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Shelly Fourer

American Boss Can’t Comprehend European Annual Leave Rules, Gets Put In Her Place

Motivating your employees is difficult, but demotivating them is fairly easy. Two of the signs of a truly great boss are that they’ll treat you with respect and honor their agreements with you. Bad bosses, on the other hand, will try to micromanage you, shame you for having a life outside of work, and for taking time off.

Internet user u/FMLitsSML went massively viral on the Mildly Infuriating online group after sharing how her new boss had a problem with her taking a lot of time off, as mandated by her work contract, and reported her to human resources. Scroll down to read how things turned out, and to see how the internet reacted to such an unjust situation. Bored Panda has gotten in touch with the author of the post, and we’ll update the article as soon as we hear back from her.

Unfortunately, some bosses don’t understand the value of work-life balance and get upset when their staff go on vacation

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