This boss’s last minute request to come into work got entirely the response it deserved

Poke Staff. Updated December 13th, 2021

Early contender for outrageous boss of the week goes to this employer whose request for this person to come into work wasn’t so much 11th hour as a minute to midnight.

And it went viral on Reddit because they got entirely the response they deserved.

‘Sh-tty manager tried to get me to come in with less than an hour notice,’ said YoloCowboy.

‘Out like sauerkraut?’ We’re going to save that one for another time.

It prompted lots of responses and much sympathy from fellow Redditors, but this was our favourite (and most helpful) response.

‘I see this a lot on this sub, which frustrates me (and I commend OP for standing up for themselves and quitting if they don’t need the job).

‘You do not owe your manager a detailed explanation of why you can’t come in. If they ask you to do something that’s unscheduled as “a favor”, you simply say that you are “unavailable due to other commitments, sorry.” If they insist, you can say “I wasn’t scheduled today and I made other commitments. Sorry.” That’s it! If they want to blow up and call you selfish and not a team player, then that’s their prerogative.

‘On another note – just don’t answer their message! If you see a message from them on a day off, don’t open it or read it! If they ask you the next day why you didn’t respond, say you were away from your phone. You don’t owe them your time on a day off.’
Jjustingraham

Source Reddit u/YoloCowboy