Boss Wants Employee To Work According To Her Time Expectations, Gets Demoted

• By Sana
• March 22, 2023
• 4 minutes read

Have you ever worked for an incompetent boss? You know the type, the one who seems to have no idea what they are doing, makes bad decisions, and generally just causes chaos in the workplace. It can be incredibly frustrating and it can make you feel like there is nothing you can do to make things better. But what if I tell you there was a way to derail that incompetent boss? What if I tell you that by simply working your scheduled hours, you could throw a wrench in their plans and force them to shape up or ship out?

It might sound too good to be true, but the fact is, when you are dealing with an incompetent boss, simply doing your job can be a powerful tool and this is exactly what this Redditor did. So, this person works as a supervisor in a manufacturing plant for an 8.5 hours shift. Soon after he joined, he got to know that the supervisor for the second shift usually leaves early so OP started covering his hours too. He would complete his shift and the hours of the other supervisor. OP had two bosses. A new boss joined and when she saw OP leaving early from work, she wrote him an email regarding his timing. The next day, she emailed him again and called him to talk and handed him a formal warning. They went to HR and the boss told HR that she wants him to complete his shift so OP started doing exactly what his boss wanted. Little did his boss know that he used to come in early at work. Well, she regretted it later. Scroll down for the complete story.

OP was a supervisor of a manufacturing plant for an 8-hour shift but as soon as he started, they wanted him to work 8.5 hours and OP was okay with that.

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The second shift supervisor was a train wreck and would leave an hour or two early from his shift.

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OP used to cover his full shift and the last hours of the other supervisor’s shift. There were rivalries, backstabbing and office politics but OP works night shifts so he didn’t had to deal with much.

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OP got a new boss, Sarah, who wanted him to work 11-11 on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and 11-10 on Friday.

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Sarah was angry at OP for leaving at 7:15 because he came in two hours early. Sarah sends OP an email regarding his shift.

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OP got another email that Sarah is coming early to talk to him. She came and gave him a formal warning for his early departures.

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They had a meeting with HR and Sarah told her expectations and OP made sure that he met the expectations.

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The second supervisor was out for two days and OP didn’t cover his shift. Sarah asked OP why he didn’t come early and OP told her that he is fulfilling his 8.5 hour shift.

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OP was a competent employee who kept working overtime and covered the work of other employees but he was never appreciated for his work. It’s weird how her boss noticed that he is leaving early but never noticed that he has been working overtime and covering others’ duties. Well, OP agreed to what his boss said and started working for only 8.5 hours so the company had to hire another contractor and a supervisor to cover the other supervisor’s gaps.

The company had to hire a contractor at $125 an hour. They also had to hire a fourth supervisor at $85k and Sarah got demoted.

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The company could have saved a lot if they had fired the bad supervisor and got a new one:

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Wage theft can happen to salaried employees too.

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Some people have crazy work expectations:

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This is why the union is important:

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