Get off your ass

By nepotwatism @ its finest - 23/09/2015 15:05 - Sweden - Halmstad

Today, my boss told me I have to start work 4 hours early tomorrow, because that my coworker, who happens to be his son, will not be coming in because he's "too tired". I work 10 hours a day, 6 days a week without complaining. His son works two 4-hour shifts a week. FML
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BntyHntrSeattle 30

If you can, put your foot down. Your mental health is just as important as his lazy son's.

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TheGreyJayLP 10

Gee, that sucks. Maybe you should try and confront your boss about it. He needs to try and teach his son that work is harder than he thinks.

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nachomanwon 12

Obviously he's more valuable to the company than you

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SoloAutotunE 17

Obviously if OP's coworker only works 2 4 hour shifts a week, compared to OP's 10 hours a day and 6 days a week, OP is obviously more valuable.

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knight2109 12

I feel like a comment like this one would have to be said in a sarcastic manner, because its something I myself would say. But alas something is lost in the transition from speech to text.

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coatl45 11

I think #1 might have been using sarcasm.

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ShirtlessWonder 17

Still though, if you can't make it obvious that you're using sarcasm through text, don't use sarcasm. There's lots of ways to do it.

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lurker_no_more 13

sarcasm is the lowest form of wit anyway.. give me good old fml puns :)

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R3TROxLOV3 32

36, it was pretty obvious sarcasm. If you're not bright enough to tell when people are using sarcasm unless they specifically let you know, that's more of a you issue.

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okokalright 15

I'm gonna assume that his son lives with him as well? Honestly that is a horrible boss and parent.

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TheGreyJayLP 10

Gee, that sucks. Maybe you should try and confront your boss about it. He needs to try and teach his son that work is harder than he thinks.

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shemademedoit 20

maybe OPs paycheck will show the son of her boss some "hard work pays off"

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iamtheobby 7

Unless I'm missing something, at least you get paid more

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lexiieeex3 32

I don't think OP cares about getting 4 more hours pay when she is working 60 hour weeks and struggling to do even that...

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BntyHntrSeattle 30

If you can, put your foot down. Your mental health is just as important as his lazy son's.

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Idiotskillme 20

I wouldn't jump to the conclusion that his son is lazy. Two 4-hour shifts per week seems like a part time job that someone at school would get, which would explain why he may be tired. It is unfair that OP has to take up the time that the son isn't covering, though. The fault lies in OP's boss for adding to her already hectic schedule when someone with not as many hours could've done it instead.

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fohfuu 9

And his mental health isn't important, why?

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epeeftw 16

#6 never said it isn't important. #6 said that the OP's health is /as/ important. Please read the comment fully before you get so offended by it.

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extremereviews 26

They can't make you work that much, at least not with out overtime pay.

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mattzawesome 28

4hrs early probably means he'll be done 4hrs earlier too. And anyways it isn't about the money.

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tantanpanda 26

^um, I think you severely misunderstood the text. OP is getting the 4 hours IN ADDITION to the 10 hours already assigned.

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haiku575 22

Wow, sounds like that boss sure chooses favourites. Bosses seriously need to be more equal about employees in the workplace, no matter their relation to each other.

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Seabass_Chan 33

Unless it's a family-run business, people in positions of power shouldn't be allowed to hire family members at all. IMO.

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Anti_Sora 31

29, not exactly my dad made me a janitor for a while and try to get a degree in business before he even thought of owning his company I'm his tech at the moment.

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djm2010 8

Either suck it up or start looking for a new job. Nothing's going to change.

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Headcrab 29

Your boss is a terrible boss and parent.

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