For people working a regular 9 to 5, or at least for those not working on weekends, the two days at the end of the week tend to feel like a breath of fresh air. It’s their time to unwind, relax, and—in the best-case scenario—forget all about work.
But some employers, like the one in this redditor’s story, don’t care much about people’s free time. In their post for the ‘Recruiting Hell’ community, the OP shared that they lost a job before even starting, all because they didn’t reply to the new employer’s message on a Saturday. Scroll down to find the full story below.
Scroll down to find the full story below, where you will also find Bored Panda’s interviews with the OP themselves and a start-up growth coach and an award-winning expert in human resources, Daneal Charney, who was kind enough to answer a few of our questions on messaging employees during their time off work.