The workplace is full of different work ethics. So, how do you navigate them all?

Imagine being appointed as a manager at just 15 years old. If your older coworkers didn’t respect you since you were so young, would you feel hurt by their insults or would you get even?

Read how one Redditor recalls one particularly lazy worker, and what they did to get her back on track.

Girlboss meeting her boss

I’ve been working at a poultry farm for about a year now (it’s legal for 14-year-olds to work in agriculture in my state), and I was always a hard worker who, in spite of my personal and brief legal troubles, was very productive and intuitive.

As a result, I was very well liked by the management.

And people noticed the young worker’s worth ethic.

The owner of the farm eventually acquired some more land, and the manager decided to break it down more, and appointed me as one of the assistant supervisors of the newly acquired chicken coops.

I had this really annoying coworker who was always whining about “the patriarchy holding her back” and not being paid as much as the other workers. (She was just really lazy and spent all her time on her phone.)

But one day, the lazy worker was caught trash-talking…

I overheard her trash-talking me to a coworker, saying that she would have gotten the job, but that the owner passed her over because I’m a suck-up.

Later that day (she didn’t think I had heard her), she asked me for a raise (she thought I was easy prey because I’m young).

I planned just to turn her down, but I had a better idea.

What this boss does next will blow your mind.

Unfortunately for her, the guy who got rid of the waste had just moved out, and he earned about 3-4 dollars an hour more than the other workers.

So, I assigned her waste duty.

We still work together. I’m still her (assistant) supervisor, but she’s gotten real quiet about my management skills.

As it turns out, you still don’t want to screw over your boss even if he’s 15.

(Yes I know most feminists aren’t like that. I’m just telling the story as it was)

What does Reddit think of this strategy? Was it wise? Let’s read the comments below to get a better idea.

People noted the feminism the boss held.

Others questioned the “brief legal troubles” comment the OP made.

One person had to drop a pun.

And finally, one reader commended the OP’s handling of the situation.

This young worker proved they are wise beyond their years.

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