Snow Way In Or Out

To anyone who dislikes winter, Saskatchewanian spring is a f****** tease. Just when you think things are warming up and getting nice, boom: three more feet of snow, which will then half-melt the next day and become hills of ice that WILL make you regret it if you couldn’t be bothered to shovel while it was snowing.

It’s my first spring at this workplace. [Coworker] was off yesterday, during which we got one of those ugly snows. Today, he’s yet to come in when his shift starts, so [Manager] had me call him.

Coworker: “Yo.”

Me: “Hey, [Coworker], where are you? Your shift started like five minutes ago?”

Coworker: “I am snowed the f*** in, man. There is a pile of snow in front of my house that is making it impossible to open my door. My neighbor said they’d help shovel me out, but that won’t be happening until THEY get back from work.”

Me: “Yikes. Sorry to hear—”

Manager: *Ripping the phone out of my hand.* “You need to be here at work in the next hour.”

Coworker: “[Manager], is that you? I just said, I can’t—”

Manager: “Being snowed in is not an excuse. Get in here.”

Coworker: “I told [My Name], I CAN’T. My door is unable to open. I couldn’t even leave the house to take a p*** without breaking my door.”

Manager: “Well, then you’d better break that f****** door and get in here, or you’re fired.”

Silence. I am left staring at [Manager] in disgust.

Coworker: “…You know what? Go ahead. Fire me.”

Manager: “Excuse me?”

Click.

Manager: “…Did that little s*** just?”

I quickly found myself some work to do… and handed in my two weeks’ notice at the end of the day. I will not remain employed by anyone who thinks an attitude like that is anything resembling acceptable.