Every workday, most of us clock in or log on and have a decent idea of the tasks ahead of us. Big, small, easy, or daunting, a workday is a workday. However, some managers and bosses seem to forget reality and have started creating more and more ridiculous expectations from their employees.
So we have gathered screenshots from employees sharing the most entitled and delusional orders and requests from their bosses. Get comfortable as you scroll through, upvote your favorites, and be sure to share your thoughts and stories in the comments section below.
#1 My Boss Declined My Vacation (After Having 4 Months Notice) To Hawaii To Propose To My Girlfriend Because They Needed Me In The Office. Work-Life Balance Didn’t Mean Anything To Them
Anyway… Here’s my view. She said yes.
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#2 This
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#3 Tips For Younger Folks In The Workplace
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#4 It Would Have Taken Everything For Me To Not Hit My Boss If This Was Me
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#5 I Mean, Work Is Good For Something
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#6 This Is Wild. She Didn't Work, But She Didn't Quit. It Took Her Boss Ignoring A Vacation Request We Planned 6 Months Out For Her To Finally Quit The Job
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#7 Boss Wanted Me To Come In On Days That I Requested Off. Then He Threatened Me When I Said No
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#8 I Would Have Hung Up Immediately And Told Her That What She Was Doing Was Selfish
Also, I lost my grandma a few weeks before my wedding and they denied my paid time off because I was going to be off for my wedding, so I didn't get to go to her funeral. She was my last living grandparent. I was heartbroken. I quit that job a few months later. It was a hostile workplace.
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#9 When Will They Start Tracking Our Bowel Movements, You May Ask? Right Now
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#10 Wife Needs Surgery. They Wanted Her To Sign This. She Said No
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#11 I’m A Caregiver/Direct Support Worker For Developmentally Disabled Adults. My Boss Just Scheduled Me For A 20 Hour Shift Without My Consent, So I Quit
This manager also never shows up for her own shifts.
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#12 I Wouldn't Have Been As Nice As You Were In Your Response
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#13 Got Fired From My Job Because I Couldn't Come To A Cleaning Party On 2-Hour Notice
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#14 CEO Called The Manager Today To Tell My Coworker He Was Taking Too Many Water Breaks
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#15 Text I Received From My Boss While Sick In Bed
I had told her the day before that I was attempting to look, but of course, nobody wanted to cover. She didn't respond, so I sent a follow-up text, and that was the reply I got. What is this joke about making employees find their own coverage while sick? I literally passed out on the floor, being told I needed to find coverage.
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#16 My Ex-Boss's Reaction When I Told Her That My House Almost Collapsed And I Am Basically Homeless Now. She Wanted Me To Bring The T-Shirt She Gave Me For Work
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#17 Forcing Us To Come In On A Day Off For Some Stupid Meeting
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#18 Boss Lied To Clients About My Mother Passing Away And Expected Me To Play Along
The job was two weeks late in starting, but he could have just told the clients he’d forgotten how swamped our shop was and apologized. Or told a white lie that one or another of the machines at the shop had broken down and it took two weeks to get someone in to fix it. But no. And this is hardly the worst thing he’s done. I don’t work for him anymore.
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#19 Being Even A Minute Late Counts As A Full Day Missed
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#20 No Sick Days
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#21 My Boss Denied My Graduation Day Off Without Telling Me And Told Me She'd Send A Picture Of The Schedule To Me (Which She Didn't) So I Wouldn't Be Able To Address It
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#22 "There Is No Such Thing As A Day Off." I Used To Work As A Pharmacy Technician For A Very Popular Chain Pharmacy. This Was My Boss Last December, Telling Me I Can't Take A Day Off, Ever
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#23 Should I Take His Advice?
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#24 My Boss At Work Said This When My Mom Called Me About Her Getting A Big Seizure
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#25 I Wasn’t Dealing With My Toxic Boss. Does Anyone Know If I Can File For Unemployment After This?
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#26 Vacation Blackout Period
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#27 This Was My Boss's Response To Me Calling In Sick. What Should I Do? I Can't Find A Cover. I Thought It Was His Job To Manage The Schedule And Covers
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#28 Boss Asked Me To Work Half An Hour After I Told Her My Grandpa Passed Away
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#29 I Have Been In The Hospital For A Week. Potentially Having Surgery This Week. This Is My Lovely Boss's Response To Me Finally Putting My Health First Instead Of Work
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#30 Expecting Employees To Sacrifice Personal Lives For Company Work
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#31 Advice For 22-Year-Olds, Tell This "CEO" To Go Off
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#32 My Boss Calling Me 12 Times After Hours To Talk About Non-Important Info
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#33 Miss Me With That "We Are A Family" Thing
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#34 Who Needs Life After Work When You Are Young
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#35 HR Lady Asked Me To Pay £650 For Training And Became Very Rude When Told I Can't Afford It
The lady sent me a job offer around 8 pm on a Thursday. Not expecting people to be actively looking for roles at that time, I sent her a quick reply, hoping we could have a call instead. I was very excited to have received the job offer, so I just whizzed through the lengthy starting email (my mistake).
The job offer asked for £500+£150(?) for training, and I asked if that money could be taken out from my wages when I start working, as I only get paid £500 biweekly from benefits.
The lady got rude to me after I told her I could not pay that much as I didn't have that money anywhere. That's the comment she made about people on benefits.
I hate being on benefits and am trying my hardest to get permanently off it. Who asks for £650 training that the job should provide?
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#36 CEO Of Game Studio Bragging About Developers Working 6-7 Days A Week, 12-15 Hours A Day To Release A Game
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#37 "I Know You’re Already Scheduled Into Overtime But Do You Want To Work More Anyway?" Text From My Boss This Morning
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#38 This Situation Is Way Too Common (Minus The Dad Part)
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#39 My Partner Asked If They Would Be Getting Paid For A Mandatory Work Meeting On Their Day Off
The other half had heard about the manager's (owner's daughter) attitude before and was super anxious to ask. What makes it worse is this place doesn't do holiday pay despite it being a legal requirement in the UK.
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#40 I Just Got This Email From My Boss, What Should I Respond To?
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#41 My Boss Wanted Me To Come In While Sick. Also, I Work With Children
Boss texted me 4 hours later, saying she found coverage. Good thing because I wasn't going in.
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#42 That Text Message Would Be The Last Thing They Heard From Me
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#43 My Boss Texted Me This After I Went To The Hospital
Yesterday I left work an hour and a half early because I had a very intense pain in my upper middle stomach/chest. I went to urgent care and they gave me a diagnosis of gastritis. Although, I don’t believe that’s what it was. Around midnight my heart was racing, the inside of my chest felt like it was burning, I was sweating and my hands were tingling. I drove myself to the hospital around the corner and texted my boss a picture of me being at the hospital. My phone ended up dying. I got home around 5 am and set my alarm. I must have been so exhausted because I slept through them and woke up at 1 pm. I start work at 8:30 am. So I understand that in any normal circumstance, this would be unacceptable. But her response to me felt a little insensitive given the situation.
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#44 After Helping Them On Short Notice Many Times, I Finally Learned That My Day Off Is My Day Off
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#45 Texts I Received From My Manager Tonight
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#46 Should I Go To Work In 3 Hours When My Boss Texts Me At 5 In The Morning?
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#47 The American Work/Life Balance
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#48 "Never Hire Anyone That's Looking For Work-Life Balance."
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#49 Today Is The First Time I've Taken A Personal Day Since February
My boss just took a trip for about two weeks, and I had to take over all his responsibilities while he was gone. It was a lot to handle, and I wanted to take a personal day to relax over a long weekend now that he's back. I even already cleared it with him on Tuesday. I'm the only one at my job who works every day (including my boss), but as soon as I need a break, of course, that's when someone gets sick.
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#50 Boss Didn't Tell Me To Come In On Sunday When He Had The Chance To Do So During My Working Hours On Saturday, And So, I Was Awakened By This "Excuse" Of A Message
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