A woman has shared the text message from her boss that caused her to resign from her job on the spot.

Madeline Whittaker, who lives in Australia, had only recently started working in administration for a construction company in Adelaide, as reported by News.com.au.

The young worker has endometriosis, which is a disease in which tissue similar to the lining of the uterus grows outside the uterus, according to the World Health Organization.

The chronic disease affects roughly 10% (190 million) of reproductive-age women and girls worldwide and can begin from a person’s first menstrual period and last until menopause.

After three weeks in her role, the 27-year-old told her employer on a Sunday night that she needed a take Monday off so she could manage her pain, per the publication.

"Hey! I’m not fit to come into work tomorrow due to my endo/period. I will send a doctor's certificate tomorrow and be back in on Tuesday. I’m so sorry for the inconvenience," she wrote.

But instead of her boss allowing her to take it easy, she received a text that pushed her over the edge. They told her that her message wasn’t acceptable, writing: "Sorry Madeline, it’s 20 past 8 at night. It is not acceptable. Please consider your options."

Stunned by the callous answer, Madeline decided there and then to hand in her resignation, writing back: "Please accept this as my formal resignation. Thanks, Madeline."

The young woman explained to News.com.au that she left because she wouldn't feel comfortable asking for time off in the future. She also added that there was no point trying to get her manager to understand endometriosis if it fell on deaf ears.

She was particularly astounded by the insensitive response because she’d previously told him what she deals with and how she's often in chronic pain. "I felt small, I felt betrayed and like my rights had been taken away," she added.

 

Endometriosis is a condition in which the endometrium, the layer of tissue that normally covers the inside of the uterus, grows outside of it. Credit: VERONIKA ZAKHAROVA/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Getty

As the whole experience left Madeline outraged, she ended up finding another job with a different company but discovered that she was experiencing the same pain "every single day," but still pushed through.

But one day, she asked her new employer for time off for surgery and they responded kindly. However, a few days later, she said she was "dismissed" from her position and told she hadn’t passed probation - leading Madeline to believe this was because she asked for time off.

Nevertheless, Madeleine has secured a new job and says things are going well, but, her chronic disease means she needs to find a workplace that understands the severity of her disease.

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A former Starbucks barista has opened up about why she decided quit her job.

US student Auralee Smith took to Twitter to share the text exchange between herself and her manager that she says prompted her to hand in her notice.

After nearly three years working for the coffee chain, Smith says she texted her manager to let them know she wouldn't be able to work a shift because her family dog was sadly being put down.

"I’m sorry to do this but I’m trying to find coverage for my Sunday shift. I have to put my dog down on Saturday night and I will be an absolute mess. She’s my best friend," the 21-year-old wrote.

Rather than asking her manager to find a replacement, Smith made it clear she would sort the situation out herself. "I'm just letting you know ahead of time, I’m going to text some people and see if they can help out," the text exchange reads.

However, rather than responding sympathetically, Smith's manager made it clear that she wouldn't take any excuses - and even implied she should reschedule things in line with her shift pattern.

"I’m really gonna need you to find coverage. I understand it’s a tough situation but you have plenty of notice so it’s not going to be approved if you don’t come in," the manager replied, adding: "Is there a way you could do it on a night where you don’t work the next day?"

In an interview with Insider, Smith recalled the shock she felt when she received her manager's message, telling the publication: "I read that last sentence, and I was audibly like, 'Oh. What on earth? How?' How was that the decision of what to say to me?'"

The manager's response turned out to be a breaking point for Smith.

She wrote back: "I’ll do my best to find coverage. I’m sorry this is inconvenient but it’s the family dog and she’s very sick and it’s what my family has decided to do. I can’t reschedule when I put my dog down for Starbucks."

"This is also me putting in my two weeks officially. I’ve worked for this company for 2.5 years and I appreciate what it’s done for me but I’m ready to move on," Smith added.

Talking to Insider, the former employee explained: "It just kept getting worse over my time at Starbucks that the mentality that leads to somebody asking me to change the day I put my dog to sleep."

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Meanwhile, a spokesperson for the coffee giant - which has upwards of 15,000 stores across the US - has reacted to Smith's story by claiming that the text she screenshot did not tell the full picture. The spokesperson added that Starbucks does offer its employees personal and sick leave, and in this case, Smith never requested it, and her manager never offered it.

Insider adds that text messages shared with the publication show that the manager did express sympathy for the upsetting situation, but they also maintained that Smith would need to find someone to cover her shift.

"The health and wellbeing of our partners is and continues to be our top priority," the spokesperson said in a statement to Insider, adding: "In this instance, we were able to support this partner in getting her work covered at that time."

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If you've dreamed about quitting your job on the spot - without bothering with a notice period or a formal resignation letter - then join the club!

Unfortunately, absolutely hating your job is something that we all go through. You may hate everything about the job or just certain aspects - but eventually, you get to the point where enough is enough.

But while many of us would love to quit abruptly, give our boss a piece of our mind and then not turn up for work ever again - unfortunately, it's not really feasible for the average Joe.

But one woman was brave enough to share a briefly-written note with her boss, telling him she wouldn't be turning up for work ever again, citing the boss' supposed "rudeness" as the reason.

The woman, who quit her job at a Target store in the US, shared the note to Reddit, with the caption: "the note I left on my TL desk after my shift" alongside a relieved emoji.

It read: "Hey Jordan! Just wanted to let you know that I will not be returning to work tomorrow or next week! Thx hun! – M."

The note continued: "P.S. I will never understand why you were so rude to me!"

And she ended the note with a drawing of an (ironic) smiley face.

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The response the woman got was divisive, with some praising her and others telling her it was the wrong thing to do.

One person told her: "Good job! I walked out of my job at Target too. I was the only one working in the food corner (before they all turned into a starbucks) and they would just f**king leave me there, even when I would be paging for help. I hated that job.

"And I always smelled like popcorn."

However, others felt the action was only "burnt bridges" for the former Target employee.

One wrote: "Y’all may laugh and cheer on how to leave a job- but trust me, once you step foot out of retail and into a more professional career, you’ll see what we’re saying about burning bridges and about how to leave a job."

A woman has revealed that she quit her job after she was "fat-shamed" by her employer for wearing a crop top.

Abigayle Canterbury, who goes by the handle @abigaylecanterbury on TikTok, says that thought she had found a job with no strict clothing policies based on what her fellow colleagues were wearing.

However, just three weeks into the new role, she claims she got "dress-coded" by her manager.

The TikToker explained that she thought the job had a "laid-back environment" and was under the impression that she could wear crop tops and jeans just like some of her other colleagues.

Instead, she received a text message from her manager asking her to "dress nicer" and to "cover her stomach".

Watch Abigayle's video below:

Abigayle shared the unfortunate experience and highlighted in the video that she was only working at the shop for a few weeks when she received a text message about her outfit from a manager.

The message said: "Hey the business owner talked to me yesterday about your clothes. He said please dress something nicer and cover the stomach. Thank you."

Abigayle then asked for clarification on what that exactly meant, and the manager replied: "Just cover all your body, that’s what he means."

Initially, she agreed to the request, but after arriving at work the next day and speaking to her co-workers, she discovered she was the only person to receive the feedback.

As a result, the TikToker said she felt "singled out" by her employer, saying: "That s**t really caught me off-guard and hurt my feelings," adding that, as a result, she had decided to quit.

The video has gone viral and currently has amassed 569K views and 75.3K likes, with many users sending their support to Abigayle, alleging that the behavior was "discrimination".

One user wrote: "So basically you could sue for discrimination… and you [clearly] have it in the text."

Another user said: "I’m glad you decided to quit for the simple fact of principle. What they did to you is not okay. You’re beautiful."

A third commented and said: "He literally [body-shamed] you. They didn’t care about what the others were dressed like but they care about your outfits."

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Abigayle also revealed to users on the platform that she was hired for the job in a crop top, which added to her confusion about why she was dress coded at work.

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In a follow-up video, Abigayle said the situation escalated when her manager asked her to speak with him and claimed that everything she said would "always come back to [him] one way or another".

During their conversation, she explained that she told her manager how it had felt to be "singled out" over her appearance, adding that she was confused because she works with girls who are "dressed the way I would normally dress".

Lastly, in a third video, Abigayle then disclosed that she’d decided to quit, despite wanting to grow in the business, because her employer had made her feel "bad" about her clothing choices.

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While we all dream of ascending to more influential roles within our careers, it's evident that each step of the ladder comes with its own unique set of drawbacks. If you're a manager, sure, you have a greater pay-check and added responsibility, but it can also be a rather thankless job. Case in point: a bunch of managers and supervisors took to Reddit to share stories of times when they had to fire employees on the spot, and they are seriously cringe-worthy.

1. Harsh

"He slashed my tire after I told him to go work instead of sitting in the break room."

2. Sounds fair enough

“I gave my secretary a document that I wanted incorporated into a letter I had written, and she hucked the document like a frisbee into her trashcan. It was literally my only copy so I had to walk over and fish it out. That was her last day.”

3. This is not the ambulance driver you'd want to have in an emergency...

“I once had an employee snap chatting as he drove an ambulance with a crew member and patient in the back, through an intersection during a red light.”

4. A PR nightmare

“I had an employee who got drunk on her lunch break, flipped her car, went to jail, mugshot with our company logo on her shirt. Perfect.”

5. An unsuccessful coup

“I work in pizza delivery and we had a guy back in the day (fellow manager) who tried to shut down the store 5 hours before the time that corporate set for us to close. He clocked every person out and sent them home and then just refused to take the phone calls or anything like that.”

6. I have no words

"Rubbing a pregnant co-workers belly 3 times after being asked to stop and then asking her if her husband was good at sex."

7. This is beyond creepy

"Guy had a crush on a female co-worker. He passed her a note at work one day with a gob of hand lotion inside it and the words, "I got really excited thinking about you earlier.

Girl freaked out. Went to management. Guy got escorted out."

8. Anger management training?

"Years back a co-worker got into some trouble for something and got called into the owner’s office. Few mins later we heard a huge thump, idiot broke his hand on the boss's desk during their disagreement. He got a police escort off the property."

9. I hope the birds were ok! 

"I had an officer under me. He was reported in a tree. I went to investigate the last place he was seen. He was still there, attempting to pepper spray birds. I wish I could have made that up."

10. Yes, that's a fireable offence

"My husband is a manager and his employee somehow had another employee’s ID and then stole that person’s check and cashed it. Caught it all on camera. She still denied it."

11. Never, ever, add your boss on social media 

"Had a girl call in and say she was terribly sick. She’s friends with me and the other two bosses on social media. An hour after calling out she posts pics of herself at a local pool."

12. Ever heard of patience?

"Setting a paper packing machine on fire because it got stuck."

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Leslie Horton, an on-screen reporter for Global News Calgary, has been praised because of her response to a body-shamer who congratulated her on her "pregnancy".

Horton, 59, was delivering the traffic report for the network when she became aware of an email that had been sent by a viewer regarding what she was wearing.

The newsreader saw red when she noticed the word "pregnancy" and clapped back at the viewer who had sent the email.

"I’m just going to respond to an email that I just got saying, ‘Congratulations on your pregnancy," she began. "If you’re gonna wear old bus driver pants then you have to expect emails like this."

Horton, who is not pregnant, does have a daughter and she tore into the viewer by revealing heartbreaking information about her medical history.

"So thanks for that," she began. "Um, no, I’m not pregnant. I actually lost my uterus to cancer last year. And um, this is what women of my age look like."

"So, if it’s offensive to you that is unfortunate," Horton concluded. "Think about the emails you send."

The network shared footage of the incident on social media, standing in solidarity with their reporter and viewers were quick to praise her response to the situation.

One person replied: "Ah yes. Grade 5. When we made fun of what others wear and lacked the judgement to know better.Cheers to you for beating cancer, Leslie. I hope you are doing well."

A second said: "Thank you for your classy response @global_leslie. I am sorry you had to respond to the silly individual. My support and respect."

A third added: "Wow! You’re amazing Leslie," while a fourth said: "This was possibly the most classy response to a classless email. I don't know how you kept your composure but we all benefit from taking this in. You're in a league of your own."

After seeing all of the positive messages Horton posted on X (formerly known as Twitter), saying: "Thanks for all your kind messages this morning. It took me hours to stop shaking... but I'm shaking it off and setting up for Cookie Sale tomorrow!"

According to the New York Post, Horton was diagnosed with endometrial cancer in 2020 and often shared updates with her followers about her treatment.

Speaking to Today.com. Horton revealed that although she didn't name the person who sent the email, she is familiar with them.

"He’s reached out several times over the years, and his intent is always to humiliate and hurt me," she said. "We’re not supposed to respond to trolls — so I had no plans to address it, but then the words just came out of my mouth. I had this visceral reaction."

Horton has worked for Global News for 26 years.

She definitely handled the situation gracefully!

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