Today, my boss told me I have to start work 4 hours early tomorrow, because that my coworker, who happens to be his son, will not be coming in because he's "too tired". I work 10 hours a day, 6 days a week without complaining. His son works two 4-hour shifts a week. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, my boss told me that my attitude to work is awesome and that he'd follow my example of coming in half-an-hour early every day from now on. I relish those 30 minutes as the only time I can get work done without him constantly interrupting me. So much for that. FML
Today, after informing my boss that I needed stress leave from my 70-hour-a-week shifts, I got my new work assignment. Sixty hours a week, starting at 2 a.m. FML
Today, I got into an argument with my boss about the importance of a decent work/life balance. He then asked me to work overtime on a Saturday. FML
Today, I got my new work schedule. I really need the hours. The boss says he can't give me more because the economy is bad. However, he did find enough hours to hire his son last week. This week? Most of my hours were erased and given to the new employee; his daughter. FML
Today, my coworker, who constantly no-shows, ranted to me about his work hours being reduced. He somehow doesn't realize that he's the problem. We're understaffed as of now, so they can't fire him, and I have to be there constantly to make up for him being a lazy ass. My days off have been few and far between. FML
Today, exactly 19 seconds after I logged on, my boss Zoom-called me to let me know 3 people are out sick, probably until Monday, so if I wouldn’t mind doing their work as well so we don’t fall behind, within working hours, no overtime available. He wasn’t happy when I told him no. FML
Today, my boss asked me to work over the entire weekend. That would be fine if I didn't already work a 60 hour week. He also said the extra hours on the weekend wouldn't be paid. FML
Today, my boss asked me to pick up more waitressing shifts because we are short-staffed. I already work seven days a week. FML
Today, 30 minutes before I was supposed to quit work at 6pm, my boss showed up. After telling him how the day went, he asked why I was still there. Apparently, for the holiday, we close early. 4 hours earlier. FML
Today, at work, our boss's son came in to help. The whole time he was there he sat in the back on his phone not helping and whenever we asked him to do something, he had an attitude. The only time he voluntarily got up to help was when his dad came in to check on the restaurant. FML
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BntyHntrSeattle 30
If you can, put your foot down. Your mental health is just as important as his lazy son's.
TheGreyJayLP 10
Gee, that sucks. Maybe you should try and confront your boss about it. He needs to try and teach his son that work is harder than he thinks.
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Comments (91)
vikky538 29
If that's the case he is not a good employer or a businessman
dylanj0119 15
report him to HR
pete9913 23
If your boss owns the company, it won't last past him. if he doesn't teach his son a decent work ethic, he'll run it into the ground immediately
xXmrmayorXx 21
Is it even legal to make you work that much?
biopilot17 9
I'd just say I can't because I have something going on at that time and that it's not on the schedule so I cant
kwerner7116 14
I was a manager at a restaurant and the owners daughter worked there. She tried to pull that shit nonstop so I cut her hours to give to other girls since they actually wanted to work. She went to mommy and daddy about it and we all had a "meeting" about it and I explained to them what was going on. Basically I told them if they wanted her to be on the schedule when she doesn't even show up then there was no point in me being there to do the job they hired me to do since she knows how to run their business. frustrating shit.
Setareh23 34
I'm a bit curious, how did it turn out in the end? Did it actually help resolve the problem, or was the resulting tension so bad you ended up quitting or being fired?
dog_agility 10
Legally they can't do that
MiaTheMartian 21
I would like to know how old the son is. If he's a teenager, school/extracurricular stuff could be keeping him very busy and it can be stressful. Still, that's really unfair.
liquidpwnage 15
I'd tell him to shove it and find myself a new job. I'm sure if you work 60 hrs a week you'd have no problem finding someone that'd hire you.
mariri9206 32
Your boss can't make you come in early. It's not your responsibility to cover for his lazy son - your boss should find someone else to cover it or make his son come in. You have every right to say "No, I don't have to come in 4 hours early. I'm already scheduled to work today and I can't take on someone else's shift. Please find someone else to come in for it."