Boss Tells Worker ‘We All Have Lives But Your Job Is More Important’ After They Refuse To Cover A Shift Because Their Son’s Game Is On
The boss also had plans of his own, but they were too important to cancel
By | NyRee Ausler | www.yourtango.com
One of the biggest issues plaguing the workplace today is a misalignment between employees and employers. While workers are looking for work-life balance, companies would ideally love for them to be at their beck and call, ready to spring into action whenever needed.
But rarely does a boss tell an employee straight up that the job supersedes whatever they have going on in their personal life. It happened to an employee who reached out to Reddit’s “r/antiwork” subreddit for advice. His story was shared by TikToker named “Rich the Recruiter” who laid out the details.
The boss told his employee that his job is more important than his son’s game.
The TikToker introduced the greenscreen clip as “The internet’s favorite game, ‘Why can’t I keep people working for me?’” The post started with the person asking, “Do you think I can actually get fired for this?” before sharing a text message thread between themself and the boss. Rich pre-emptively said he didn’t think so but wanted to dive into the correspondence to confirm.
