Boss slammed after worker leaks texts with his long list of unreasonable demands: 'It's illegal'
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A corporate manager has been criticised for an 'illegal' and 'shameful' act after one of his employees resigned.
The boss attempted to reassign all of the departed employee's work to another woman without a pay increase.
He suggested she stay late every night for almost two months to make up having a 50 per cent extra workload.
The boss originally tried to disguise the extra work as a 'favour' but quickly changed his tune when the employee refused, claiming it was 'non-negotiable'.
Creator Ben Askins shared a video detailing the text exchange between the manager and employee.
'Hey, really sorry but I need a big favour,' the boss began. 'So Lucy has just resigned and is going to be leaving this Friday. I'm going to need you to take on all of her clients until we find a replacement.'
The employee was stunned, but was willing to work with her manager and said: 'Oh my God, I had no idea. How many clients does she have and what does that mean exactly? My hands are pretty full at the moment.'
'She has four accounts that need tending to. We're going to start hiring for her replacement next month and shouldn't take long to get someone in so I reckon it will only be 6-8 weeks ish,' the boss replied.
A corporate manager has been criticised for an 'illegal' and 'shameful' act after one of his employees resigned
The boss attempted to reassign all of the departed employee's work to another woman without a pay increase
The employee was shocked.
'I'm really sorry but that's way too much time,' she politely declined. 'I'm already looking after eight clients and I'm at capacity. There's no way I can work on four more.'
After that, the boss offered empty consolations: 'Don't stress, you're a superstar. I'm sure you'll figure it out.'
'What do you mean, I'll figure it out. Isn't it your job to figure this stuff out?' the employee shot back.
The boss revealed he had no patience for the employee's outburst.
'Whoa! There's no need for that attitude. I've figured it out by assigning them to you. Now it's your job to manage your own work load. If you work a couple extra hours each day you should be able to manage.'
The boss originally tried to disguise the extra work as a 'favour' but quickly changed his tune when the employee refused, claiming it was 'non-negotiable'
Furious at her boss's behaviour, the employee claimed she was managing her work load 'just fine' but it would be impossible to add on Lucy's clients as well
The employee claimed she was 'fried' at the end of her work days but still asked how much more pay she'd receive to consider the offer.
'There wouldn't bet be any extra pay,' the boss revealed. 'The extra hours was just an idea. It is on you to manage your own workload and if you can't do it in normal hours it might help to stay late.'
Furious at her boss's behaviour, the employee claimed she was managing her work load 'just fine' but it would be impossible to add on Lucy's clients as well.
'It's not optional,' the boss said. 'But if it helps, I may be able to sort some food and a taxi home.'
The employee stood her ground: 'Sorry, that's not good enough. I'd rather catch the train home at a regular time and eat my own food. There's no way I can take on these clients and I'm not staying and burning myself out for fun. If you have a problem with that then so be it.'
The boss finally offered to take on two of Lucy's clients, which meant the employee would only have to stay late once or twice a week.
'No, that is not an option,' she insisted.
The boss finally offered to take on two of Lucy's clients, which meant the employee would only have to stay late once or twice a week
Hundreds slammed the boss for his illegal management style.
'If my boss wanted me to do 50 per cent more work for free, I would also be resigning,' a woman wrote.
'Not to mention that this employee is doing twice the work as the employee who is resigning,' one pointed out.
'We all know they weren't going to try and hire a replacement. They would have just said she was doing great and keep going,' a third added.
