finally takes its toll or once one mistake is made, all that shouldered weight is going to come crashing down, with accusations being leveled at that same worker who has been doing everything they can.

In a lot of cases, employers will never know or realize, or appreciate that this reduced staffing is being made possible purely because of the talent of that remaining member who is taking on more work. Even once they resign or get fired after being scapegoated for their superiors' poor decisions, they'll remain unappreciated. However, there may be some silent acknowledgement of how much they were achieving when the company is forced to hire not one but two or sometimes three people to replace them.

When this worker was given a full formal write-up for being two minutes late to work after doing the work of three people for six months, they chose to resign, undoubtedly sending their employer scrambling to cover for them.

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