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When a job is taking its toll on a person mentally and/or physically, the last thing they usually want to do as they say goodbye to it is toil away harder than they ever have before. Nonetheless, it is a trick that some bosses enjoy playing on workers who choose to leave.
In this story, an employee felt like they were being punished when they quit after their vacation time was denied. They felt that they had prioritized this job for too long, and it was time to look for something different.
In response, management decided that they should work 12 days in a row up to their last day, reasoning that they would have a ‘vacation’ once they left the role. They tried to request some time off in between, but their manager refused it. They looked for advice on whether it was worth sticking it out.
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I resigned, and now my manager wants me to work 12 days in a row. Should I just walk out?
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Employee resigns when manager denies vacation time, he makes them work 12 days straight: 'The vacation will start when I'm no longer here'
A terrible employer only gets worse when an employee finally hands in their notice.
It is one of many reasons that it is important to take on board all the hints at what type of company culture a workplace has when you are going through the interview process. However, there is no denying that sometimes employers are good at hiding all the bad parts of working at their business, or potential employees are so desperate for work that they have no choice but to ignore the red flags. It only gets worse from there.
There are feelings as freeing as finally shutting the door on a job that disturbed your peace, but unless it is their decision, they rarely make it easy to leave. In fact, some managers take offence at an employee leaving their role, and do everything in their power to make them regret it—or at the very least, give them one last hard time.
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