“Overworked and Underestimated: How One Employee Turned a Punitive Lesson Into a Triumph!”
“Maybe it’s as simple as if a worker isn’t working then a manager isn’t managing. The last thing ‘strawboss’ wants is their boss looking at all these workers who don’t appear to be productive and thinking, ‘this manager under-utilizes employees, I need to give them more work,’” u/68Cadillac told Bored Panda.
The author had some practical tips to share with anyone who’s completely new to the job industry and keeps getting extra work to do.
“Join a union. Share pay and salary numbers with other workers. Collective bargain. Never work more than you’re paid to work. Don’t be shamed or guilted into doing extra,” they advised.
“If management expects more work from you than the time allotted, ask why. Why didn’t they hire more workers? Why didn’t they manage better? Why didn’t they reduce the scope? Why didn’t they extend the deadline? Why haven’t they provided you better training?” they listed some potential questions that workers can ask their bosses if they have a penchant for handing out unfair workloads.
Redditor u/68Cadillac shared another experience that shows their former workplace’s ‘philosophy’ on management. “I once overheard the owner of the company I worked for ‘joking’ with upper management that he should make everyone work extra hours because ‘they spend so much time drinking coffee and going to the bathroom.’” The author once again stressed the importance of unionizing.
