Then, later in the summer, he wrote me up for being groggy and unenthusiastic at breakfast, then wrote me up again a week later for “leaving the camp without signing out” even though I had been in my cabin all night.
And then, at the end of summer, he decided that he never wanted to see my face ever again and tried to blacklist me for allegedly smoking pot on the reservation, even though I had spent my entire night in my cabin reading a book.
When they sent him to direct another camp, and my blacklisting mysteriously was reneged. The guy never got a word of reprimand for it, and I swear that if I ever see him out in public, I will punch him in the back of the head.
Deleted user: So, I’m 66 and have been with this company for 30 years. Then, I got seriously sick.
Boss: “Prove you’re sick.” I send him my diagnosis and doctor’s note.
Boss: “YOU’RE LYING! Get to the office now.” Me: “Can’t, doc advised rest and staying home.” Boss: “Then you’re fired. Come in later to sign your termination papers.”
Me: “But I’m just 5 months away from retirement, don’t do this!” Boss: “Don’t care, you’re fired.
Come and sign the termination letter.”
Me: “Hmm.. Okay.. Wait for it..
Be ready..” 5 days later, I wake up to 30 missed calls from my boss. I call back.Boss (panicked): “TAKE IT BACK, OUR COMPANY NEVER DID THAT!!!I laughed and said, “Oops… looks like someone anonymously sent a letter to the police with all the evidence of your shady dealings…”
Boss: “TAKE IT BACK! IMMEDIATELY!!!” Me: “No way!
Should’ve thought twice before treating me like that!” Ten days later, the boss got fired, I was reinstated, and all my colleagues kept their jobs. KARMA HITS BACK!
u/speechlesspoetry: I worked as a receptionist for a couple of months, and if one thing was out of place in the entire lobby, my boss would yell at me.
She would do this repeatedly, and I never understood why. Sometimes, when things were out of place in the lobby, I didn’t have the energy to get up and fix it, and she kept saying I was wasting money.
One week, I grabbed chairs and purposely messed them up, tip over trash cans with small amounts of garbage, and so on.
That week, I got paid $80 less.
I checked all my checks and realized that the more the lobby was messed up, the less I got paid. Once I confronted her about it and she gave me the money back. She was so petty and rude.
Irrespective of our ranks, every human needs to be treated with respect.
Plus, treating someone badly doesn’t make you feel any better. In any case, a toxic work environment only lowers employees’ productivity and performance, which equates to low revenue for the company. But a healthy workplace means a happy employee, a satisfied customer, and better business.
