A boss' new workplace rule has gone viral on social media after it was shared online by an unimpressed employee.

Taking to Reddit to share a photo of the employee notice, user 'MinionsAndWineMum' captioned their post: "Shout out the worst place I ever worked." They added that they - "of course" - were working for minimum wage.

The post featured a photo of a notice put up by their boss informing employees of a new workplace rule on lateness.

"For every minute you are late for work, you will be required to work for 10 minutes after 6pm," adding: "For example, if you arrive at 10:02, you will have to stay an extra 20 minutes until 6:20pm."

The passive-aggressive note then adds: "Thanks".

After being posted on Reddit's antiwork forum, it wasn't long before the post went viral, amassing more than 70,000 upvotes and over 5,000 comments from other social media users who were very unimpressed with the new office rule.

"Some people just love exerting whatever little power they have," one Redditor wrote. "If whoever wrote this note was able to let go of their ego for 5 minutes, they would realize how hilariously pathetic, petty, and sad this is. Unfortunately for whoever works there, that is not the case."

A second commenter added: "I mean, if it's minute to minute, like late for five minutes will increase work for five minutes, that's understandable. S***ty, but understandable. But 1 to 10? That's just out of line."

Other Redditors suggested the employee use the rule to their advantage to claim overtime, but others were quick to shut down those ideas as they suspected the extra work would be unpaid.

To which, one person shared more valuable advice: "I assume they plan for this to be unpaid time. Which is illegal.

"I've said this before. A lot of jobs depend on you not knowing the rules and assuming that you boss knows them better then you. They also depend on you going 'F*** it. It's not worth fighting'." They then added: "One thing I learned in the Navy. If you do something often enough, it becomes your job."

Now, I'm all for starting work on time, but none of us should live to work. Sometimes life will occasionally get in the way of our day-to-day routine and result in us being a few minutes late for work. And if you don't have a manager who can sympathize with that, I think it's time to search for another job.

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A boss has ignited fury amongst social media users after messaging an employee who was enjoying their vacation.

Some bosses are great, meanwhile, others could write a book on how to not interact with their employees.

While having a bad boss can cause a great gossip session, they can also really damage morale around the workplace.

And one time you don't want to hear from them is when you're using your paid time off... Yet some overstep the mark.

Like this example.

The controversy began when workplace expert Ben Askins shared an anonymous text exchange between a boss and an employee.

The boss initiated contact by stating: "Hey just a quick one, can you take a look at the presentation I just sent you, they need tidying up before the pitch tomorrow. Slides 73-78 in particular are the priority."

When the employee did not respond promptly, the boss followed up with: "Did you see this message?"​

The employee, who was on vacation, responded: "I'm on holiday remember? We've just got off the plane and we're on our way to our Airbnb now."

Despite this, the boss persisted, emphasizing the urgency due to a rescheduled meeting: "I know, but this is important, but the meeting has been brought forward, and we need to sort this out."

The employee explained their inability to assist: "I haven't got my laptop with me, and we have plans this evening."

The boss's response was dismissive: "You don't have your laptop? Why on earth not? Can you find somewhere to jump online? It won't take long."

Maintaining their stance, the employee suggested delegating the task to another team member.

The boss countered: "It would take too long to get someone else up to speed. Please. I really need you to do this. We have to win this one!"

Emphasizing the importance of their pre-planned family time, the employee stated: "I booked this week off months ago and I'm with my family. I can't just abandon our plans to go looking for somewhere to work."

The boss retorted: "Right, good to know where your priorities are."

The employee concluded firmly: "Yes it is with my family."

Ben Askins praised the employee's response, highlighting the boss's behavior as unacceptable.

He remarked: "It is just so obviously incorrect."

Askins further criticized the lack of contingency planning: "If you've not arranged that, then that is your fault."

He emphasized the necessity for employees to disconnect during vacations to recharge effectively.

“As a boss you can’t just keep badgering people. I know it is tempting and easy with WhatsApp, but you’re just going to make people leave,” he explained.

He added that employees need time to disconnect in order to actually do good work.

“Terrible from start to finish,” he said.

And the internet agreed - hard.

One person wrote: "1st rule of vacation or any time off: Don't take your work phone; if work has your personal number block or ignore calls."

A second person said: "If the boss knows which slides needs tidying then he should just tidy them himself."

A third added: "These people are too soft! Not only would I not read the messages until I’m back at work, I would’ve blocked them the day I finished anyway."

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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.

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."

An employee has shared her boss' messages, which some have branded "idiotic" after he was called out for underpaying staff members.

It's almost impossible to go through life without experiencing at least one bad manager in your time, and I'm sure everyone has a workplace story to tell.

It's often said that people don't quit jobs, they quit managers... and although it's not true 100 percent of the time, there's definitely something to it.

That being said, having a bad manager can often be a bonding experience for the rest of the team who get to gossip over a drink after work.

A text conversation, shared on TikTok by entrepreneur and digital agency managing director Ben Askins, has shed light on just how oblivious some bosses can be.

The dialogue ensued when the employee, identified as Christina, reached out to her boss, Elliot, upon discovering she was the lowest-paid member of her team, despite her seniority and tenure at the company.

However, instead of addressing her concerns, Elliot's response was met with disapproval.

In the exchange, Elliot immediately questioned who divulged the information to Christina, a move labeled "a confirmation of guilt" by Askins.

Check out the exchange in the video below:

When Christina insisted on discussing the matter further, Elliot brushed off her concerns, stating that it was inappropriate workplace discourse.

Askins, condemning Elliot's stance, emphasized that it is definitely not illegal to discuss pay with colleagues, urging individuals not to succumb to company directives preventing such conversations. "If a company's trying to hide it, or be dodgy in any way, it's almost certainly because they are clipping pay," Askins said.

Despite Christina's persistence, Elliot continued to justify the pay discrepancy, attributing it to timing and recruitment challenges. Askins criticized Elliot's rationale, branding him "idiotic", and emphasized the potential cost of losing an experienced employee compared to adjusting her salary.

Christina formally requested a pay increase to reflect her contributions and role within the company. While Elliot initially hesitated, citing difficulties, he eventually conceded to meet her demands.

It goes to show that workers really do have power when they hold those above them to account - within reason of course!

Discussing your pay with your colleagues is a perfectly acceptable thing to do should you choose to do so, and it can often paint a picture of any payment differences within your workplace.

Have you got any bad boss stories?

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A boss has been slammed online after they demanded money from an employee for a co-worker's leaving gift.

A boss forced all employees to chip in for a co-worker's leaving gift. Credit: Miniseries/Getty

The wild interaction between the two was shared by Ben Askins, a workplace commentator from the United Kingdom - and let's just say, this anonymous reading managed to spark a pretty intense reaction online.

It all started when the boss texted the employee writing: "Hey! I noticed you haven’t put in the leaving present for Josh yet. Can you send £50 today? I want to put the purchase in by the end of the day."

Bear in mind that this amount is equivalent to approximately $62, which is a lot of money per person for a leaving gift.

Employees were asked for approximately $62 each for the gift. Credit: Milan Markovic/Getty

“Can I ask why it is so expensive?” the employee responded. "Money is a little tight right now and to be asked to put in so much feels like a lot."

The boss seemingly didn't take too well to the comment, doubling down on his point.

"Josh has left the company for 3 years now and I think it is a nice gesture to show our appreciation," they said, to which the employee pointed out that it was a pretty large amount to give to someone especially when they earned more money than them and they didn't really know each other in the business.

Suddenly, the demand was branded "compulsory" by the boss who also added: "...It's not fair for me to ask some people and not others. Besides it isn't that much all things considered."

At this point, Askins, who was already pretty appalled by the boss' lack of empathy and understanding about people's financial situations, said: "That's a really callous comment because it might not be much for him but it's clearly a lot for this person."

"It's just not fair what [the boss] is doing," he added.

And others also agreed with hundreds of TikTok users taking to the comments to write leave their opinions on the matter.

"I mean £5 I get, but £50!! What the hell are they buying?" questioned one person while another added: "Employees should never be asked to gift up the food chain! They make way more money than the people lower on the totem pole."

A third chimed in stating: "COMPULSORY HE SAYS. Shouldn’t be a manager if he thinks that’s a legitimate contractual term."

And this user was also shocked, adding: "Some people can’t even afford to spend £50 on their own family let alone a colleague they don’t even really work with."

According to Employment Hero’s head of people and culture, Liam D’Ortenzio, this kind of entitled act from a boss can be detrimental to the team morale.

“Managers play a vital role in building team morale, and recognition is a big part of that. However, asking employees to contribute a significant, mandatory amount for a gift is not the way to go,” he said, as per News.com.au.

“It’s more likely to breed resentment than foster appreciation, which is the opposite of what you want," he added.

What do you think about this situation?

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