Getting unexpectedly fired can leave you feeling lost and uncertain about the future. Surprisingly, sometimes the next step involves your former boss calling and asking you to cover for your ex-coworkers during their leave. After all, you know the job well since you were just doing it! From the boss’s perspective, it seems like an ideal solution, making it hard to understand why you might have an issue with the proposal.
OP worked at a company for 11 weeks, tolerating it as an in-between job. Last week, they were asked to work over Easter to cover for employees on vacation. OP refused and was fired with two weeks’ notice. A few days after the termination, the company contacted OP, insisting they cover shifts because OP didn’t have children. OP declined, stating they were fired and would only consider the offer for $4000 per 8-hour shift and $1000 for any additional hour. The company found OP’s demand unreasonable, arguing OP didn’t understand the importance of Easter vacation. OP shared the experience online, explaining that living in the US with minimal workers’ rights, the cost of travel, food, and shelter would have been their responsibility. OP also clarified they are a 27-year-old woman, as many assumed otherwise.
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Scroll down below to read the story in OP’s own words.
1. OP’s ex-boss texted them a few days after firing, asking OP to return and cover for employees’ vacations. OP refused, stating their firing.
2. OP’s ex-boss asked them to cover Easter shifts despite firing OP after 11 weeks. OP found the request ridiculous, as the job was already dumb.
3. OP responded they’d do it for $4000 per 8-hour shift plus $1000 per extra hour. Ex-boss found OP unreasonable, citing lack of kids.
4. OP concludes it’s nonsense. They appreciate the responses. Living in the US with poor worker rights, the expenses would be theirs. OP is a 27F.
5. OP concludes it’s nonsense. They appreciate the responses. Living in the US with poor worker rights, the expenses would be theirs. OP is a 27F.
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Now that you have read the story, it’s time for you to see what Redditors had to say about this. Read till the end to see what are other people’s opinions on this. Don’t forget to share your own opinion at the end of this article.
6. Your ex-boss’s requests are outrageous. You did the right thing by standing up for yourself.
7. That’s not how you run a business.
8. OP deserved better treatment after being fired.
9. Your ex-boss’s behavior is beyond belief. You were right to refuse their unreasonable requests.
10. Insensitive people should not be tolerated.
11. The company needs to be closed down.
12. You’re not obligated to accommodate their needs if you don’t have children.
13. This would be the best way to deal with them.
14. Rightly said, no?
15. Why do people have to be so unreasonable like this?
16. The ex-boss’s expectation that you should cover for your former colleagues because you don’t have kids is unjustified. Stay firm in your decision.
17. We hope found another good job.
18. Where’s my pay for this additional shift?
19. Hilarious but true.
20. I hope they do better for the future employees.
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