The “people don’t want to work” argument we’ve seen in the last few years has sparked quite the conversation about workplace expectations.A healthy work-life balance is important to employees, and so is having clear and fair expectations for employees. If you want me to stay late, you’re gonna have to pay me.
Some places don’t seem to understand this. In a recent story posted to the subreddit r/antiwork, one employee had a particularly frustrating situation after his boss told him that having plans 20 minutes after work was “unethical.”
Here’s the full story below.
“I was told that having plans 20 minutes after my work hours was ‘unethical’”
After writing their original post, OP provided an update
His manager kept justifying her actions, but he wasn’t buying it
OP finishes the story with one last update
Commenters blasted his manager and the unrealistic expectations that lots of workplaces impose
