Entitled boss demands employees drive in whiteout blizzard conditions to do office work: 'Bosses... think their email is more important than your safety'

It's hard to think of a more condescending way to demand your team come into the office than having ChatGPT write them a bullet-pointed email about why they should actually ignore a serious weather forecast. 

Although it doesn't seem to bother a lot of its users, ChatGPT and other AI chatbots have this saccharine, cloying way of writing that is just so infantilizing. It comes off as so pedantic that I truly don't understand how anyone could actually like it. But there are people like this boss, who asked ChatGPT to tell the employees to haul themselves into the office, despite all signs pointing towards an impending blizzard! 

The email, which you can read below, tells employees that they should come in (at 8 AM!), but it also tries to meet them "halfway": they get to wear sweatpants and see the office dog. Wow, what a super great reward!!! That will totally make them less resentful and worried as they drive cautiously through snow and ice. They'll be so super thrilled to still be paying for gas, lunch, and/or ticket fares as they attempt that perilous, sweatpants-clad trek to the office. I bet they can't wait to scrape ice off their windshield at 6 AM! This boss deserves a nice pat on the head for being such a caring person. 

Of course, since this entitled boss used AI to "write" this email, it's just… off. If it snows for 4 hours straight in the middle of the workday, your commute home is just not going to look like your commute in. There is 4 hours' worth of snow on the ground! It is going to be cold and icy and dangerous to drive! It's infuriating to watch this chatbot launder a weather prediction to mean the exact opposite of what is actually supposed to happen. 

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  • Again, maybe I'm the only one bothered by the infantilizing ChatGPT cadence, but I'd much rather the boss write something human, like, "Hey team, it's looking snowy today but please come into the office and we can assess the situation once you're here. Feel free to wear sweatpants. Sent from iPhone." That's straight to the point, without all the schmaltzy sentiment and padded out word count. That would tell the team all they need to know, without making this boss seem like a glorified babysitter. You can tout a dressed-down day as a cute perk all you want, but employees see right through that kind of half-baked compromise. It doesn't benefit anyone except the higher-ups. Don't sugarcoat it like your workers are little babies, just be upfront about what needs to happen. 

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    'Nothing like a pre-8AM ChatGPT email insisting we come in right before a full whiteout. The multi-car pileup in the untreated parking lot entrance was a nice welcome.'

    Bald man in button down shirt and tie folds arms in front of snow-covered cars and trees in snowy road
    via Patrick Pettitt on Unsplash+

    The image does not depict the actual subjects of the story. Subjects are models.

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    Morning Team! I know a few of you were manifesting a full-blown blizzard so you could camp out at home today... BUT according to my very official forecast from my meteorologist friends, here's the breakdown: Today's Weather Timeline: • Snow starts around 8AM - perfect timing since you'll already be at the office. • Heaviest snow: 9AM-1PM • Snow wraps up by ~3PM • Commute home: Should look just like the morning - clear and smooth.
    via u/Much_Speech_8388
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    The demand to bring the dog is just the icing on the cake

    So yes... business as usual! BUT since Mother Nature tried to give you a snow day, let's meet her halfway: encouraged sweatpants / comfy clothes kind of day. It's an And ... bring The emotional support dog the team deserves today. See you around 8!
    via u/Much_Speech_8388
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    p sididitagen I can't get over how condescending that first sentence is. Jesus this is fucked up
    via u/p**psididitagen
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    Vegetable-Coffee... Sweatpants? Bitch you get me in my work clothes, there's no half assed 'meet halfway'. And the whole emotional support dog on this day bs makes it clear they knew how much a WFH day would've meant.
    via u/Vegetable-Coffee-22
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    CharlottHelget Gotta love those bosses who think their emails are more important than your safety in a blizzard.
    via u/CharlottHelget
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    Snow-covered cars lining tree-filled road with people in the distance
    via Shawn Dearn on Unsplash+

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    Guy_V Lol, so all that snow just vanishes at 3pm... Right...
    via u/Guy_V
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    Hot_Yogurtcloset... I don't read my email until I'm in the office or working at home. This constantly connected BS should stop
    via u/Hot_Yogurtcloset7621
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    Away_Advisor3460 'clear and smooth' after 7+ fucking hours of blizzard conditions? I suppose this is the US then. Otherwise I'd expect the dick that sent that email to get sued for liability when someone dies in a pileup on the way home.
    via u/Away_Advisor3460
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    Puzzled-Map3912 What a piece of shit. This would enrage me. I would just stay home if you have the days to miss.
    via u/Puzzled-Map3912
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    Chardan0001 Not even a please for the person to bring their dog.
    via u/Chardan0001
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    BoringArchivist As someone who lives in a Lake Effect snow area, the roads usually aren't clear for at least 12 hours after the snow, especially if its blowing. I've been snowed in at home, at work, and on the road before. No one likes sleeping in the car in a truckstop for 12-24 hours, just switch to virtual work for the day.
    via u/BoringArchivist
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