Emily Stands Her Ground: Confronting a Pushy Manager - Audio credit:

[@LordPhobos6502]

"Why can't you come in tomorrow?" "As it's my rosteted day off, I don't have to give you a reason."

[@CharlesHuse]

Manager says there's no reason to be disrespectful, yet she starts the conversation by disrespecting her employee and her needs to have time off.

[@peterclarke7006]

Manager-speak: "there's no reason for YOU to be disrespectful." There's a reason why Ego Mush towts the same nonsense: free speech for me, but not for thee.

[@professormadlad7773]

This Manager is Cleary setting up grounds for constructive discharge working double shifts for 17 days straight is bad for both of your mental and physical health.

[@flamiaminu5536]

My first job was at McDonalds, and I was scheduled for two weeks straight, back to back, with supposedly 8h shifts that turned into 12 with no breaks. I was going insane. When I pointed it out to my manager, she looked at the schedule, laughed, and said, "I guess we ARE trying to kill you" It's a miracle that I'm not a felon by now.

[@annedonnellan6876]

In my country, the LAW is 11 hours rest between shifts and 24 hours rest per 7 days....minimum

[@simonchiplin]

@@annedonnellan6876 Ahh 'The Working Time Regulations 1998'...what a joyous piece of UK legislation! 😁

[@CharlesHuse]

@@professormadlad7773 I have witnessed a coworker taking extra shifts because there was no one to cover them. Everyone else was already working their assignments. This guy was working 70+ hours a week. Then one day his check was way short. When he asked where his overtime pay was, the company literally told him that he was working too much overtime and was not going to pay it. He got the state labor board involved and they investigated the hell out of the company for over a year. Ended up getting the branch manager removed because he had a stack of off the books contracts on his desk when the auditors walked in. The customer would pay cash and the manager would then pay employees under the table to work these contracts and it would not be on their timesheets and they would be paid cash.

[@goldengryphon]

@@flamiaminu5536 What a fun villian origin story! I hope you do fun things with it.

[@noahhiatt9453]

Legally management can't schedule you 17 days back to back without giving a day off it's a lawsuit in the making

[@griffinhatchling]

Technical she's been there 34 days, because she worked doubles these 17 days. This manager would be sued to hell in my country.

[@graceygrumble]

@@griffinhatchling The have English accents. Unless they are working in the USA, this scenario is ridiculous in any country... in Europe.

[@spectrelead]

@@graceygrumble And, in most states in the USA, they are legally required to give you 24 consecutive hours off every 7-day period (any given 7 consecutive days), except very specific sectors (usually LEO, firefighter, medical). Military eould go here, but that's Federal

[@selwynowen6213]

As the manager is there to manage the rota of the staff. And they are responsible to make sure that they have all the shifts covered. If they can’t get the worked covered. It’s their responsibility to cover the shortfall in the work place

[@michealdrake3421]

"Oh, so you're no one then? Great. I don't have to obey people who don't exist."

[@jeremiahwallace2275]

My dear mother worked behind bars and also tended tables as a waitress most of her working life. And, let me tell you that if Karen tried pulling that crap on my mum she would have her on her knees in tears, as my mother’s tongue is probably more deadly (psychologically speaking) than a gun. My mum is a a hard worker and a good leader, and no one wanted to do big functions unless she was in charge though.

[@Metalshark100]

If my manager was like this, I'd have no hope for the company and would've left after realising this is going nowhere 😂 feel blessed to be working in a non toxic environment

[@JoybuzzerX]

Seriously, cant do laundry? Throw in wash. Wake up. Throw in dryer. 😜

[@maxridefandemon94]

God, I can't wait for the video where Karen tries this nonsense with the owner

[@maxalberts2003]

Karen IS the owner.

[@bernaclischurchill4463]

I love this, especially the accent. Goodness, I'm so glad I'm no longer in the work force. Watching these videos just reminds me how much CRAP we had, and how much people still have to put up with, just to earn a living.

[@dragonman910]

Not my problem. As I've been working doubles for the last almost 3 weeks now, I won't be here because my physical/mental health is more important than any job. What's that? No one can cover? Again, not my problem. If no one can cover, you can cover as the manager. If you don't want to cover, just close the pub for a day.

[@TheRagev3]

The managers who have never worked the floor piss me off the most because they act like they know best when they have ZERO experience doing it themselves. “Oh i worked escalations dept for UPS” different f’n type of work, different carnival Karen. It screams pretentious to me, there are scenarios they don't consider and then their bosses up their ladder are somehow more ignorant! so glad i left my toxic customer service job and i'm doing what i do now.

[@JP-eh4ee]

Karen manager needs to be reported to the labor board

[@Sonnabend00]

17 days continuous is illegal.

[@professormadlad7773]

Don't forget to add the back-to-back double shifts part as well.

[@hillbillydeluxe27]

It is NOT the employees responsibility to find someone to work uncovered shifts.

[@hillbillydeluxe27]

I’ve worked Union jobs for most of my life and I’ve learned the responsibilities of management.

[@geraldlogue7620]

Why is it that whenever management needs something done, you're the only person who is capable of doing it?

[@wendigo-yt]

In what delusional reality does Karen think this is perfectly legal? Because, reality check: it's not.

[@ArthurRex131]

Thank God my coworkers aren't like this. Also thank God I work from home so I don't have to worry about "coming in."

[@elffanatic2000]

I don't know how it is in the UK (where this is clearly staged), but I DO know in some places in the US, it IS the responsibility of the manager to cover shifts when there are discrepancies in shift filling. You can't force people to work when they're entitled to a day off, and doing so is illegal harassment. Not only would they be reprimanded by HR, they'd probably lose their job.