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Corporate bureaucrats can put on a very convincing show when it comes to caring about their employees.
What would you do if your spouse was sick, and your job used that as a way to retaliate against you? One guy recently shared his struggle with this on Reddit. Here’s what went down.
Be VERY careful what you share at work
Had a bad time recently, my wife was in the ICU for 12 days.
During that time, I shared more than I should’ve about what was going on.
I didn’t miss a deadline.
This is admirable, but it shouldn’t have to be this way.
I came in 2 hours early, and would leave at 8:30 so I could catch the doctor on rounds.
I would come back later and worked on the weekends to catch up.
I used a few days of vacation to try and cover, but I wasn’t sure what was coming next.
Employees shouldn’t have to fear retaliation.
During that time and since, my manager has come to me asking how things are going, only to follow up with “remember, I’m running a business here”.
Apparently, there were complaints about my absence.
When a corporate team member visited during that and I only said my wife was in the hospital, his response was, “what are you doing here, then”?
This sounds like a team full of bitter people.
Remember, HR is NOT your friend.
They will purposefully act kind to garner information for the company.
Your boss will tell you “family first”, but they mean THEIR family, not yours.
Any information they get, they will use against you if they feel the business will suffer, even on a perception level.
This experience is too tragic and too common. Let’s see how the Reddit community weighed in.
Some people took his story and issued another word of warning.
Others pointed out corporate hypocrisy.
One person offered potential advice.
And another expounded on it.
But most folks had the exact same takeaway.
Being true to yourself shouldn’t come at this high of a cost.
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