Employees Work Better When They Occasionally Sleep

My former job was ridiculous and management was terrible. We were chronically understaffed with favored employees getting good hours, while the not-so-favored were given grueling shifts with no support.

It had been a long, hard, difficult day; a day that was finally going to be over in five minutes. One of the worst managers in the store chased me all the way to the time clock.

Manager: “Hold on, [My Name]! Don’t clock out! I need you to get started on [task that would add three more hours to my already twelve-hour shift].”

Me: “Sorry, I can’t do that. I’ve already worked twelve hours today.”

Manager: “And you’re going to work three more. Do it, or you’re fired.”

Me: *Clocking out* “I always knew you were stupid. Fire me, then. And be sure to send me my final check with all of my PTO [paid time off] cashed out, in accordance with state law.”

I got a call while I was out and about job hunting. It was the manager apologizing and asking me to come in on my next day shift.

Me: “Why, so that you can make more of my days miserable? Fat chance. If you won’t fire me, then I officially quit, effective immediately.”

I hung up in the middle of her going:

Manager: “Come on, [My Name], don’t be like that.”

I heard through the grapevine that some bigwigs came sniffing around because something wasn’t adding up to the bean counters. Interestingly enough, I don’t recognize a single face at that business anymore.

Companies don’t deserve your loyalty, and neither do managers like that.