Reddit user Away_Location‘s new manager accused them of being a “time thief” and banned the employee from working overtime. But because of this decision, projects started falling apart and the company began losing money.
When the time came for someone to step up and take responsibility, the boss tried to save her own skin and throw her subordinate under the bus, accusing them of pretty much everything she could think of.
Luckily, they found a way to come out on top.
This employee’s manager viewed his overtime work as “time theft,” so she put a stop to it
Image credits: MART PRODUCTION (not the actual image)
But her decision started hurting the company
Image credits: Yan Krukau (not the actual image)
Image credits: Away_Location
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Overtime is no joke, but this case didn’t sound like a very harmful one
The lady’s concern about overtime is understandable. Working long hours poses an occupational health risk that kills hundreds of thousands of people each year, according to the World Health Organization.
People working 55 or more hours each week face an estimated 35% higher risk of a stroke and a 17% higher risk of dying from heart disease, compared to people following the common standard of working 35 to 40 hours in a week, the WHO explained in a paper published in the journal Environment International.
The global study, which the WHO called the first of its kind, found that in 2016, 488 million people were exposed to the risks of working long hours, and more than 745,000 people died that year from overwork which led to stroke and heart disease.
“Between 2000 and 2016, the number of deaths from heart disease due to working long hours increased by 42%, and from stroke by 19%,” the WHO said as it announced the study.
However, judging from the Redditor’s post, they had things under control and their workflow was integral to the company’s success.
“What counts above all else is the impact you make in your job — it’s the quality of the work you do over the [number] of hours you put in,” Star Chen, CEO of Unilever Food Solutions, wrote, highlighting that employees should make these words their guiding career principles.
“When your work is defined by the impact you make, not the output, it frees you from worrying too much about the optics or the hours you are ‘seen’ putting in,” the business leader added. “Instead, focus on performing at 100% when you show up. You can progress based on your merit.”
Research shows that recognition is fundamental to the engagement and retention of top talent and the profitability of organizations. A recent study discovered that employees who reported that their managers were great at recognizing them were more than 40% more engaged than those with managers who were not.
The Redditor’s new manager failed at this. Luckily, the higher-ups saw the situation clearly.
After their story went viral, the employee provided more details on the incident
And people were happy to find out the manager got what she deserved
Some even shared heir own similar experiences
