Manager assigns "urgent" task at 4:50 PM, employee refuses to work past 5:00 PM: 'Why couldn't this be assigned earlier in the day?'

No one wants to be told just before the end of the work day that they need to stay back for an emergency. 

Sure, unforeseen circumstances do happen, but nine times out of ten, these occurrences are more directly the result of poor management than anything else.

In this instance, an employee was sick and tired of being told at around 4:50 PM by their manager that "something came up" and he needs to complete a significant task at the last minute. It did not take long for this employee to realize that his manager was either testing his work-life boundaries or majorly disorganized.

If the answer is the former scenario, then this guy needs to stop power-tripping and find a better way to manage his team. If it's the latter, then senior management needs to take note and get this guy out of there. His methodology is not good for morale and it's certainly not good for business either.

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