25-year-old construction employee costs company $20,000 after 34-year-old boss refuses to listen to her: 'I'm telling him no... I was perfectly within my right to do so'

No matter how big of a mistake you've made in your workplace, it probably pales in comparison to the one that this construction boss made. 

Having a truly good worker and boss relationship is quite difficult, and not everyone assigned to a manager position is able to achieve it. Some micromanage their employees, which can drive the workers insane. Others ignore their workers until there's a big issue, which is also not ideal. And many are somewhere in between — ideally, they give their workers the confidence to make smart decisions and know that management will have their backs. This boss didn't do that, though: instead, he tried to overwork an employee without paying her, and luckily, she refused. 

So many bosses feel entitled to all of their employees' time. Instead of just utilizing them to the best of their ability for the 8 or so hours they're working each day, the boss tries to get them to work during their off hours. Although some salaried positions take this quite seriously, it's not good for workers to always be "on call," just waiting for their boss to need them. When this person's boss asked her to work overtime, she just said no! I think she made the right call: no one wants to work for free, even salaried workers, when they could be at home relaxing and letting their boss in the next tax bracket handle it instead. 

Next, read about this employee who got back at her petty boss by providing email receipts, only to get fired with haste: "She saw an opportunity." 

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